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People usually take drugs because they want to change something in their lives.
They think drugs are a solution. But eventually, the drugs become the problem. The consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them.
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The Truth about Meth AddictionCrystal meth is another form of the drug that usually resembles small fragments of ice or shiny blue-white "rocks" of various sizes and is usually smoked. |
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The Truth about Heroin AddictionHeroin is a highly addictive drug made from the resin of poppy plants. It is one of the three drugs most frequently linked to drug-related deaths. Violence and crime are also linked to its use. |
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The Truth about Alcohol AddictionAlcohol kills more teens annually than all other drugs combined. It is a factor in the three leading causes of death in the 15-24 age group in the U.S. |
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The Truth about Prescription Painkillers AddictionThe most powerful prescription painkillers are opioids, which are made to react on the nervous system the same way as opium, morphine (a powerful painkiller that is highly addictive) or heroin. |
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The Truth about Marijuana AddictionMarijuana is the word used to describe the dried flowers, seeds and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. Hashish is made from the plant's gummy sap (resin) and is six times stronger than marijuana. |
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The Truth about DrugsDrugs block off all sensations, the desirable ones with the unwanted. And while drugs might be of short-term value in the handling of pain, they wipe out ability, alertness and muddy one's thinking. |
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The Truth about Cocaine AddictionCocaine is usually in powder form. It causes a short-lived, intense "high" that is immediately followed by depression, edginess and a craving for more. |
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The Truth about Ritalin AddictionThey come in colors of pale yellow, pale green and white. It is classified by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the same category as cocaine and morphine. |
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The Truth about Ecstasy AddictionEcstasy is illegal and addictive. It usually comes in pill, tablet or capsule form, which are sometimes marked with cartoon-like images. |
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The Truth about Inhalant AddictionInhalants slow down the body's functions, starving the body and brain of oxygen and forcing the heart to beat irregularly and rapidly. |
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The Truth about Crack AddictionIt comes in solid blocks or crystals, in colors from yellow to pale rose or white. People have been known to become addicted after using the drug just once. |
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The Truth about LSD AddictionLSD is manufactured from a fungus that grows on rye and other grains and is one of the most potent chemicals and poisonous substances on Earth. |
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