Drugswhy do we still make drugs?

By,Emily

People abuse drugs for many different reasons. Some people use drugs because of peer pressure.

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0310171/whypeople.htm

According to the latest surveys, cited by the DEA themselves, there are about 12.7 million people who have used some illegal drug in the last month and perhaps 30 to 40 million who have used some illegal drug within the last year.

Cocaine kills about 2,200. Heroin kills about 2,000. Aspirin kills about 2,000.

This was before and after she took drugs.

Cocaine. Opiates. Alcohol. Nicotine. These are some commonly abused

drugs.

Not all drugs kill you but it doesn’t mean you should do them.

Why do some people fall so easily into the thrall of alcohol, cocaine, nicotine and other addictive substances, while others can, literally, take them or leave them?

The answer, many scientists are convinced, may be simpler than anyone has dared imagine. What ties all these mood-altering drugs together, they say, is a remarkable ability to elevate levels of a common substance in the brain called dopamine.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986282,00.html#ixzz10AnSzrWX

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Methamphetamine is a very powerful drug and is so dangerous because it only takes one time to become addicted. The reason for this is not a simple one because it has many tricks up it's sleeve. The first one (which it does right from the get go) is making you feel like it has improved you and your whole life immensely. It has you believing that you are a much better person than you were before taking it. It makes you feel happy and you enjoy doing everything, and life is grand. For some people, it takes a little longer to be convinced and then others won't be convinced at all - but not many.

This is a lady who used meth for 10 years.

Some symptoms of drug use.Loss of appetite, increase in appetite, any

changes in eating habits, unexplained weight loss or gain. Slowed or staggering walk; poor physical coordination. Inability to sleep, awake at unusual times, unusual laziness. Red, watery eyes; pupils larger or smaller than usual; blank stare. Cold, sweaty palms; shaking hands. Puffy face, blushing or paleness. Smell of substance on breath, body or clothes. Extreme hyperactivity; excessive talkativeness. Runny nose; hacking cough. Needle marks on lower arm, leg or bottom of feet. Nausea, vomiting or excessive sweating. Tremors or shakes of hands, feet or head. Irregular heartbeat. http://www.acde.org/parent/signs.htm

Behavioral signsChange in overall attitude/personality with no other identifiable cause. Changes in friends; new hang-outs; sudden avoidance of old crowd; doesn't want to talk about new friends; friends are known drug users. Change in activities or hobbies. Drop in grades at school or performance at work; skips school or is late for school. Change in habits at home; loss of interest in family and family activities. Difficulty in paying attention; forgetfulness.

http://www.acde.org/parent/signs.htm

This is Jennifer’s story of when she used meth

I got together with my current ex-husband in 1998, but I had known him since childhood. He was my first love, and I would have done anything for him. He was using drugs and I felt pressure to participate. When we first got married, I smoked cigarettes and weed and drank alcohol. But soon, we began using hard drugs together. We tried cocaine and speed - first snorting, and later smoking it off of tin foil, a light bulb, and even a glass pipe.

http://www.drugfree.org/portal/drugissue/meth/story.jenn.slideshow.html

She was arrested all these times for illegal drug abuse.

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As of 1988, all states prohibit the purchase of alcohol by youth under the age of 21 years. Consequently, underage drinking is defined as consuming alcohol prior to the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years. Current alcohol use among high school students remained steady from 1991 to 1999 and then decreased from 50% in 1999 to 42% in 2009. In 2009, 24% of high school students reported episodic heavy or binge drinking.6

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/alcoholdrug/index.htm

This is the mouth of a person that does meth.

These could be your children so don’t do drugs.

All this could happen to you.

THE END.