The Truth About Drugs

Through this interactive course you’ll learn the reason why people take drugs in the first place. You’ll also discover basic facts about the most commonly abused drugs. And you’ll hear it from those who lived through the addiction to tell their story. Educate yourself. Get the truth about drugs.

In this course, you’ll learn:

How drugs work and how they affect the body and mind
The truth about the most commonly abused drugs and what they do
The lies drug dealers will tell you to turn you into a customer

Course Overview

Watch the documentary chapter

1. The Truth About Drugs: Introduction 7 min

Vocabulary

2. Check Your Vocabulary 4 min

Read

3. Our Drug Culture 4 min
3.1 Why Do People Take Drugs? 7 min
3.2 Basic Facts About Commonly Abused Drugs 1 min
3.3 Marijuana 3 min
3.4 Alcohol 3 min
3.5 Ecstasy 3 min
3.6 Cocaine & Crack Cocaine 3 min
3.7 Synthetic Drugs 2 min
3.8 Crystal Meth & Methamphetamine 3 min
3.9 Inhalants 3 min
3.10 Heroin 3 min
3.11 LSD 2 min
3.12 Prescription Drug Abuse 2 min
3.13 What Dealers Will Tell You 1 min

Final Exercise

4. Test Your Knowledge 3 min