What Can Drugs Do To Your Body | Rehabilitation Care Center

WHAT CAN DRUGS DO TO YOUR BODY? DRUGS ABUSE IN THE U.S. NUMBER OF DRUG USERS Illicit drug use has been increasing since 2006, with the highest percentage of usage among 18 to 21 years olds. 19.7 21.8 MILLION MILLION 2006 2008 DRUG RELATED DEATHS Deaths from drug abuse have also been increasing. In 2007, 38,371 people died from drug related causes, nearly double the number of drug related deaths in 1999. 19,128 DEATHS 38,371 DEATHS 1999 2007 MOST COMMONLY MISUSED DRUGS In 2008, nearly 2 million visits to the emergency room were associated with drug misuse and abuse. Close to 1 million were from illicit drug use. NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS ATTRIBUTED TO EACH DRUG TYPE 91,939 200,666 STIMULANTS HEROIN 374,435 MARIJUANA 971,914 PHARMACEUTICALS 428,188 COCAINE WHICH ORGANS ARE AFFECTED? COCAINE HEROIN TRANQUILIZERS МЕТН HALLUCINOGENS PCP MARIJUANA STEROIDS do BRAIN LUNGS HEART • COCAINE • COCAINE • COCAINE • HEROIN • HEROIN • HEROIN TRANQUILIZERS • TRANQUILIZERS • TRANQUILIZERS • METH • METH • METH • HALLUCINOGENS • MARIJUANA • HALLUCINOGENS • PCP • STEROIDS • PCP • MARIJUANA • MARIJUANA • STEROIDS • STEROIDS REPRODUCTIVE STOMACH INTESTINES ORGANS • COCAINE • COCAINE • COCAINE • HEROIN • HEROIN • HEROIN • TRANQUILIZERS • TRANQUILIZERS • TRANQUILIZERS • METH • METH • METH HALLUCINOGENS • HALLUCINOGENS • HALLUCINOGENS • PCP • PCP • PCP • STEROIDS • MARIJUANA • MARIJUANA • STEROIDS • STEROIDS KIDNEYS LIVER • COCAINE • COCAINE • HEROIN • HEROIN • TRANQUILIZERS • TRANQUILIZERS • METH • METH • HALLUCINOGENS • HALLUCINOGENS • PCP • PCP STEROIDS • STEROIDS Drug abuse and addiction can affect every system in your body.Drugs affect feelings, moods, decision making, learning, and memory. Call now! Rehabilitation Care Center (503) 964-6644 http://rehabilitationcarecenter.com SOURCE: CDC.GOV WEBMD.COM WHO.ORG DRUGABUSE.GOV