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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 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.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.

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