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Title : illegal drugs General: to inform Specific purpose: to inform audience about two common drug use in worldwide, that are marijuana and cocaine. Central idea: firstly, elaborate the definition of marijuana and its bad effects. Then followed by definition of cocaine and its bad effects. Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, PCP, speed, shrooms, crystal meth, and angel dust are all types of illegal drugs. What is an illegal drug? An illegal drug is something and often a substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness. Statistics shown that over 40% of high school senior in worldwide are use some kind of illegal drugs, and recently 1999 national household survey on drug abuse showed that two most common drugs that are marijuana and cocaine. Marijuana used by 11 million people, while cocaine used by 1,500 000 people.
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Marijuana is commonly referred to as Pot, Mary Jane, Chronic, Weed, and Reefer. Marijuana is a product of the hemp plant and contains the chemical THC that is the most potent of over 400 chemicals found in marijuana and mainly affects the brain. Marijuana is a greenish-gray substance consisting of dried-shredded leaves and flowers from the hemp plant. Most users roll it into a cigarette called a 'joint', or into a cigar called a 'blunt' Some short-term effects of marijuana include distorted perception, increased heart rate, and a loss of motor coordination. One long-term effect is the possibility of lung cancer, and many experts say that marijuana use leads to use of other more potent and dangerous drugs. There are also some medicinal uses of marijuana such as relieving nausea and pain. Some studies also indicate the possible relief of glaucoma. B. Cocaine is commonly referred to as Coke, Freebase, Big C, Lady, Candy, and Snow. Cocaine is derived from the leaves of the cocoa plant and is then further processed to produce the common street drug. Cocaine comes in two forms a white-crystallized powder, and Crack is processed with baking soda and water to produce rocks. Cocaine is either snorted or dissolved in water and injected directly into the blood stream and Crack is smoked. Some short-term effects include increased heart rate, blood pressure, irritability, and anxiety. Long term use of cocaine commonly causes severe paranoia. Government spent very high expenses to stop the flow of illegal drug to users. Many methods have been applied, but this situation still occurs.  Marijuana, cocaine are most widely used drug in the worldwide and most people use these drug. Hence, we are as educated person should think how to avoid this problem, at least avoid ourselves to involve in illegal drugs. 
 * Transition: **now we move on to marijuana’s definition first.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Transition: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">bad things will come out with bad effects, as well as marijuana, there are many bad effect also.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Transition: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"> second, there is one more type of common illegal drug, that is cocaine. Now we go deeply about cocaine.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Transition: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"> just like marijuana, cocaine also has its effects to users.
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