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  • Drug Facts
  • The number of Americans that use cocaine weekly has remained steady at around a half million since 1983 according to the 1993 Household Drug Survey; 582,000 (0.3% of the population) were frequent cocaine users in 1995 (frequent meaning use on 51 or more d
  • Studies of alcoholics have found that heavy consumption of alcohol can lead to neurodegeneration, death of brain cells and reduced brain tissue mass, and subsequent damaging effects such as a lack of impulse control and difficulty in setting goals.
  • When smoked, crack reaches the brain within seconds, producing instant effects which last eight to fifteen minutes.
  • Cocaine users will lose interest in their family, sex, jobs, just about everything, except using more cocaine.