Diseases known to be caused by SMOKING have expanded to include:
■ AORTIC ANEURYSMS, LEUKEMIA, PNEUMONIA, CATARACTS and GUM DISEASE.
■ Chewing tobacco increases the chan...
Inhalant abusers almost always move on to other drugs as they become older
Terms for inhalant abuse of household items include sniffing, snorting, bagging; fumes inhaled ...
■ AVAILABILITY of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in home, school, or community
■ Family HISTORY of the problem
■ Family MANAGEMENT problems
■ Family CONFLICT
■ Favorab...
■ Studies have found that caffeine INCREASES HEART RATE and BLOOD PRESSURE sometimes to the point of palpitations, which over time can increase the risk of STROKES and H...
Pharming
Pharm Party A party where pharmaceutical drugs are swapped, passed around,
and taken indiscriminately.
Skittles, Dex, DMX, ROBO, Syrupall
Forms of cold and coug...
E cigarettes, the battery-powered ecigarettes are similarly inhaled.
The chemical cartridges come in flavors such as bubble gum, mint, chocolate and chocolate chip and m...
■ People who begin drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely todevelop ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE than those who wait until age 21.
■ Adolescents get the same lon...
All drugs are ADDICTIVE
METHAMPHETAMINE is a synthetic, man-made drug made by mixing the over-thecounter cold medication pseudoephedrine with items such as industrial...
Nutmeg is similar in chemical make up to MDMA or the drug Ecstasy. About 4% of the chemical make up is myristicin, which blocks the release of serotonin from brain neuro...
■ Educate yourself on alcohol and the different types of drugs and other dangerous activities
youths participate in.
■ Take any opportunity —— like driving to school or ...
