Effects Of Alcohol And Cocaine On Behavior

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Alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine have some similar effects on behavior. Alcohol is a depressant while marijuana is a mild hallucinogen that contains delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Both marijuana and alcohol will give a person an euphoric high, cause depression organ damage, impair ones driving skills and their reactions to certain situations but the other effects on behavior is totally different. Alcohol can stimulate the drinker to have more energy and will also cause the drinkers brain activity to slow at the same time. Drinking alcohol will give a person a euphoric high and cause the person to become more aggressive, drowsy if they are already sleepy, their speech to become slurred, and they can suffer from blackouts: not remembering what

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