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Drug Facts

  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • 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.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Another man on 'a mission from God' was stopped by police driving near an industrial park in Texas.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.

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