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Drug Facts

  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.

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