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How do people die because of drugs?

SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE !

Reports show that the rate of suicide in France is one of the highest in the European Union. France has the highest rate of suicides amongst youth aged from 15 to 24. Suicide is the primary cause of death in this group. [...]
Extract of a letter of the French Prime Minister (Jean-Pierre Raffarin) to the Minister of Health (Christine Boutin) on April 17th 2003.

In 2008 our country still had the highest rate of suicide of people aged from 15 to 24 in the European Union!

Let us not forget that suicide is most of the time a consequence of drug taking, legal or illegal.

 

How do people die because of drugs?

 

SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE ! SUICIDE !


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Is consumption of cannabis traceable in the body one week after consuming ?

  • Yes
  • No

ouiThe half-life of an active substance is the time required by a healthy body, with no previous drug use, to eliminate 50% of the absorbed substance. In the case of cannabis, the half-life is 96 hours or 4 days. This means that within 4 days the body has eliminated 50% of the initial dose. 4 days later, there will be 25% of the product left… Within 28 days, cannabis will be totally eliminated from the body of a person who has not consumed it regularly. Traces of decayed THC may be found in a regular consumer’s body up to 40 days after the last take. According to Dr Chamayou’s thesis, 18 months are needed to be completely cleared of cannabis.

Does alcohol mixed with cannabis have harmful effects?

  • Yes
  • No

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 When you consume alcohol and cannabis simultaneously, these products mutually increase their effects. The current practice is to use alcohol and cannabis at the same time. Many young people nowadays use this common method to try to get “stoned”.

Is current cannabis an average of 10 times more dosed than in 1968 ?

  • Yes
  • No

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In 1968, it contained from 0,6 to 6% of THC – TetraHydroCannabinol - principal active substance. In recent years through genetic modifications, hybrids and greenhouse cultures, it can contain up to 35% of THC. Nowadays, cannabis consumed by teenagers does not have anything in common with what their parents knew. For more information about cannabis see “Technical Information” section.

Are our physicians concerned by drug addiction ?

  • Yes
  • No

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Physicians are the first witnesses of drug addiction (See: News or Did you know sections)

If one has consumed drugs, is s/he tempted to take some more?

  • Yes
  • No

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Most drugs are stored in the body fats for years. During an exertion, a walk, sport, fear, surprise, stimulation, a bit of fat is burnt and very small quantities of drugs are released into the blood circulation. This will reactivate the effects of the drugs, making the user feel that they want more.