Drug Facts for Teens
Read Teen Advice fact sheets on drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, meth, Ritalin, OxyContin, heroin and ecstasy.
Get The Facts: Cocaine
Lots of people think of cocaine as a has-been '80s drug, but it's still around in a big way. It's still causing lots of problems for people, too: Addiction, major debt, and serious health problems—even death—all affect people who use cocaine.
Lots of people think of cocaine as a has-been '80s drug, but it's still around in a big way. It's still causing lots of problems for people, too: Addiction, major debt, and serious health problems—even death—all affect people who use cocaine.
Get The Facts: Inhalants
Inhaling fumes from household products such as glue, gasoline or hairspray is one way teens try to get high. Though it may not seem dangerous, it's also a way many teens hurt themselves -- or die. Get the facts on inhalants: what they are, how they work and why they’re dangerous to use, even just once.
Inhaling fumes from household products such as glue, gasoline or hairspray is one way teens try to get high. Though it may not seem dangerous, it's also a way many teens hurt themselves -- or die. Get the facts on inhalants: what they are, how they work and why they’re dangerous to use, even just once.
Get the Facts: Marijuana
Get the facts on marijuana and information on the different forms of this drug. Learn about the dangers of smoking pot, how it affects your brain and the rest of your body, and how to quit.
Get the facts on marijuana and information on the different forms of this drug. Learn about the dangers of smoking pot, how it affects your brain and the rest of your body, and how to quit.