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Drug Facts

  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • 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.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.

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