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A new drug entered Ontario

A New Terrifying Drug Has Be Found In Ontario - Krokodil

One of the most dangerous synthetic drugs ever created, known as Krokodil in Russia, has just been introduced in Canada, according to Southern Ontario’s social workers...read more

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Crack Cocaine Addiction Treatment Windsor, ON, Crack Cocaine Detox and Rehab Windsor, ON

In searching for crack cocaine in Windsor Ontario, you will find one article that describes crack cocaine as “deadly, seductive”. The article is the story of two women addicted to this drug. The first line reads, “Three days into a crack binge, her eyes red and wet and sad, "Lisa" cares little about her rotting thumb. Blackened by an embedded glass shard from a chipped pipe and worsened by embers from the frequent lighting process, Lisa doesn't want medical attention for a lousy finger.”

According to Health Canada's Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Survey from 2009, among Canadians aged 15 and older, the past-year use of alcohol decreased from 79.3 percent in 2004 to 76.5 percent in 2009. The past-year use of cannabis decreased from 14.1 per cent to 10.6 percent. But the use of cocaine or crack has remained steady at 1.2 percent of the population. The record $4.1-million drug haul by Windsor police in 2010 shows the grip narcotics still have in Windsor.

"Crack's a huge problem for us," said Staff Sgt. Jim Farrand, of the Windsor police drugs and guns unit. "It's very steady. We're seeing crack as much as we ever have."

Drug addicts often aren't eager to visit hospitals. They don't want to sit too long without doing drugs, for one. Worse, they fear being identified as a drug abuser, which can bring a host of complications, including having prescriptions -- the lifeline of opiate addicts -- cancelled. Many fear that police will be alerted or, in the case of parents, the Children's Aid Society.

Crack is particularly dangerous. Small "rocks" of crack, about a tenth of a gram, sell for between $10 and $25. A larger rock, about a quarter of a gram, sells for perhaps $40 -- making it popular with low-income users. The intense high, however, lasts only five to 10 minutes; so frequent users often expend time and energy thinking about doing more.

Because of the intense withdrawal symptoms, it is strongly recommended that a person gets help getting through it either at a crack detox program or a crack cocaine rehab treatment. We can help you find the best option for you or your loved one in terms of crack cocaine addiction rehab treatment in Windsor and all over Ontario.