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Drug Facts

  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.

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