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Drug Facts

  • Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 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.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Subutex use has increased by over 66% within just two years.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.

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