Why Say No To Drugs Drugs are substances that have physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. . Drugs affect the body's central nervous system, including how we think, feel and behave. Drugs interfere with the chemicals in our brain. They can cause paranoia,coma siezures and rare cases death. Here are some drugs and their effectt on the body: Cannabis *When smoked causes lung disease(e.g  asthma) . *Smoking of cannabis makes concentration and learning very difficult. Cocaine *The intake of an overdose of cocaine stimulates the heart and nervous system which lead to heart attack . *Snorting cocaine damage the cartilage of the nose over time. *Injecting cocaine gives you a higher risk of dying as a result of an overdose . Ecstasy *Ecstasy is an amphetamine that causes hallucination. *The use of ecstasy affects the body's temperature control and lead to dehydration. *Ecstasy stops the body from producing enough urine, so the body reta

Tobacco Smoke contains more than fifty(50) chemicals that cause cancer,  also contains nicotine.  When tobacco is smoked, nicotine causes physical and psychological dependency.  Here are a list of diseases caused by tobacco.. . .. . .. .  *Heart : Hardens and narrows arteries, starves the heart of oxygen, increase the risk of heart disease by up to four times.  *Lungs: Destroys air sacs, inflames airways, and increase the risk of developing lung cancer by up to 23 times.  *Brain: Increase the risk of stroke by up to four times . *Skin: Causes premature aging.  *Teeth: Causes teeth discoloration.  *Erectile dysfunction :Promotes arterial narrowing and damages cells lining the inside of the arteries leading to reduction in penile blood flow.  *Female Infertility : Nicotine interfer with the body's ability to create estrogen, a hormone that regulates ovulation.  Other diseases includes : premature birth, Low birth weight stomach  cancer,  bladder cancer, Chronic Obs