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COCAINE

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant derived from the coca plant, used medically but illegal recreationally, leading to severe health issues and societal problems. It increases brain activity and can cause long-lasting psychological disorders, while also contributing to community issues like abuse and financial instability. Marijuana, derived from Cannabis plants, alters brain function and can impair cognitive abilities, especially in teenagers, while also financially burdening families due to the cost of the drug.

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COCAINE

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant derived from the coca plant, used medically but illegal recreationally, leading to severe health issues and societal problems. It increases brain activity and can cause long-lasting psychological disorders, while also contributing to community issues like abuse and financial instability. Marijuana, derived from Cannabis plants, alters brain function and can impair cognitive abilities, especially in teenagers, while also financially burdening families due to the cost of the drug.

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COCAINE

WHAT IS COCAINE?
Cocaine is a powerful addictive stimulant powdered drug
made from the leaves of the coco plant, native to South
America. Although health care providers can use it for valid
medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some
surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. As a street drug,
cocaine looks like a fine, white, crystal.
THE EFFECTS ON THE INDIVIDUAL
Cocaine speeds up brain activity and stimulates the central
nervous system {CNS} increasing energy, restlessness,
anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, temperature
and a myriad of other conditions. Its power to produce
euphoria and interfere with chemical processes in the brain
can lead to debilitating physical and psychological disorders
that reduce the quality of life in people long after the last
dose of cocaine is consumed. The build up of dopamine is
what makes people feel “high” by producing the rewarding
effects that travel throughout bodily systems.
THE EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITY
Spousal and child abuse, divorce, loss of the family’s financial
stability, promiscuity and resultant unplanned children and a
high potential for causing harm to others through violence.
MARIJUANA
WHAT IS MARIJUANA?
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems and
seeds from Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant. The
plant contains the mind-altering chemical THC and similar
compounds. Extracts can also be made from cannabis plants.
THE EFFECT ON THE INDIVIDUAL
Marijuana overacts parts of the brain that contain the
highest number of these receptors. This causes the “high”
that people feel. Other effects include: brain development.
When people begin using marijuana as teenagers, the drug
may impair thinking, memory and learning functions and
affect how the brain builds connections between the areas
necessary for these functions. Researchers are still studying
how long marijuana’s effects last and weather some changes
may be permanent.
THE EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITY
Marijuana use among a family member can have a
devastating effect financially on everyone in the household.
The amount of money that is spent on the drug can be
significant. The money used for someone’s recreational drug
use or drug habit could be going to other things in the family
such as bills, groceries and household expenses.

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