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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Over 2.1 million people in the United States abused Anti-Depressants in 2011 alone.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.

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