What are some of effects of legal and illegal drugs?

To start off with let tell you about a legal drug and its effect. Alcohol is a legal drug that you can buy at many places as long as your over 21 which is the legal drinking age. Alcohol is one of the most used legal drugs. Its a depressant which means it slows down brain activity. Short term efects are slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, and a hangover. Long term effects are you can have halluncinations, and premanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and liver. These are the effects of alcohol no let me tell you about marijuana. Marijuana is another commonly used drug. Unlike alcohol marijuana is illegal but however people use it frequently. It is also a depressant. Short term effects are problems learning, distorted preception, increased heart rate and anxiety. Long term efects are addiction, dead brain cells and risk of cancer.