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Drug Facts

  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • 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.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.

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