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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • 31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • 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.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.

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