Many more people use marijuana than other illicit drugs and is a drug that can be detected after days and weeks after the initial ingestion (134). ... It is not highly addictive, it does not impair memory and cognition, impair sexual hormones in both male and female, and it does not impair the immune system. ... Based on the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates 1994, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services For every 100 people who have tried marijuana 1 currently uses cocaine once a week or more (Morgan 36). ...

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Drug Abuse Drug Abuse is generally defined as the use of a drug with such frequency that the user has physical or mental harm or it impairs social abilities. The substances that are discussed in this report are called psychoactive drugs; those drugs that influence or alter the workings of the m...

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Drug Abuse Drug Abuse is generally defined as the use of a drug with such frequency that the user has physical or mental harm or it impairs social abilities. The substances that are discussed in this report are called psychoactive drugs; those drugs that influence or alter the workings of t...

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Traces of marijuana usage can remain in the body up to several weeks. ... Some long-term effects include the delay of puberty in men, decrease of sperm count, disruption of menstrual cycle and damage to the immune system. ... Crack can cause a user to become dependent in a matter of weeks. ...

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