The brain registers the psilocybin in magic mushrooms as if it was the natural brain chemical serotonin, and produces its effects by disrupting normal functioning of the serotonin system.
Repeated and chronic heroin users who fail to use sterile needles or share equipment may experience infection of the heart lining and valves, normally due to lack of sterile technique.
Salvia can be purchased without showing any form of identification, making it available to millions of young people across the U.S. who are legally buying the drug.
Many parents are not educated about the deadly effects that inhalants can have on the brain and the body because of the toxicity of the poisons that they contain.