Teens And Drugs

21 Pages 5188 Words

three main questions “what will my friends think?” “Will it be fun?” and “Will it help me forget?” Majority of teens know that there is a risk when doing drugs, but it is more important for them to have fun than to worry about their safety.
Types of Drugs
There many drugs available for teens to use. In order to help them we need to be aware of the type of drugs that they use. The first drug that we are going to discuss is the most commonly used, Marijuana.
Marijuana
Marijuana comes from the cannabis plant, which grows in many countries, including the United States. People put it in rolling papers to make marijuana cigarettes, smoke it in bongs or pipes, or mix it in baked goods or tea and eat or drink it. The cannabis plant also gives up hashish, a stronger form of marijuana, and hash oil, which is the strongest form and has very high levels of THC. THC is The psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Marijuana consist of several psychoactive chemicals that act on the brain.
Studies and Effects of Marijuana
While scientists stil...