Long-term use of OxyContin often results in tolerance to the drug, causing the user to take higher doses to achieve the same initial effects. This can happen through both legitimate and illicit use of the drug.
Over 3% of tenth grade students in the U.S. have reported anabolic steroid use.
Of the over 23 million people in the U.S. needing drug rehab in 2007, only 2.4 million received such treatment at a drug rehab facility.
When someone stops drinking alcohol, his or her blood alcohol level decreases by around 0.01 percent per hour.