DRUG

DRUG

What is a drug?

• A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works

• Heroin, alcohol, ecstasy, caffeine and nicotine are all forms of drugs

• A drug must be able to pass through your body and into your brain, allowing brain cells to be changed by interfering with the brains chemical signals called neurotransmitters

HARD

• Hard drugs are physically addictive and may be easy to overdose on

SOFT

• Soft drugs are not physically addictive