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What are Illegal Drugs?
Illegal drugs include:
- Marijuana (ganja, weed, grass)
- Heroin (H, smack)
- Cocaine (coke, C, snow, white up, flake)
- Ketamine (special K)
- LSD (acid)
- Ecstasy (E, XTC, Adam, euphoria, X, MDM, love doves)
- And many others
Staying Safe
Drugs may be mixed with toxic ingredients which may cause permanent damage
or death.
Studies have found that between 35% and 50% of people who arrive at emergency
rooms with traumatic brain injuries have a history of abusing alcohol or
drugs. Young unmarried men are at the highest risk for brain injury and are also those most likely
to abuse alcohol and drugs.
Reference: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Getting Information
Alberta Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Commission
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