In my early teens, I drank. Plenty. Too much. Too often. But I avoided smoking marijuana, mainly because: a) I’d heard that pot is a “gateway drug” leading to harder drug use; and b) I’d seen what had become of my older sister—who’d smoked pot, gotten addicted to cocaine, and suffered horrible consequences. Well, once…
Cocaine is a well-known addiction portrayed often in movies and on t.v. But what is cocaine? Cocaine, a powerful stimulant drug, raises levels of pleasure chemicals in the user’s brain. The flood of chemicals causes extreme pleasure, calmness, and suppresses appetite. The drug relaxes some people and energizes others. Repeated drug use causes the brain…
If you know someone who uses cocaine, they are probably having a hard time quitting. That is because cocaine is highly addictive. Prevention of cocaine experimentation and early intervention on cocaine use is key when it comes to addressing cocaine use in teens. Cocaine is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United…