Canadian Government

The Canadian government has some interactive websites about illicit drugs:

Risks:http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/youth-jeunes/risks-risques/index-eng.php

Drug Facts:http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/youth-jeunes/facts-faits/index-eng.php#FactsContent1

These are real proven facts about drugs if you don't trust my words.

Use Statistics

From the Canadian government themselves. 

-The prevalence(total cases) of past-year cannabis use decreased from 14.1% in 2004 to 10.6% in 2009 for Canadians of age 15 or older

-The prevalence of past-year cannabis use has decreased from 37.0% in 2004 to 26.3% in 2009 among people aged 15 to 24 years.

-For Canadians 15 years and older, the total use of past-year cocaine or crack (1.2%), ecstasy (0.9%), speed (0.4%) and hallucinogen (0.7%) use is comparable to the statistics reported in 2004.

-The past-year use of at least one of 5 illicit drugs (cocaine or crack, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and heroin) decreased from 11.3% in 2004 to 5.5% in 2009 for youth of the age 15-24.

-The amount of drug use by youth 15-24 years of age remains a lot higher than that of adults 25 years and older: almost four times higher for cannabis use (26.3% versus 7.6%), and almost five times higher for past-year use of any drug excluding cannabis (6.3% versus 1.3%).

-The rates of psychoactive pharmaceutical(medicine basically) use and abuse remains close to the statistics reported in 2008: 25.0% of respondents aged 15 years and older indicated that they had used an opioid pain reliever, a stimulant, or a sedative or tranquilizer in the past year while 0.6% reported that they used any of these drugs to get high in the past year.

-Overall, 1.6% of Canadians reported using Cannabis Salvia(marijuana) in their lifetime and 0.2% reported use in the past year. The total cases of lifetime use among youth (15-24 years of age) was 7.3% while only 0.5% of adults reported having ever used this substance.

-The prevalence of past-year alcohol use decreased from 79.3% in 2004 to 76.5% in 2009 for Canadians 15 years and older,

-Three quarters of youth (75.5%) reported consuming alcohol in the past year. This is a decrease from 2004 when 82.9% of youth reported past-year use of alcohol.

-The prevalence of heavy frequent drinking among youth 15 to 24 years of age, was three times higher than the rate for adults 25 years and older (11.7% versus 3.9%).

All this information was gathered from the website of the Canadian government. I am not making any claims that I own this information.
Sources: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/stat/index-eng.php

Famous Person

A famous person you should know:

http://www.chucknorris.com/html/kick.html

What is the government doing?

Canada:
The Canadian government has made the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Here is a direct statement from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca about the CDSA.

 "The CDSA prohibits the importation, exportation, production, sale, provision and possession of a wide variety of controlled drugs and substances except where permitted by regulations. Controlled drugs and substances for medical treatment may be legally obtained only with a prescription from a licensed medical practitioner (including dental and veterinary practitioners). A prescribed drug may, of course, be legally possessed and used only by the person for whom it was prescribed. A conviction for trafficking, or unlawful possession, export, import, trade or production of a drug can result in imprisonment, a fine or, in some cases, both."  - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/pubs/adp-apd/straight_facts-faits_mefaits/drug_laws-lois_de_drogues-eng.php

USA:
The US also has made the Controlled Substances Act. Wikipedia website about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act

List of Most Drugs

Just a list:
Cocaine
Crack
Heroin
Inhalants.
LSD
Marijuana.
MDMA (Ecstasy)
Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth)
Amphetamine
Anabolic steroids
Psilocybin Mushrooms

PCP

To be updated...

Sources:

http://www.effectsofdrugs.info/2007/11/12/list-of-illegal-drugs/

Urban Legends about Drugs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_legends_about_illegal_drugs#Attempted_murder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Drug_urban_legends

They are not necessarily real but I thought it may be interesting to read about them.

Possible side effects of drugs

Amphetamine:
-addiction
-irritability
-anxiety
-higher  blood pressure
-depression
-aggravation
-dilated pupils
-dizziness
-sleeplessness
-loss of appetite
-malnutrition
-increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases if injected.

Metaphetamine:
-addiction
-irritability
-aggression
-hypothermia
-stroke
-paranoia
-heart and blood vessel toxicity
-hallucinations
-arrhythmia(heart beats too fast or too slow)
-formication(feeling of insects crawling under your skin)

Ecstasy:

-psychiatric disturbances, including panic, anxiety, depression, and paranoia
-muscle tension
-nausea
-blurred vision
-sweating
-higher heart rate
-tremors, hallucinations
-fainting
-chills
-sleep problems,
-reduced appetite

Cocaine:
-addiction
-pupil dilation
-increased blood pressure and heart rate
-higher respiratory rate
-seizures
-cardiac arrest(heart attack)
-sleeping difficulties
-anxiety
-restlessness
-irritability
-increased body temperature
-death from overdose


Heroin:
-addiction
-slurred speech
-constricted pupils
-droopy eyelids
-impaired night vision
-nodding off
-respiratory depression or failure
-dry itching skin
-skin infections
-increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases if injected.


Marijuana:
-bloodshot eyes
-dry mouth
-reduced comprehension
-altered sense of time
-decreased ability to do tasks that require concentration and coordination
-paranoia
-intense anxiety attacks
-impairments in learning, memory, perception, and judgment; difficulty speaking, listening effectively, thinking, keepign knowledge, problem solving.

Tobacco:

-addiction

-heart disease

-increased risk of cancer in various parts of your body

-emphysema and respiratory diseases

-increased risk of general diseases

To be updated...

Sources:
http://www.yic.gov/drugfree/drugeffects.html
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/