Understanding drugs

Provides facts about hallucinogenic drugs, such as psilocybin mushrooms and LSD, discussing their historical uses, biological mechanisms, abuse, addiction and treatment, and related laws and trends.

Provides facts about barbiturates and other depressants, such as Benzodiazepines, GHB, and Rohypnol, discussing their historical uses, biological mechanisms, abuse, addiction and treatment, and related laws and trends.

Explains how HIV can relicate itself within immune system cells to overwhelm the immune system and describes the drugs used to treat HIV infection, how they work individually and in combination, how HIV drugs are developed, and the new treatments under investigation.

Discusses the drugs used in cancer treatments, describing how they work to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells, and explores the ongoing effort to develop new and better anti-cancer drugs.

Examines the physical, emotional, social, and psychological effects of alcohol.

Discusses the origin, nature, and effects of cocaine and its dangerous new form, crack, and examines efforts to halt their abuse.

Explains what marijuana is and its use and abuse.

Discusses how many young people become involved with drug taking due to peer pressure, and gives advice to resist and avoid drugs.

Discusses the effects and dangers involved in combining alcohol consumption with driving, the legal implications, and current methods used to fight the problem.