A: Difficulty walking / Blurred vision / Slurred speech / Slowed reaction times / Impaired memory and blackouts / Mental confusion / Paralysis of the nerves that move the eyes / Difficulty with muscle coordination / Persistent learning and memory problems / Liver disease / Unintentional injuries
B: Impaired judgment and motor coordination / Shortened attention span and distractibility / Anxiety and panic attacks /Increased heart rate / Increased risk of heart attack
C: Shortness of breath and dizziness / Lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema / Heart disease, including stroke, heart attack, vascular disease, and aneurysm (burst blood vessel)/ Lung, mouth, throat, bladder, pancreas and kidney cancer / Dry skin and premature wrinkles
D: Jitteriness / Increased heart rate / Increased risk of panic attack / Irregular heartbeat / Prolonged depression / Sleep deprivation / Irritability / Increased blood sugar
Answers: D: Caffeine C: Tobacco B: Marijuana A: Alcohol
As you can see, the negative effects of drugs have nothing to do with whether they are legal or illegal. There is much more to it.
"As with deviance in general, the very definition of which substances are 'illegal' is influenced by powerful interests," According to David Newman in Sociology. In 2006, $157 billion was brought in from alcohol sales in the United States. Tobacco, too, brings in billions each year and is an industry on which many states depend. Though the government limits the use of tobacco and alcohol, it never goes as far as to criminalize use (Newman 249).
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugstobacco/
Newman, David. Sociology. Ed 8. 2010.
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