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Drug Facts

  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.

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