Other People's Prescriptions
This drug helps you focus if you have ADD and can rattle you up if you don't.
Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Vivance
The amount of time that THC can be detected in the urine of a regular marijuana smoker.
30 days after last use
Three stimulant drugs commonly abused
Cocaine, molly, meth, caffeine, nicotine
The need to use more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
Tolerance
Danger of using Tylenol in combination with alcohol.
Liver Toxicity
Two specific dangers of driving under the influence of marijuana.
Altered perceptions of time and space, reduces peripheral vision, impairs visual scanning, slows reaction time
Dangerous side effects from using stimulants
The number one reason young people drop out of college
Alcohol-related problems
One danger of driving under the influence of Valium.
Sleepiness, loss of coordination, slowed reaction time
The amount of time that marijuana impairs coordination and judgment after the "high" has worn off.
up to 48 hours
The phenomenon that after cocaine leaves your system, you feel the opposite of how you felt under the influence.
Rebound effect
The drug of abuse that most young people entering treatment are finding hardest to quit
Marijuana
One serious danger of using Oxycodone.
Overdose, high abuse potential
One part of the brain most affected by THC
Hippocampus (center for learning and memory)
Percent of MDMA (Molly) seized by the DEA that actually contained MDMA
80% - the rest contained other stimulants
Why is alcohol and marijuana a dangerous combination?
Marijuana suppresses the urge to vomit, allowing alcohol poisoning to occur when the body does not get rid of the poison building up in the stomach.