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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.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.

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