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Drug Facts

  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • 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.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.

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