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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.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.

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