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-Marijuana is often smoked in pipes or baked in food, like brownies.
Short Term Effects

Temporary memory loss.

Lack of coordination.

Altered perception of time.

Changes in mood.

Difficulties thinking or problem

Long Term Effects

Impaired thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks

Financial difficulties

Decline in IQ

Poor school performance and higher chance of dropping out

Potential development of opiate abuse

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When used as prescribed by a doctor, drugs can calm nerves and relax muscles. The calming effects of drugs on the brain are pleasurable.  It allows people to be more sociable. Abusing depressants temporarily allow people to escape their problems. Those individuals who have a lot of anxiety and stress can find a bit of short-time solace. Most drugs that are abused directly or indirectly target the brain’s reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine, a chemical in our bodies. The over stimulation of this system, which rewards our natural behaviors, produces the joyful, euphoric effects sought by people who abuse drugs and teaches them to repeat the behavior.

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-LSD is typically taken as a capsule , liquid, or “blotter paper” that has been dosed with LSD liquid
Short Term Effects

Changes in sensory perceptions

Hallucinations

Increase in blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature

Disorientation, confusion, and loss of coordination

Feelings of detachment from self and environment

Long Term Effects

Paranoia

Persistent speech difficulties

Social withdrawal

Mood disturbances

Persistent psychosis

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-Prescription stimulants come in tablets or capsules. When abused, they are swallowed, injected in liquid form or crushed and snorted.
Short Term Effects

Intense feelings of happiness.

Improved attention.

Opened breathing passages/easier breathing.

Increased sexual desire and performance.

Long Term Effects

Cardiovascular damage.

Cerebral hemorrhage

Muscle deterioration.

Gastrointestinal problems.

Seizure.

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-These drugs come in multicolored tablets and capsules or in liquid form.
Short Term Effects

Slow brain function

Slowed pulse and breathing

Lowered blood pressure

Disorientation, lack of coordination

Slurred speech

Long Term Effects

Depression

Impaired memory

Chronic fatigue

Tremors and body spasms

Heart palpitations

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-Ecstasy is usually handed out in small colored pills that are often stamped with a logo or character’s image. Ecstasy also comes in a crystal or powdered form and occasionally a liquid.
Short Term Effects

Greater enjoyment of dancing

Distortions of perceptions, particularly light, music and touch

Euphoria

Jaw clenching and teeth grinding

Threat of dehydration

Long Term Effects

Hemorrhaging

Psychosis

Degenerated nerve branches and nerve endings

Kidney failure

Convulsions