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Drug Facts

  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Subutex use has increased by over 66% within just two years.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.

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