Alcohol is the most available drug in the country. Just like some other drugs, it causes things like talkativeness, dizziness, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, and passing out. Alcohol lowers inhibitions and impairs judgement which can lead to risky behaviors, including practicing unprotected sex. Alcohol also hinders coordination, slows reaction time, dulls senses, and blocks memory functions. The relationship between alcohol and motor behicle crashes is widely acknowledged.
City kids are only just barely more likely to try drugs than country kids.
The apparent shift in attitudes and leveling off of drug use among eighth graders provides additional evidence that anti-drug prevention activities may be taking hold with young people. When the Monitoring the Future survey showed a sharp increase in drug use among young people in the early 1990s, HHS and other federal, state and local agencies took steps to combat pro-drug perceptions and improve substance abuse prevention programs. Girls in eighth and tenth grade are just as likely to try crack and cocaine as boys are. The apparent shift in attitudes and leveling off of drug use among eighth graders provides additional evidence that anti-drug prevention activities may be taking hold with young people. When the Monitoring the Future survey showed a sharp increase in drug use among young people in the early 1990s, HHS and other federal, state and local agencies took steps to combat pro-drug perceptions and improve substance abuse prevention programs.