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Drug Facts

  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • 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.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.

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