Las drogas y el cuerpo no son una buena combinacion. Drugs and the Body: It Isn't Pretty. (Spanish edition).

2011·0.54 MB·Spanish

Drugs and the Body—It Isn’t Pretty
Nicotine. Heroin. Cocaine. Marijuana. Inhalants. Methamphetamine. Steroids. They all cause damage.
Check out this diagram to find out how each part of the body is affected by drugs of abuse.
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BRAIN NOSE
Honey, I Shrunk My Brain! No More Nostrils
Inhalantscan actually shrink the part of the brain that Snorting cocainecan create pimple-like
controls body movements. abscesses that can turn into raw holes.
The holes can eat away the cartilage
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MOUTH
Bye-bye, Brain Cells!
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brakes on quick communication.
Tense Teeth
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A working short-term memory is required for learning Some users need to wear dental mouth guards.
and performing tasks that call for more than one or Others actually use pacifiers.
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How About a Mint?
Tarand nicotinebuild up on the teeth and tongue,
HEART leading to bad breath.
Body Blocking
Steroiduse can lead to blocked blood
flow to the heart or brain. The result: a
stroke or a heart attack. SKIN
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methamphetamine. pop up all over the face of a user.
’N Sync
Inhalantscan disrupt normal heart
rhythms, which can cause a heart attack.
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LUNGS
Sticky Black Tar
Need we say more? It coats the lungs
of tobaccoand marijuanasmokers.
BONES
Forget About the NBA
Steroiduse can keep bones from
growing. Abusers may never reach
their full, adult height.
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inside of bones.
Poisoned
When an abuser sniffs inhalants, the Bone
toxic gas can replace oxygen in the
lungs. Without oxygen, the brain and
body suffocate and die.
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