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Created by Team TQ0310171 on March 13, 2003
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Types
of Drug Abuse Alcohol Some
symptoms of dependence on alcohol are shakiness, nausea, rapid heartbeat,
sweating and anxiety. Alcohol
damages your liver, brain and heart.
Nicotine Nicotine does not
have a very long lasting effect. This causes nicotine users to smoke or chew
tobacco more. The United States Government has not declared nicotine addictive
or illegal. When people smoke it changes the way their mind works so that they
need the nicotine again and again. Drugs Many drugs
abused are illegally but some are prescription. Opiates are drugs made from
plants. Another way drugs are made is in a lab; these drugs are called designer
drugs. Inhalants A drug that
enters the body through breathing is an inhalant.
Inhalants are more commonly used by teenagers than any other age. Inhalants can be
found in many household items. Inhalants cause brain damage, lung damage, coma or even death. |
