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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.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • 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.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.

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