Marijuana
What is Marijuana?
What is a cannabis drug?
What does nicotine do?
What is nicotine is a poison that is very addictive it is in cigarettes and e-cigs
What does it mean to get drunk?
What is Getting drunk or intoxicated is the result of consuming excessive amounts of alcohol.
What side effects are associated with cocaine abuse?
What is people who abuse cocaine are at risk for paranoid behaviors, increasing violence toward oneself or others, and physical twitches, tremors, or spasms.
What is heroin and was it ever legal?
Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine. It was once sold as a drug.
Can someone become addicted to marijuana?
What is about 1/10 people become addicted
Does smoking cause cancer?
What is yes cigarettes contain at least 43 cancer causing chemicals in them
What can I do if I or someone I know has a drinking problem?
What is consult your personal health care provider if you feel you or someone you know has a drinking problem.
What are the risks of abusing cocaine for a long time?
What is this can lead to brain damage and physical harm, as the person will generally not sleep or eat during this time.
How is heroin used today and is it common?
What is today, illicit heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder or as a black sticky substance, known as “black tar heroin.”
What are the effects of mixing marijuana and alcohol or other drugs?
What is using alcohol makes it more impaired and other drugs exposes you to more chemicals
How does cigarette smoking affect the lungs?
What is can cause very many lung diseases and lung cancer, can cause a disease that kills your ability to breathe.
What health problems are associated with excessive alcohol use?
What is violence, diseases, and unintentional injuries all may happen
What are signs of a cocaine overdose?
What is if a person overdoses on cocaine, they need emergency medical treatment.
How does heroin affect the brain?
Whwhen it enters the brain, heroin is converted back into morphine, which activates mu-opioid receptors
Can secondhand marijuana smoke affect nonsmokers?
What is yes, thc can get everywhere and the chemicals are similar to the ones in tobacco
Does cigarette smoking affect the heart?
What is yes it raises the chances of heart disease by a lot.
Is it okay to drink when pregnant?
What is no. There is no known safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy.
Can Cocaine Abuse Lead to Withdrawal Symptoms?
What is while withdrawing from cocaine is not life-threatening, the symptoms may be very uncomfortable
Does everyone who tries heroin get addicted?
What is it is estimated that about 23% of individuals who use heroin become dependent on it.
If marijuana is legal in a few states is it safe?
What is using marijuana at a young age can contribute to future health issues, you can become addicted etc.
How does smoking affect pregnant women and babies?
What is pregnant women endanger the lives of their babies when smoking.
Why do some people react differently to alcohol than others?
What is age, gender, race, physical condition etc.
Which Treatments Work Best to Overcome Cocaine Addiction?
What is there are several forms of therapy, medication as available, social support, and long-term, evidence-based care
What is the official medical term for heroin addiction?
DSM-5 no longer differentiates between opiate dependence and abuse.