The most recent statistic over cocaine abuse shows that 15 percent of Americans have used cocaine at least once, and 6 percent of Americans have tried cocaine by their senior year. This highly addictive drug has caused devastating effects on the country. Law enforcement and health care professionals deal with problems everyday caused by cocaine, [...]
Read more...What is Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine also known as “crack” is nicknamed after the sound it produces while it is being smoked. Crack first made its appearance in impoverished low income neighborhoods in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Crack cocaine is most often obtained in “rock” form, [...]
Read more...Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, meaning that it slows down the user’s vital functions often resulting in disturbed perceptions, unsteady movement, slurred speech and an inability to react quickly. The manner that it affects the users mind is best understood as a substance that lowers a person’s ability to think rationally and distorts [...]
Read more...What is alcohol? Alcohol, or ethanol, is a common ingredient found in beer, wine, and liquor. Due to its formation process, alcohol is commonly known as an intoxicating drug that is formed through the fermentation of yeast, sugars, and starch. Along with being intoxicated from this substance, alcohol also acts as a depressant on your [...]
Read more...What is Alcohol? Alcohol is classified as a depressant, meaning that it slows down vital functions-resulting in unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions, slurred speech and an inability to react quickly. As for as how it affects the mind, it is best understood as a substance that lowers a person’s ability to think rationally and distorts his [...]
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