Substance Use

Substance Use Information / Why do/don’t people use? What can you do instead? / How Can We Be Safer? / Addiction / Recovery Position / FAQ

This is the section that talks about drugs and alcohol. We call it “substance use awareness”. So then, what exactly do we mean by “substance”? A substance can be any drug that we put in our bodies that changes the way we feel, think or act.

A few examples of some legal substances are:

    •Caffeine (most used substance in the world!)

    •Tylenol/Aspirin

    •Alcohol (if you’re over 18)

A few examples of some illegal substances are:

    •Marijuana

    •Cocaine

    •Magic Mushrooms

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