Drug Abuse: Put an End to Drug Abuse Among Students: IGP
Put an end to drug abuse among students: IGP
Filed under: Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse is dangerously increasing among youth and there is a need to put an end to this problem, said IGP (Western Range) Prathap Reddy. Speaking at a seminar organised by DK Zilla Panchayat Department of Public Instruction for Head Teachers of government, aided and unaided schools of Dakshina Kannada at Rosario Cultural Hall in Mangalore on Saturday, he said there is a need to control …
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Puerto Rico Drugs Inc Documentary Puerto Rico “Zombie Island” Documentary | Wake Up Puerto Rico
Zombie Island: Puerto Rico Drug Addiction Turning Resident Users Into Zombies On an island where the economy is manipulated by drugs, and hundreds of thousands of residents have consumed or are currently consuming addictive substances, it might not come as a surprise that Puerto Rico has been described as “the new front door of the war on drugs”, or “the backdoor to America.” The island’s strategic localization, its multiple rich ports, in addition to its commonwealth political status and relationship to the United States, serve drug cartels from South America and the Caribbean, as the perfect trampoline to the mainland. But the drug doesn’t just travel out of the island; it also stays inside affecting residents every year. Thousands of people wake up everyday to the reality of having to maintain an addiction, to some of the most dangerous substances. One of the island’s most common drugs, mainly for being cheaper than others and producing a strong high effect, is Xylazine, better known as horse tranquilizer. This new medication, introduced in the early 2000 is primarily produced to be used by veterinarians as an anaesthetic for dental work or castration in horses. In humans, the powerful substance causes the mind to fade in and out of conscience and the body to bend to the ground even while standing on its feet. The effects last for a little less than six hours, leaving the addict with the need to roam the streets in a search for the next fix, many resorting to theft and …