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Most commonly used and abused drug in the USA
alcohol
Most commonly used illegal drug in US
marijuana
Street names include: joint, nail, grass, reefer, kiff, ganja, skunk, and dope
marijuana
One baby birth defect includes: heart, brain and other major organ failures. A pregnant woman has 100% guarantee how to prevent this illness for her baby
fetal alcohol syndrome
Hardest drug to treat because users report getting hooked (addicted) from the first time they use it.
Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine)
Street names include: booze, sauce, brews, hooch, juice.
alcohol.
Kids who frequently use marijuana are 4x more likely to act
violently or damage property
Street names include: E, Hug, Beans, Love drug, Adam
ecstasy
Street names include: coke, crack, flake, rocks, snow, Charlie, sniff
cocaine
Directly and immediately affects the brain. This drug starves the body of oxygen and force the heart to beat irregularly. People have died with first use.
inhalants
Teenage bodies are still growing and alcohol has a significant negative impact on young people's
physical and mental well-being
Marijuana is more potent today. Growing techniques have produced
a more powerful drug
A man-made pill
synthetic drug
People, take this orally, snort (through the nose), injected with a syringe, or inhalation of the fumes from heating it.
Cocaine
Usually injected, snorted or smoked. Is highly addictive. Enters the brain rapidly, but makes people think and react slowly. Frequently users are involved in violence and crimes because of addiction use.
heroin
Drinking alcohol depresses your central nervous system, lowers inhibitions and impairs judgment. Drinking large amounts can lead to
coma or death
Because tolerance builds up, marijuana can lead users to consume stronger drugs to achieve the same high. Therefore marijuana is called...
Gateway drug.
Taking more than one ecstasy at a time.
bumping
Creates the greatest psychological dependence of any drug
cocaine
One of the most potent mood-changing chemicals and is derived from extremely poisonous ergot fungus, a mold which grows on rye and other gains. Its effects are unpredictable. A "trip" usually clears up after 12 hours but some users manifest long-lasting psychoses.
LSD
A long-term effect of excessive alcohol consumption frequently leads to a deteriorating physical condition
severe liver damage
People who use marijuana can experience: psychotic symptoms, severe lung damage, heart damage, worsen symptoms of bronchitis (coughing and wheezing) and reduce the body's ability to fight lung infections.
long term effects.
Misuse of painkillers, depressants, stimulants, and antidepressants. These are responsible for more overdose deaths in the US than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines combined.
prescription drug abuse