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The Truth About Drugs
  • 1. The Truth About Drugs: Introduction
  • 2. Check Your Vocabulary
  • 3. Our Drug Culture
  • 3.1 Why Do People Take Drugs?
  • 3.2 Basic Facts About Commonly Abused Drugs
  • 3.3 Marijuana
  • 3.4 Alcohol
  • 3.5 Ecstasy
  • 3.6 Cocaine & Crack Cocaine
  • 3.7 Synthetic Drugs
  • 3.8 Crystal Meth & Methamphetamine
  • 3.9 Inhalants
  • 3.10 Heroin
  • 3.11 LSD
  • 3.12 Prescription Drug Abuse
  • 3.13 What Dealers Will Tell You
  • 4. Test Your Knowledge
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THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS What is an example of ideas or actions that are part of the drug culture? 4 The drug culture is so much a part of our world we may not even recognize it. But the fact that drugs are advertised, glamorized and all over the news, TV and in films is evidence that the drug culture is everywhere. The drug culture is so much a part of our world we may not even recognize it. But the fact that drugs are advertised, glamorized and all over the news, TV and in films is evidence that the drug culture is everywhere. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/our-drug-culture.html Our Drug Culture How did drugs become so widespread in society? 0 Drugs were popularized in the 1960s by music and mass media. Drugs were popularized in the 1960s by music and mass media. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/our-drug-culture.html Our Drug Culture The most commonly used and abused drug is alcohol. 0 The most commonly used and abused drug is alcohol. The most commonly used and abused drug is alcohol. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/our-drug-culture.html Our Drug Culture What are some of the reasons young people take drugs? 4 Some of the reasons young people have given for taking drugs include to fit in, to escape or relax, to relieve boredom, to seem grown up, to rebel and to experiment. It’s actually all of the above. Some of the reasons young people have given for taking drugs include to fit in, to escape or relax, to relieve boredom, to seem grown up, to rebel and to experiment. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/why-do-people-take-drugs.html Why Do People Take Drugs? A drug can act as a stimulant, a sedative or can kill you, depending on the amount taken. 0 The amount taken determines the effect. A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you up). A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows you down). An even larger amount poisons and can kill you. It’s actually True. The amount taken determines the effect. A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you up). A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows you down). An even larger amount poisons and can kill you. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/why-do-people-take-drugs.html Why Do People Take Drugs? How do drugs affect the mind? 2 Drugs blur memory, wipe out ability, muddy one’s thinking and can distort the perception of what is happening around one. Drugs blur memory, wipe out ability, muddy one’s thinking and can distort the perception of what is happening around one. /course/lesson/the-truth-about-drugs/why-do-people-take-drugs.html Why Do People Take Drugs?
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The Truth About Drugs

The Truth About Drugs

Through this interactive course you’ll learn the reason why people take drugs in the first place. You’ll also discover basic facts about the most commonly abused drugs. And you’ll hear it from those who lived through the addiction to tell their story. Educate yourself. Get the truth about drugs.

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The Truth About Prescription Drugs

The Truth About Prescription Drugs

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about prescription drug abuse. You’ll hear it from former addicts who know the consequences and give real, first-hand experience of the dangers of prescription drugs.

Beginner
‏58 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Ritalin

The Truth About Ritalin

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about Ritalin abuse. You’ll learn how Ritalin abuse starts and the consequences of abusing prescription drugs. People who’ve used Ritalin tell the unedited truth about what happened to them.

Beginner
‏49 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Painkillers

The Truth About Painkillers

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about painkillers. You’ll get straight facts from former addicts who know first-hand how easy it is to become addicted.

Beginner
‏38 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Heroin

The Truth About Heroin

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about heroin. You’ll hear former addicts tell their stories about how they got hooked and how their heroin habit became their full-time obsession.

Beginner
‏48 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Marijuana

The Truth About Marijuana

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about marijuana, the myths surrounding it and why many former addicts believe using it often leads to even more harmful drugs.

Beginner
‏53 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Synthetic Drugs

The Truth About Synthetic Drugs

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about synthetic drugs and why—no matter what people tell you—they are not natural, safe or legal. You’ll hear it straight from former users who experienced the severe effects of synthetic drugs.

Beginner
‏47 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Alcohol

The Truth About Alcohol

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about alcohol. Get straight talk about alcohol in its many forms from those who overcame addiction.

Beginner
‏41 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Inhalants

The Truth About Inhalants

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about inhalants. You’ll find out how inhaling everyday chemicals can cause dangerous and deadly effects. And you’ll hear it from people who survived inhalant addiction.

Beginner
‏46 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Ecstasy

The Truth About Ecstasy

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about Ecstasy. You’ll get the straight facts about this designer drug from people who have abused it.

Beginner
‏44 min
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The Truth About LSD

The Truth About LSD

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about LSD. Real people who’ve used LSD spell it all out—from its history to its street names, and its unpredictable effects and risks.

Beginner
‏45 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Cocaine

The Truth About Cocaine

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about cocaine. What it is, what it’s made of and why it’s so highly addictive. Former cocaine addicts give the straight facts about the problems they encountered from using coke.

Beginner
‏49 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Crack

The Truth About Crack

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about crack cocaine. You’ll hear it straight from former crack users who talk about how they got addicted and what it did to their lives.

Beginner
‏45 min
‏5 Lessons
The Truth About Crystal Meth

The Truth About Crystal Meth

Through this interactive course you will learn the truth about crystal meth. Former users will tell you about what chemicals it’s made from and what they went through to support their meth habits.

Beginner
‏48 min
‏5 Lessons

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