SOME INFO ABOUT DRUGS

Drugs - chemicals which change the way a person's body works.

ALCOHOL & CIGARETTES

These are two kinds of legal drugs. Smoking cigarrettes costs a lot of money, we become addicted to it very fast. What is more, it has bad effects for our skin and lungs. Nowadays teenagers smoke cigarettes and do not think about its consequences. Another popular problem that exists among young people is drinking huge amounts of alcohol. Some people believe that thanks to it, they feel better and become self-confident...

ILLEGAL DRUGS

''Drug problem''- abusing legal drugs and using illegal ones such as ectasy, cocaine, LSD, marijuana, heroin and crystal meth. Illegal drugs can damage heart, brain and other organs. Cocaine for example can damage our heart and cause its attack.

Using drugs causes a lot of cons such as: learning problems and sports problems. It is very common for drug abusers that they do not think clearly and can not make good decisions. Kids and teens try drugs because they want to fit in with a group of peers. They are curious about its effects. Sometimes they feel bored and this is the reason of trying them. Drugs temporarily might solve our problems, feel happier and do not think about problems for a while. Being addicted to drugs means that human's body can not function without it. It's very difficult to stop taking drugs because we become dependent on them.If we stop it, we can vomit, sweat and have tremors.

DRUG ABUSERS AND THEIR BEHAVIOUR

The way of behaviour shows addiction to drugs. These are some symptoms:

- lose interest at school (bad marks, playing truant, do not care about graduating from school)

- change relatives

- ask their ''helpers'' to be left alone

- have concentration problems

- have puffy or red eyes

- sleep a lot (during the lesons)

- have troubles with agression

- have a runny nose all the time

- cough a lot

HOW CAN WE HELP SUCH PEOPLE?

If we see that someone at our school is addicted to drugs, we should tell about it very quickly. Ignoring the problem is the worst solution. We should tell  a trustworthy adult about him / her. Drug abusers need a therapy and special treatment to stop taking the drugs.They should be aware of its bad effects and consequences in our future, short and unhappy life...:(

THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY TAKING DRUGS