DRUGS EFFECTS ON THE BODY
This drug, often taken as a power, can produce irritability, mood disturbances, restlessness, paranoia, and auditory hallucinations.
Cocaine
Contrary to popular opinion, only time can sober you up and not this popular hot morning beverage
Coffee. Once alcohol is in the blood stream, only time will make a person sober
The stage where the individual takes specific and overt steps to modify a particular problematic behavior, to make a lifestyle change, or to acquire new, healthy behaviors
Action
AMP
Amphetamines (e.g., speed)
This is what first A in AA stands for
Alcoholics
Chronic abuse of this drug often taken intravenously can result in scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, boils and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease
Heroin
Humans aren’t the only animals that like to get drunk, including monkeys, moose, bees, dolphins, and these largest pachyderms, who get intoxicated by eating fermented marula fruit
Elephants
The stage where the individual begins to recognize that his behavior is problematic, and start to weigh the pros and cons, the costs and benefits, of continuing or modifying his current lifestyle
Contemplation
MDMA (or XTC)
Ecstasy /Molly
This is what the N in NA stands for
Narcotics
A mild hallucinogen, this increasingly legalized drug can cause short-term problems including the impairment of coordination, concentration, and short-term memory.
Marijuana
In Medieval England, this alcoholic drink was often served with breakfast
Beer
The stage where the individual intends to take action in the immediate future, and may begin taking small steps toward behavioral change or modification.
Preparation
THC
Tetrahydrocannabinol (Marijuana/Cannabis)
This is what the M in MA stands for
Marijuana
Along with benzodiazepines (such as Xanax, Ativan, and Valium), withdrawal from this immensely popular drug often available in convenient 40-ounce bottles, can be fatal
Alcohol
Roughly 9–11% of users of this drug become addicted, and its use can impair driving, cause cognitive issues, and trigger psychosis.
Cannabis (Marijuana)
The stage where the individual is able to sustain action for at least six months and works to prevent relapse; this is the stage of successful, sustained lifestyle modification.
Maintenance
FTY
Fentanyl
This is what the C in CA stands for
Cocaine
This practice, often taken up as an alternative to smoking, exposes the body to addictive nicotine, toxic heavy metals, and cancer-causing chemicals carrying severe health risks, including acute lung damage, chronic respiratory disease, increased heart rate, and developmental harm to the adolescent brain.
Vaping
80% of new users of this drug began their addiction by using prescription pain medications
Heroin
The stage where the individual is not ready, nor intending, to take action (regarding a particular behavior or issue) in the foreseeable future, and is generally unaware that this behavior is problematic.
Pre-contemplation
EtG
Ethyl Glucuronide / Alcohol
Secular and science-based groups such as SMART Recovery focus on cognitive-behavioral tools and self-reliance rather than faith in this popular biblical deity with an equally popular son
God/Yahweh