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THE HISTORY OF DRUGS
First drugs likely discovered through accident and observation They were then able to
use the substances that had beneficial effects to achieve desired results and they passed there knowledge of these ‘drugs’ from generation to generation
Drugs are chemicals or substances that affect the way you think , feel and behave
What are drugs ???
Many of these chemicals come from natural products like wine comes from grapes
Other drugs such as amphetamines are man made in labs
HOW CAN DRUGS HARM YOU
Illegal drugs can damage the brain, heart, and other important organs.
<- A damaged heart because of drugs
^damaged lungs due to drugs
A damaged brain
Because of drugs
Well if all drugs can harm you why you people take them
-Makes them feel more grown up
-Makes them feel more confident
-Makes them seem more grown up
-Most people take them because they
enjoy the effects and the feeling
-And many more reasons why people take them …..
Types of drugs
ecstasy
Opium
Crack cocaine
Lsd
marijuana
stimulants
anti –
depressants
cocaine
Crystal meth
About cocaine
It damages :
The heart
Blood vessels
The lungs
And the brain
cocaine
About ecstasyIt damages:
The heart
The jaw
The stomach
And the brain
Street names :
• E
• XTC
• X
• Adam
• Hug
• Beans
• Clarity
• Lover’s Speed
• Love Drug
Street names :
• Coke
• Crack
• Flake
• Rocks
• Snow
• Charlie
• Sniff
About heroine Heroine slows the breathing and the heart rate often to the point of death
Its extremely addictive and can lead to overdoes
Heroine users usually share needles which spreads hiv
Street names :
• Horse
• Smack
• H
• Skag
• Junk
• Brown Sugar
How can you stop if you take drugs ???
Ways you can stop :
-Go to rehab
-Phone one of the help lines
-Get counselling
Watch the link below to find out the truth about drugs
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/the-truth-about-drugs.htmlhttp://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/the-truth-about-drugs.html
Conclusion
You have seen what drugs do to you and how they can effect you and how your body works you have also seen the truth about drugs .
Its your life do what you want . You only have one life so live it .
This is a story about a boy called john and why he started
using drugs “My goal in life wasn't living...it was getting high. I was falling in a downward spiral towards a point of
no return. Over the years, I turned to cocaine , marijuana and
alcohol under a false belief it would allow me to escape my problems.
It just made things worse. I had everything, a good job, money, a loving family,
yet I felt so empty inside. As if I had nothing. Over twenty years of using, I kept saying to myself, I’m
going to stop permanently after using this last time. It never happened. There were even moments I had
thought of giving up on life.”