Alcohol :
Most say that alcohol is a more acceptable drug but this is not to say that it isn’t as strong.
Slows down your body in all kinds of ways.
Alcohol will often exaggerate the mood you are already in.
It takes your body one hour to process one unit of alcohol.
One drink too many can leave you feeling out of control: vomiting, slurring your words and losing your balance.
Too much can cause alcohol poisoning which could put you in a coma or even kill you.
Long term use can cause liver damage, stomach cancer and heart disease. Alcohol
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Cannabis Hemp Hash Weed Dope Marijuana Pot Skunk Grass
Cannabis :
Most widely used illegal drug in Britain.
The effects can cause people to feel chilled out, relaxed, happy others may get the giggles and be very talkative.
Hunger
Paranoia
It increases the heart rate and can affect blood pressure.
Cannabis is often called the gateway drug. Leading on to heroin and cocaine. Cannabis
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Cocaine Charlie Coke Snow Crack Wash Pebbles
Cocaine :
Powerful short lived effects, temporarily speeding up the process of the mind and body.
After a big night it’s not unusual for being to feel like they have the flu.
Some people may become over confident and take stupid risks while using cocaine.
Very addictive
Damage to the nose if snorted, damage to the veins if injected. Cocaine
LSD :
A ‘trip’ can appear to speed up and slow down time and movement.
Colours and objects can become distorted and can experience double vision.
Bad trips can be very frightening, trips feed off a persons imagination.
Taking Acid when in a bad mood is very dangerous; people have been known to harm themselves. LSD
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Finger puppets on an acid trip.