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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.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'

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