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Feb. 09, 2010

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One of my good friends has recently been acting very distant. I know from many sources that he smokes weed, drinks and smokes. He is only 15. Now he is refusing to go to school. How do I approach him about my concerns?

I’ve been told that marijuana stays in your system for at least one month. Is this true?

I'm 14 years old and have smoked pot before. I don't get the high feeling. I feel normal. Does this happen because pot doesn’t have an effect on me or am I not smoking it right?

Will a doctor know if you inhale substances such as hairspray, nail polish or spray cans?

I will be in high school next year and I am kind of scared! Most of my closest friends drink a lot, smoke and pop pills. I want to stay best friends with all of them without harming my body. My best friend has an older sister with a car and they have already invited me to go out and "party" with them. I think drinking is okay and I want to drink at parties because I can't say no to things. How do I handle this?

I do nitrous oxide. What are the side effects?

My friend once sniffed Whiteout® when she was very young. She said she didn't know that it would be harmful. Will this hurt her later-on?

I take C-C-C's. When I go to the bathroom after I get "high," I poop blood. What should I do? I don’t want to stop doing them because I think they're perfectly safe.

I recently was at a party when I, not knowing what it was, snorted cocaine. A few days later my chest started to hurt a little. There is a pinching feeling in the middle of my chest and sometimes it spreads to my back or arm. Should I see a doctor? It doesn’t seem to be getting worse but it is definitely there.

Can smoking marijuana make a female’s breasts bigger?

When I drink alcohol I turn red, starting with my face and moving down. What’s happening to me on the inside? Is this reaction causing more damage than normal drinking does? How can I prevent this without giving up alcohol?

I've recently heard about teenagers taking cough medications containing dextromethorphan to get high. What is this? Is dextromethorphan harmful?

My brother says that cocaine helps you lose weight if you use it often. Is that true?

I go to a school where a lot of people do drugs, including my friends. What can I do to keep off them without seeming like a “little miss goody two shoes”? They insist I at least try it.

I am 13 and I am very depressed. I’ve had a tough life, three years ago, my baby sister died, last year my best fried died, my mom and step dad abuse me and spend our money on drugs, and my sister just moved out so now I’m all alone. I have tried talking to my mom, but she doesn't understand. I sometimes do drugs and drink just to forget about my life, but I know it isn't healthy. I go to church every week to try to get help, but that doesn't work either. What should I do?

My father was is an alcoholic and drug addict. I was the one cleaning up my father’s messes and driving him home from parties when he was drunk. I am 17 and I don’t drink or do drugs. I fear that my 15-year-old brother is becoming like our father. He is sneaking out late at night and the other day I had to go and pick him up from a party that he went to without my mother's knowledge. He was drunk and high. I don’t want to have to relive my nightmare of my father with my brother. What do I do to help my brother and is there help out there for him?

I am 16 years old and have been diabetic since I was 5. I drink but not very much. Two weeks ago I got drunk for my first time and nothing happened to my body. Now my friend wants me to try Acid and other drugs. I want to do it. Will it hurt me more than it would hurt anyone else because I’m diabetic?

My mom does drugs and half of the time she’s out of it and we don’t hear from her for days. When I talk to her about this she tells me I’m selfish. I have to watch out for my 13-year-old sister because she thinks our mom doesn’t love her anymore. What can I do to make us be a family again?

I just found out that a few of my friends are doing drugs, such as Ecstasy. My other friend and I are really concerned about this. We heard it can seriously hurt you. Any suggestions on how to change their minds or get them to listen to us?

Is Valium® bad for you?

I'm a 17-year old boy who has been diagnosed with cancer and I've been receiving chemotherapy. It is making me very ill. My parents and I are thinking of getting some medical marijuana, and wonder if that would be a bad idea. Would the drawbacks of marijuana be worse than the chemotherapy stuff I'm going through?

Is it bad to use Ritalin recreationally?

I am 15 years old and I am always depressed. The only time I am happy is when I am high off inhaling hair spray. My friends say it will kill me but I just think it will save me the trouble having to do it. What should I do? Is inhaling that bad?

Can the effects of heavy marijuana smoking in your pre-teen years be reversed?

I’m 15 and have been thinking about smoking marijuana. I promised myself I wouldn’t do it, but I said that about drinking too. I broke that promise when I was 14. I want to experiment, but I’m not sure. Please advise me on what to do.

If you mix marijuana and LSD and then you have a drink, will that cause me to have a miscarriage?

Can smoking marijuana make a guy grow breasts?

I know marijuana will make a guy grow breasts. Will it do the same for girls?

I started smoking pot and I promised myself I wouldn’t do it again. Of course, I did it again. Now I feel so guilty and bad about what I did. I feel like I can’t do anything anymore. I’ve been like this for about five months. What should I do to get rid of this guilty feeling and get my confidence back?

I've been smoking pot for about a year and a half now. Before I started, I was getting F's in all my classes, and was constantly frustrated and near. Today, I'm making straight A's and my paintings and writings have improved. Why can't marijuana be legalized? It's a drug, like alcohol and Ritalin. It's only a "gateway" drug if an individual allows it to be.

I'm a 16-year-old boy. I’m unable to concentrate in my studies and whatever I study, I forget the next day. This has brought poor results in my examinations. What can we do to improve our memory and concentration?

Is marijuana addictive?

Is alcohol a drug?

I have a bad problem with smoking and snorting pills. I never snort anything like cocaine, only Tylenol 3 or Ritalin. When I don't have cigarettes, I do pills, and vice-versa. When I try to quit smoking, I go to snorting. And when I try to give up the pills, I go for the cigarettes. I need help. How can I break two habits at once? I can't do one and then the other.

My older brother recently found out he is hypoglycemic. I'm 16 and have been struggling with an alcohol and drug problem. I tried staying clean, but after two months I was back to using and drinking. My mom told me that hypoglycemia is hereditary and most people that have it have drinking problems because they crave the sugar in alcohol. I've been to drug counselors and my doctor, they have offered many suggestions but nothing seems to be working. I crave alcohol badly and I don't know why. Could this be because I'm hypoglycemic?

What should I do to protect myself against a gang of pot-heads? I have already gotten into a fight with two of them. What should I do?

Where can I find anabolic steroids for weightlifting?

If you take steroids and you're not working out will it still impact your body?

Will a urine drug test be positive for marijuana if I was just in the same room with other kids who were smoking it? How long is a test positive after someone has smoked marijuana?

I have taken ritalin for the past couple weeks, maybe two pills every other day or so. I havn't gotten my period for about two weeks, even though I should have. I was wondering if the ritalin is causing this problem.(I don't have ADD)

Does smoking marijuana really ever lead to other drugs?

Why is marijuana considered bad for you?

How can I tell if I have taken an overdose of drugs?

Some kids at school are breathing in hair spray from plastic bags. They say it makes them feel good, it doesn't cost much and it's safe. Are they right?

Is it safe to sniff nail polish?

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