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Drug Facts

  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.

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