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Drug Facts

  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • 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.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.

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