Factsheets

• Alcohol
  Drinking and Alcohol Abuse

  

  Find out how much is too much, possible health problems and how to get help.
  
  

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  Are Alcohol/Drugs Getting in Your Way During COVID-19

  

  Are you worried about your alcohol/drug use due to the pandemic?
  
  

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• Marijuana
  Marijuana

  

  Find out about Marijuana, its health effects and how to get help.
  
  

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  Marijuana Edibles

  

  Find out information on what Marijuana edibles are and the impact on health.
  
  

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• Methamphetamine
  Methamphetamine

  

  Find out more about what methamphetamine is, how it is different and its effects on the body.
  
  

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  Methamphetamine and Treatment

  

  Find out how to find treatment for meth addiction.
  
  
  

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• SUD and Pain Medications
  Prescription Pain Medications

  

  Find out more about the risk of misusing prescription pain medications, what to look for, and how it can lead to other drug use.
  
  

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  5 Facts About Substance Use Disorder

  

  Find out about substance use disorder (SUD), its health effects and available treatment options.
  
  

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• Vaping
  Vaping and E-cigarettes

  

  Learn more about the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes.
  
  
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Myth and Facts

• Myth: Youth of color are more likely to drink alcohol than their white peers.
  

  Fact: Cigarettes are used by a small fraction of teens, but tobacco addiction is a serious issue and help is available.

• Myth: Cannabis is legal in California, so I shouldn't worry if my teen experiments with cannabis.
  

  Fact: Cigarettes are used by a small fraction of teens, but tobacco addiction is a serious issue and help is available.

• Myth: Fentanyl is so potent that a person can overdose just from touching it.
  

  Fact: Cigarettes are used by a small fraction of teens, but tobacco addiction is a serious issue and help is available.

• Myth: Using tobacco is a normal part of growing up.
  

  Fact: Cigarettes are used by a small fraction of teens, but tobacco addiction is a serious issue and help is available.

• Myth: All teens experiment with cannabis so I don’t need to worry about my teen’s cannabis use.

  Fact: Studies have shown links between cannabis use and psychosis, anxiety and depression. Have a conversation with your kids about cannabis use now.

• Myth: Substance use is a bigger problem in communities of color.

  Fact: The actual problem is communities of color are less likely to access treatment because of longstanding discrimination, institutional racism and barriers to insurance coverage.

• Myth: Fentanyl is so dangerous, you can overdose just by touching it.

  Fact: Fentanyl is showing up in street drugs and fake opioids designed to look like prescription pills. While you can’t overdose just by touching it, some parts of CA lost more lives to fentanyl in 2020 than COVID-19.

• Myth: Smoking cigarettes is just part of growing up.

  Fact: Cigarettes are used by a small fraction of teens, but tobacco addiction is a serious issue and help is available.