Drug Use Among Teenagers

Drug Use Among Teenagers


While I was conducting my research, I located the actual survey results and

decided to include them with this essay.  (I included them at the end of my

essay). ~~~


The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana, LSD, and a

variety of inhalants.  The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical

amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan.


Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and

leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa). You may hear marijuana called by

street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic.

There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.


 Sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah; it's a Spanish word), hashish

 ("hash" for short), and hash oil are stronger forms of

 marijuana.


All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. This means they change how the brain

works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active

chemical in marijuana. But there are also 400 other chemicals in the marijuana

plant.


LSD


LSD is very potent:   the effective  dose is measured  in micrograms (ug)  --

however,  the lethal  dose is  literally thousands of times  that, making the

drug essentially  non-toxic.  LSD can  be  administered  a number  of  ways,

the  most common:  orally through  paper, sugar cubes,  on a piece  of gelatin,

or by pill;  intravenously; or intramuscularly.   A standard dose  with

noticeable  hallucinogenic  effects  is about 100-200 ug.  The intensity of the

trip is proportional to the  size of  the  dose --  it  is interesting  to  note,

though, that the duration of the trip seems to stay the same at higher doses

(Freedman, 1984).  The initial effects begin 20-40 minutes  with  a  sense  of

euphoria  and  dizziness.  Hallucinations then begin  to occu
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