NIDA for teens provides easy to read articles created for teens. This one in particular talks about the harm that e-cigarettes can do to the lungs. Follow the link below to read the article:
Category: Nicotine
Teen Insights into Drugs, Alcohol and Nicotine: A National Survey of Adolescent Attitudes Toward Addictive Substances
LSD
Vaping
For the latest information in vaping follow the link below: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html
E-Cigarettes / Vaping
What to know about vaping
Want to learn more about E-cigarettes? Center on Addiction has created a whole site with everything you need to know about vaping.
Follow the link below to learn more about vaping:
GHB (GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID)
WHAT IS IT?
GHB is prescribed as Xyrem, which is also known as a “date rape drug.” It comes in a liquid or as a white powder that is dissolved in water, juice, or alcohol. In liquid form, GHB is clear and colorless and slightly salty in taste.
STREET NAMES
G, Georgia Home Boy, Goop, Grievous Bodily Harm, Liquid X, Scoop, Liquid Ecstasy
HOW IT IS TAKEN
- Usually a liquid, mixed in a beverage
- White powder normally dissolved in a liquid
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Hallucinations
- Euphoria, drowsiness, decreased anxiety, excited and aggressive behavior
- Addictive
OVERDOSE SYMPTOMS
Unconsciousness, seizures, slowed heart rate, greatly slowed breathing, lower body temperature, vomiting, nausea, coma, death
Reference: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/drugs/ghb-gamma-hydroxybutyric-acid
Drug Use Trends Among Young Adults
Marijuana use is on the rise in young adults, but prescription opioid misuse has significantly decreased in that same age group. Read the article to find out more about the current treads among young adults.
THE TEEN VAPING TREND – WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
The Teen Vaping Trend – What Parents Need to Know
Increasingly popular among middle and high school students, “vaping” became the Oxford Dictionary word of the year in 2014, yet many parents don’t know what it is. Learn what vapes are, how they are used and the potential dangers that can result from underage use.