The Two Sides of Drug Abuse: Startling Photos Show the Ravaging Effects of Substance Addiction
The two sides of drug abuse: Startling photos show the ravaging effects of substance addiction – Many would automatically assume judgements about those caught in the grip of drug addiction. But one photographer has sought to overcome the stereotypes by presenting both faces of a drug addict – the classic before and after picture. Using make up and models, Roman Sakovich showed one half of a face ravaged by drugs, including cut lips, scabbed skin, matted hair. The project was created as new figures showed that deaths relating to now-banned legal-highs rose sharply between 2009 and 2010. A report, released last week on the latest UK drug death figures, reveals deaths went from five in 2009 to 43 in 2010. While deaths involving methcathinones — which were outlawed in 2010 and include mephedrone — rose, those involving heroin fell significantly, reserachers at St George’s of University of London reported. The trend for decrease in cocaine-related deaths observed over several years continued, the Overall, drug-related deaths in the UK fell by almost 14 per cent from 2182 in 2009 to 1883 in 2010, reveals the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths 2011 report. This compares to a rise of 12 per cent in the year before. The report outlines drug-related deaths occurring in 2010 that have been formally investigated. The report has been produced after collating information reported by coroners in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, as well as Scottish police forces, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. It was …
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