 | Hair Follicle drug testing is the most effective test for long term
drug use. |
| 25% of high school seniors admitted using an illicit drug
in the past month |
| A recent survey reported that nearly 16 million Americans
had used illicit drugs in the previous month |
| The most commonly used drugs of abuse are marijuana and
cocaine |
| In the first half of 2002 there were over 300,000 visits
to emergency rooms related to use of illegal drugs or
non-medical use of a legal drug |
| In 2000 Americans spent $36 billion on cocaine, $11
billion on marijuana and $10 billion on heroin |
| In 1992 the overall cost of drug abuse in the U.S. was
$102 billion, 8 years later it was $162 billion |
| Federal spending on drug control will exceed $11 billion
in 2003 |
| Over 10% of high school seniors report using the drug
ecstasy at least once |
| In 2000 there were over 900,000 new cocaine users in the
U.S. |
| An estimated 270 metric tons of cocaine entered the U.S.
in 2001 |
| Substance abuse adds over $40 billion per year to the cost
of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. |
