Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Negative effects of drugs.

Think ahead
by Vianney Casa

There are writers who say they need drugs to get inspired. There are artists who do drugs before their performance in order to perform well and without a care. There are people use it to forget about problems. Unfortunately, 46% of teens at schools report using drugs.

Positive: (According to them)
You will feel relaxed.
You will forget about every single problem in your life.
You go to all these places you’ve never been to, and you see things you’ve never seen.
Life turns 'Oh so colorful and happy'.
I won’t be at risk of getting kicked out of my crew.
It just makes me look cool.


Nice. Now let’s get back to reality...
You might feel relaxed at the moment and no problems will exist only for a few minutes, then eventually your problems will still be there; you’ll be back to normal. And not only that you have probably made it worse.
-Drugs can have horrible consequences.
Academically: the declining of grades, school absences, increased probability of dropping out of school, falling asleep in class, not performing well in classes, and not trying to your hardest potential.
Physically: Injuries due to accidents (car accidents), physical disabilities and diseases,possible overdoses leading to death, along with death through suicide, homicide, accident, and illness.
Mentally: Depression, developmental lags, apathy, withdrawal from friends, family, and simply life.
Delinquency: Arrest, adjudication, and intervention by the juvenile justice system.
Friends: You will most likely lose most of them.
Family: Putting family and crisis and at risk of being in danger
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If you get kicked out of your “crew” for saying no to drugs, well then THEY ARE NOT YOUR REAL FRIENDS. What friend would want to put you in the danger of illness, death, and all the suffering drug addicts go through?
You will look cool? You won’t. To the other drug addicts you might, but then people doing drugs don’t look so good. Think of your future. Will you get a job when you’re doing drugs? Will you live to your 90’s doing drugs? Will you enjoy life as wonderful as it is, when doing drugs? Would you trade happiness, all the people that love you, all your successful future ahead of you, all the real fun, the wonderfully beautiful moments of life, just to look “cool”?
Don’t be tricked, Raiders; choose wisely. Remember that time machines do not exist. Think about the things mentioned above and ask yourself if you're willing to waste your life for 5 minutes of feeling free. Are you willing to that the risk of getting arrested, losing your friends, getting Fs, and losing your life knowing you’ll never get it back. Just don't look back in time and say that you regret it, you're making the choice to do it right now.

Sources: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/PUBS/drugid/ration-03.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125202/My%20website/reason.htm

If you need help: Call 1-800-662-HELP to reach a free referral helpline from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Or talk to your parents about it, don't be scared, everything will be OK.