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| ALCOHOL | AMPHETAMINE | CANNABIS | COCAINE | OPIATES | TOBACCO | |
| HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM | Heart tonic with regular light use (one drink a day). Temporary and permanent damage from moderate to heavy use. Hardening of arteries | Increases heartrate. Constricts circulatory system. Causes premature hardening of arteries. | Temporary constriction of bloodvessels. Slightly increased heartbeat, especially in inexperienced users. Bloodpressure lowered with regular use. | Constricts circulatory system. Increases heartrate. Chronic use causes temporary damage. | Lowers heartrate. Lowers bloodpressure. Impurities connected with temporary and permanent damage. | Fluctuation in heartrate when used. Temporary and permanent damage to the heart. Hardening of arteries |
| LUNGS | None | None | Emphysema, cancer, increased susceptability to infection. | Destruction of the mucus membranes with chronic use. Increased susceptability to infection. | Smoking associated with emphysema, cancer, increased susceptability to infection. | Emphysema, cancer, increased susceptability to infection. |
| LIVER | Cirrhosis, other degenerative diseases with any but light use. | Degenerative diseases with chronic use. Impurities may cause immediate temporary or permanent damage. | Minor metabolic changes | Destruction of metabolite filtering abilities with chronic use. | Degenerative diseases with chronic use. Impurities may cause permanent or temporary damage. | Minor metabolic changes. |
| DIGESTIVE EXCRETORY SYSTEM | Ulcers, stomach and colon cancers. Problems associated with low fiber diets. | Temporary damage caused by irregular eating patterns. Constipation. | Settles stomach, used to relieve nausea from radiation and chemotherapy. | Temporary damage caused by irregular eating patterns. Constipation. Individualized reactions such as constipation or looseness of bowels. | Indigestion. Constipation. | Stomach upset by occasional users. Laxative effect caused by nicotine. |
| APPETITE AND NUTRITION | High caloric value reduces appetite. Imbalanced diet and malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, ulcers and disorders due to low fiber diet | No appetite when intoxicated. Imbalanced diet, vitamin deficiencies, malnutrition result from 'fast and binge' lifestyle. | Increased appetite shortly after smoking. No long range weight changes. Used to increase appetite due to chemotherapy or disease | Little appetite when intoxicated. Imbalanced diet, vitamin deficiencies, malnutrition result from 'fast and binge' lifestyle. Weight gain with chronic use. | Little appetite when intoxicated. Malnutrition, vitamin deficiency with chronic use. | Reduced appetite. |
| BRAIN | Dysfunction when intoxicated. Lowered sensitivity to stimulus. Poor muscle coordination. Loss of cells and memory with moderate to heavy use. Extreme dysfunction when addiction is not met. | Stimulant when first administered. Depression as intoxication ends. Chronic use causes major brain dysfunctions including psychoses, paranoia, amnesia, belligerance, temporary and permanent damage. | Dysfunction when intoxicated: loss of muscle coordination and lowered sensitivity to stimulus, alhough sensations appear more vivid. | Stimulant when first administered. Depression as intoxication ends. Chronic use causes major brain dysfunctions including psychoses, paranoia, amnesia, belligerance, temporary and permanent damage. | Dreaminess and loss of contact with outside stimuli when intoxicated. Impurities may cause temporary or permanent brain damage. Including symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease. | Dysfunction when intoxicated: loss of muscle coordination and lowered sensitivity to stimulus, especially with inexperienced users. Extreme dysfunction and craving when addiction to nicotine is not met. |
| SEXUALITY | Lowers inhibitions and stimulates tactile organs in small amounts. Larger quantities desensitize the senses but lower reasoning abilities. | Desire is lowered during intoxication. Chronic users lose sexual interest. | Seems to enhance the desire and experience. | Enhances desire in some individuals but lowers tactile sensitivity and ability to perform. | Desire is lowered during intoxication. Chronic users lose sexual interest. | None |
| FERTILITY | Moderate to heavy use lowers undamaged sperm count and causes irregular menses. | Lower undamaged sperm count. Irregular or lack of menses in habitual users. | Lower undamaged sperm count and irregular menses. Dose related. | None | None | Lower undamaged sperm count. |
| FETAL DEVELOPMENT | Causes 'fetal alcohol syndrome' which includes brain and central nervous system damage, poor muscular control, problems with internal organs if used at all during first two trimesters. | Lower infant weight at birth, nervous system damage. Internal organ irregularities. | Increases rate of spontaneous abortion. Lower infant weight at birth. | Lower infant weight at birth, nervous system damage. Internal organ irregularities. | Lower infant weight at birth. Nervous system damage. | Lower infant weight at birth. Central nervous system damage. |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCY | Extreme dependency in about 10 % of general population. Moderate dependency in others. | Extreme dependency in small proportion of population. | Moderate dependency in about 5 % of population. | Extreme dependency in small proportion of population. | Extreme dependency in small proportion of population. | Extreme dependency in large minority of general population. |
| PHYSICAL ADDICTIVENESS | Moderately addictive. Major changes in cell metabolism of habitual users. Long withdrawal period. Physical addiction moderately easy to break. | Moderate addictiveness. Long withdrawal period. | No physical addiction. | Moderate to high addictive. Major changes in cell metabolism. Short withdrawal period. | Low to highly addictive changes in cell metabolism. Short withdrawal period. | Very addictive. Major changes in cell metabolism of habitual users. Physical addiction difficult to break. Long withdraval period. |
| SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | Unpredictable behaviour during intoxication including social withdrawal, belligerance, depression, irrational behavior. | Belligerance. Short temper. Paranoia, amnesia. | Alienation from general population. Withdrawal spaciness. | Belligerance. Short temper. Paranoia. | Withdrawal, disinterest in environment. | None |
| MINIMUM LETHAL DOSE AND TOLERANCE | Tolerance increases quickly, high lethal dose, even in inexperient users. | Tolerance increases at moderate rate. Amount needed for intoxication approaches lethal dose eventually. | Tolerance increases slowly. No known lethal dose. | Tolerance increases very quickly. High lethal dose. | Tolerance increases moderately. Amount needed for intoxication increases moderately. Amount needed for lethal dose increases quickly. Inexperienced users are at a much greater risk. | Tolerance increases quickly. High lethal dose. |
| DEATHS WORLDWIDE | Millions yearly. Mostly caused by heart and liver diseases, accidents and belligerance. Relatively few fatal doses. | Thousands yearly. Mostly caused by belligerance and irrational behavior. | Thousands yearly. Mostly caused by police actions and accidents. | Thousand yearly. Mostly caused by financial disputes, belligerance, irrational behavior and accidents. A few dose related deaths. | Tens of thousand yearly. Many dose related deaths. Also financial disputes, robberies and violent crime. | Millions yearly. Mostly caused by lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, reduced resistance to infections and a few by fire. |