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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.

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