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Escola EB 2,3 da Maia Teacher MarliAntunes Carina Gonçalves nº6 Eduardo Pereira nº7 Henrique Domingos nº 9 9º ano Turma C Februaryof 2011 Drugs and teens
Teenagers are the people that are in the adolescence. Adolescence is a period of the life of changes and discovery. Adolescence
A drug is any substance, solid, liquid or gas, that brings about physical and/or psychological changes. The drugs of most concern in the community are those that affect the central nervous system. They act on the brain and can change the way a person thinks, feels or behaves. Drugs
Laws and regulations decide if some drug is: ,[object Object]
IllegaldrugsAnd control the availability, quality and price of the "legal" drugs. TypesofDrugs
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Tobacco
Alcohol
CaffeineLegal drugs
Beneficial drugs are drugs that in small quantities can cure diseases. Beneficialdrugs
Because they are illegal, there are no price or quality controls on the illicit drugs such as heroin and ecstasy. Various batches of an illegally manufactured drug may have different mixtures of the drug and additives such as poisons, caffeine or even talcum powder. Illegaldrugs
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Inhaled
InjectedHowisthedrugtaken?
Thereisotherway to classificatedrugs. There are threemaintypesofdrug affecting the central nervous system: ,[object Object]
Stimulants
HallucinogensEffects on the central nervous system 
Depressants are drugsthatslowdownthefunctionsofthe central nervoussystem. Depressantdrugs do notnecessarilymake a personfeeldepressed. Theyinclude: ,[object Object]
Cannabis
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutrate)
Opiatesandopioids
Some solventsandinhalantsDepressants 
Alcohol
Cannabis
Including Seconal, Tuinal and Amytal. Barbiturates
Such as Rohypnol, Valium, Serepax, Mogadon, Normison and Eupynos. Benzodiazepines
GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate)
Including heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone and pethidine. Opiatesandopioids
Some solventsandinhalants
Stimulants act on the central nervous system to speed up the messages to and from the brain. They can make the user feel more awake, alert or confident. Some stimulants are: ,[object Object]
Caffeine in coffee, tea and cola drinks
Nicotine in tobacco
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Alcoholinsmall doses
Slimmingtablets.Stimulants
Used in medicines for bronchitis, hay fever and asthma. Ephedrine
In coffee, tea and cola drinks. Caffeine
Intobacco. Nicotine
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Insmall doses. Alcohol
Slimmingtablets
Hallucinogens  Hallucinogens affect perception. People who have taken them may believe they see or hear things that aren't really there, or what they see may be distorted in some way. Hallucinogensinclude: ,[object Object]

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