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Drug Facts

  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
  • The same year, an Ohio man broke into a stranger's home to decorate for Christmas.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.

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