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Females become drunk faster than males on the same amount of alcohol. This is because women’s bodies are smaller and have more fat cells, so the alcohol is more concentrated in the bloodstream.

• A drug is any substance other than food, which is taken to change the way the body or the mind works.
• Drugs can be described by placing them into different groups that often tell us how these drugs are used.

• Medical Drugs include: allergy medicines, cold/cough medicines, minor pain medications, antibiotics, and prescription medicines.
• Invisible Drugs include: coffee, beer, wine, and tobacco.
• Illegal Drugs include: marijuana, cocaine, Heroin, Psilocybin, and LSD.
• Drugs affect many parts of your body, including the brain.
• Once you have taken a drug, you cannot control its effects. It will continue to work in your body until the body breaks the drug down and removes it.