Problem+Research

"Facts about marijuana for teens from NIDA." //NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse//. NIDA, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. .

1. Marijuana is seeds, flowers, and leaves. 2. There are 400 harmful chemicals in this drug. 3. Some street names are weed, Mary Jane, boom, skunk, and reefer. 4. People use it by smoking it through a bong or water pipe, or blunts which are open cigars full of it, or they mix it with drinks or food. 5. It affects memory, judgement, and perceptions. 6. It makes your heartbeat increase greatly, sometimes even doubles it.

"NIDA for Teens: Facts on Drugs - Tobacco Addiction." //NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse//. NIDA, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .

1. Tobacco addiction is when you have a need for the drug and want it. 2. In cigarettes there are 10 milligrams of nicotine, and with the amount of cigarettes people smoke they take in a lot everyday. 3. Tar is something else bad in tobacco, as well as monoxide which causes heart problems. 4. Cigarettes usually are called cigs or butts. 5. Smokeless tobacco is usually called chew, dip, suss, or snuff. 6. It can be smoked cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. 7. It can be sniffed or chewed when powdered.

"Drug Abuse." //World of Health//. Gale, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=GALE%7C00000000MOF1&documentId=GALE%7CCV2191501402&mode=view&userGroupName=pl7053&jsid=983c72e70411791cd38e614361a2e73e

1. Drug abuse is also called substance abuse. 2. If u abuse drugs you will experience anxiety, changes in mood, depression, and hallucinations. 3. If u abuse drugs you want more of them so you have to buy them, and then people use all there money them. 4. Over 50 million people are using heroin, cocaine, or methamphatamines. 5. 32 countries have allowed the death penalty for drug offences. 6. The illegal drug market is worth 100 to 200 billion dollars.

"Prescription Drug Abuse." //World of Health//. Gale, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2191501405&mode=view&userGroupName=pl7053&jsid=045a78e7936a071e4fa5e16462ea6a09

1. 20% of the U.S. population have abused prescription drugs. 2. People abuse prescription drugs to feel good or high, to lose weight, or to concentrate better. 3. These drugs aren't illegal and people can get them with a prescription from the doctor. 4. Using these drugs anxiety, intoxication, depression, heart attack, and many other things. 5. You might need extreme medical treatment to overcome this abuse. 6. Withdrawl symptoms are nausea, diarrhea, and muscle pain.

"Heroin." //Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students//. Ed. Stacey L. Blachford and Kristine Krapp. Detroit: Gale, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2645000024&mode=view&userGroupName=pl7053&jsid=534e69460250b7cfdc9450cf045664ad

1. Heroin is also called dope, dragon, TNT, heron, and magic. 2. It is usually made in Asia and Latin America and is shipped to North America and Europe. 2. If someone gets addicted to heroin they could collapse their veins, get liver disease, or infect their heart and lungs. 3. Heroin is usually in the color white in the shape of bricks, but sometimes change to a dark yellow or brown when packaged. 4. At first it was only injected but then people started snorting it and smoking it. 5. Many people that use heroin are at a higher risk for contracting AIDS and Hepatitus-C 6. The biggest health effect is addiction to this drug. 7. When people have used this drug for a long time they are at a better chance at getting Pneumonia and Tuberculosis. 8. People that quit heroin after a while have to have serious dental work done because the heroin breaks your gums away.

"Cocaine." //Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students//. Ed. Stacey L. Blachford and Kristine Krapp. Detroit: Gale, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2645000010&mode=view&userGroupName=pl7053&jsid=a487625ca6b20c4ed6d899bd44c782e9

1. Cocaine can also be called coke, dream, dust, snow, or sugar. 2. 1-3% of the population has abused cocaine. 3. The cocaine that is sold in the drug market is sold as powder or crystals that are smoked. 4. Using this for a long time can cause metal distortion, addiction, and can harm your heart and liver. 5. There are 6 types of cocaine including crack and powder. 6. You can smoke cocaine if it is changed into a free base form or coca paste. 7. If you inject cocaine you dissolve the drug in water the inject it into your body.