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Drug Facts

  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.

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