od pressure, and it has a stimulating effect on the appetite. Marijuana is often psychologically dependent. Regular users experience personality and behavioral changes, lack of energy, paranoia, and loss of willpower and motivation. Hashish or hash is the dark brown resin collected from the top of the plant and is stronger because it has more THC.Inhalants are substances that give off fumes that are sniffed and inhaled to give a hallucinogenic effect. Most are products that were never made for this purpose like gas, glue, and aerosols, plus many are labeled poisonous. Most inhalants depress the CNS and cause effects similar to alcohol. Immediate effects include nausea, sneezing, coughing, nosebleeds, fatigue, lack of coordination and loss of appetite. Regular use results in trouble with balance, speaking, judgment, the liver and kidneys, changes in bone marrow, and permanent brain damage. High concentrations can cause suffocation and death.Ethyl alcohol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a CNS depressant, it slows body functions, such as heart rate and respiration. In small amounts, alcohol causes feelings of well being and relaxation. Long-term use destroys the liver and leads to major brain damage. When alcohol is combined with other drugs, the results are unpredictable because of differing chemical reactions that occur in the body. Nicotine is the main ingredient in tobacco, it is an addictive and poisonous stimulant. Nicotine moves quickly from the lungs to the blood and throughout the body. The flavor is due to the tar. Tar consists of hundreds of carcinogens or cancer causing substances. Tar penetrates the smoker’s airways and lungs. Combined with the drying effect of cigarette smoke, tar paralyzes and destroys cilia and reduces the body’s capacity to keep the lungs clear. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas in cigarette smoke that passes through the lungs into the blood. This gas combines w...
