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Drug Facts

  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.

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