All drugs can become addictive as continued use can result in greater tolerance for the drug and lead to addiction.

Illegal drugs are very assessible in Butler County, and young people and parents must guard against them at all times.

Even using a perscription drug over the approved amount is the same thing as driving under the influence and is subject to fines and penalties.

Marijuana can be smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea. It is usually stored in plastic sandwich baggies.

In Pennsylvania, possession of 30 grans of marjiuana or 8 grans of hashish carries a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail. Have an ounce or more and you could find yourself in jail for up to a year and a $5,000 fine. People selling marijuana can get anywhere from five to 10 years in jail and from $15,000 to $100,000 fine.

The chemical in marijuana that gets you high, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in pill form, can be useful in treating a variety of medical conditions, including nausea associated with cancer treatments or to stimulate the appetite of AIDS patients who suffer from wasting.

Chemicals in marijuana are fat soluble, meaning they are stored in your body's fat deposits and will remain in your body for up to three weeks after smoking or eating it a single time.

Cocaine is a stimulant and highly addictive with a bitter and numbing taste. It can be inhaled, injected or SMOKED.

People who grow and cultivatge 10 plants receive a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in jail.

Inhaling cocaine can lead to

DAMAGE OF CARTILAGE and

MUCOUS MEMBRANE IN THE NOSE AND SINUSES.Injecting cocaine opens users to the risk of getting and transmitting

HEPATITIS, including

HEPATITIS C, for which there is no cure and is fatal, and

HIV/AIDS.

CRACKis made by cooking water, baking soda and cocaine that is smoked, free based (smoked with addition of solvents) or melted and injected.When crack is smoked, it affects the heart and brain in as little as 6 to 10 seconds and can instantly kill by disrupting the brain's electrical messages and heart rhythms. Most victims die of

RESPIRATORY FAILURE, HEART ATTACKS OR STROKES.

METHAMPHETAMINE is a synthetic, man-made drug, made by mixing the over-the counter cold medication pseudoephedrine with items such as industrial solvents, household cleaners, paint thinner, automobile brake cleaner, rubbing alcohol and ammonia.

ECSTACY, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as MDMA, mixes the hallucinogenic effects of LSD with the stimulant effects of methamphetamine.

DATE RAPE DRUGS like GHB and Rohypnol are colorless, odorless and tasteless and are often slipped into a victim’s drink without their knowledge.