Types of Subs
This type of substance has THC (psychoactive) and CBD ("high" affect) and is often smoked.
Cannabis/Marijuana
This part of the cycle of addiction poses a serious health risk and can lead to death
Overdose
Sometimes people start abusing drugs/alcohol so that they fit in with their peers.
A need to belong
This is a street name for marijuana
Mary Jane
This substance comes from tobacco and is often smoked or "vaped"
Nicotine
This part of the cycle of addiction often starts if the beginning and is marked by curiosity.
Experimentation
Sometimes people start abusing drugs/alcohol because someone else keeps telling them to "just try it! Everyone does it!"
Peer Pressure
This is a street name for Heroin when it is smoked
Riding the Black Train/Tar
This drug was originally used in medical treatment for pain and is the cause of a significant increase in overdose deaths from recreational use.
Fentanyl
This part of the cycle of addiction involves cravings and and inability to stop use, even when it causes harm.
Addiction
Sometimes people start abusing drugs/alcohol because they are experiencing uncomfortable feelings or are having a lot of problems in their life and they don't know what to do.
Avoidance of pain
This is a street name for the drug LSD
Shrooms
This type of drug is a stimulant that can lead to paranoia and hallucinations.
Meth
This part of the cycle of addiction involves a person trying to stop using but struggling to because of symptoms such as nausea, shakes, headaches, and irritability.
Withdrawal
Sometimes people abuse drugs/alcohol because they think it'll make them "feel better."
Coping/Numbing
This is a street name for cocain
This kind of substance is often consumed orally and has one of the deadliest withdrawal symptoms
Alcohol
This part of the cycle of addiction involves restarting use after a period of abstinence.
Relapse
Sometimes people abuse drugs/alcohol because they think it makes them "better," either by making them more social, likeable, or more creative.
Changing the self
This is a street name for meth
Crystal