Don's Home Health Drugs Illegal & Addictive Drugs
 
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I looked for a table like this but couldn't find one:
Drug | Users | cost | % becoming disfunctional | Number requiring emergency treatment | Number requiring detox intervention | deaths

 Mental state altering drugs:
Common  (slang) - % of treatment admissions
Alcohol (Booze) -  | 24%
Marijuana (Weed, Pot) -  | 15%
Heroin (Smack or Dope) - Injected - processed from morphine 
   Today’s heroin is so pure, users can smoke it or snort it
   Frequently cut with Fentanyl see below
   Cutting other stuff into drugs is a practice that’s gone on for years.
   Sometimes, to fatten drug dealers’ profits; sometimes, to make drugs more addictive.
Cocaine (Coke) - Usually snorted
Crack Cocaine (Crack, freebase) - Smokeable form of cocaine
Illicit Fentanyl - Used to cut heroin 
Crystal methamphetamine (Meth)
Pills - prescription drugs
    Oxycodone (OxyContin) 
    Hydrocodone
    Vicodin - combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen
Adderall (uppers, speed)
LSD (Acid) psychedelic/Hallucinogenic
PCP (Angel Dust) Phencyclidine - psychedelic/Hallucinogenic
MDMA (Ecstasy) methylenedioxymethamphetamine - hallucinogenic
Ketamine Hydrochloride (Special K) - Hallucinogenic
Rohypnol (Roofies) - depressant - drug-assisted assault
GBH - - depressant - drug-assisted assault
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate used to treat patients with severe pain or to manage pain after surgery. It is 30-to-50 times more potent than heroin, and infinitely more deadly, Illicit fentanyl may be even more potent. Fentanyl in its pure form will kill you by touching it. It is much cheaper than heroin. Emergency treatment:
Detox:
- Cocaine withdrawal can cause irritability, depression and fatigue. This can persist for months after the addict stops using cocaine.
- Heroin withdrawal can cause diarrhea, nausea, and itching, painful skin. These symptoms can be severe but they tend to dissipate within two weeks.
- Hydrocodone withdrawal can lead to disturbed sleep, excitability and diarrhea that can persist for up to two weeks.
- Alcohol withdrawal symptoms include shaking, sweating and hallucinations. These symptoms tend to abate within days.
Crystal methamphetamine addicts constituted 45,457 cases of addiction treatment in the state of California in 2010—more than the state's combined number of alcoholics and heroin admissions.
Street price
- The average cost of marijuana is $15 per gram.
- The effects of marijuana can last up to 6 hours.
- A moderate user will consume up to 1 gram per day.

- The average cost of heroin is $15-20 for a single dose (0.1g).
- A heroin user with heavy tolerance may spend upwards of $200 every day to maintain their addiction.
- The effects of heroin can be felt for 2-6 hours, peaking at 2 hours.

 - The average cost of cocaine ranges from $100-120 per gram.
 - A typical “line” of cocaine is 50 milligrams, yielding 20 uses from a single gram.
 - The effects of cocaine last approximately 30 minutes.
 - For a heavy user, cocaine addiction can cost over $120 per day.
Links:
Illegal Drugs | Drug Free Kids Canada
America's Top 5 Street Drugs | The Fix

last updated 13 Oct 2017