Many users report severe addiction after smoking it just once. Regular cocaine use can cause lung damage, stroke, respiratory problems, burning of the lips, tongue and throat, heart palpitations, angina, arrhythmia, heart attack, vertigo, pneumonia, gastro-intestinal symptoms, and severe malnutrition. Regular marijuana use affects the lungs more than smoking one pack of cigarettes per day. Marijuana affects the motivational process, memory, reaction time, and concentration. Marijuana use adversely affects the immune system - making users more susceptible to infection and disease.
Alcohol use decreases athletic skills by impairing concentration, judgment, and coordination.
More than half of all adolescent suicides are drug or alcohol-related. Alcohol is immediately absorbed into the bloodstream and is carried quickly to the brain, permanently destroying brain cells. Teenage chronic alcohol and other drug users risk permanent brain damage because their brains are still developing. The earlier you start, the more dangerous it becomes. Remember all referrals are kept confidential.