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in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • 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.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • 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.
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.

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