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Drug Facts

  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • 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.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.

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