It’s hard to find something that destroys life (social and physical) faster than drug use. While these substances can provide euphoric highs, they can also lay waste to the body in an extremely rapid fashion. Below we’ve estimated just how much “life” these drugs could cost each time a chronic user shoots up, takes a bump, pops a pill, or takes a hit.

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