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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • 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.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • 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.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.

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