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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • 7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.

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