Drug Abuse - Paper 4
- Date Submitted: 03/20/2011 07:27 PM
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Did you know that addictions occur in 1 in every 8 people.
Addictions are a serious problem in the USA. One quarter of people
in the 8th grade have admitted to smoking marijuana regularly. That is
the only the people who have admitted it. 50% of in high school
admitted to smoking marijuana regularly. Also addictions that are
becoming more popular in the United States are prescription drugs
like Oxycotin and Vicodin because they make the persons body relax.
90% of muggings and crimes are related to drugs.
Once upon a time there was a boy named Dan. Dan was a smart
person who had never touched a drug in his life and did well in
school. One day one of his friends said that they were going to try this
completely safe but illegal drug called ecstasy. All he heard his friend
talk about is how good it felt when you were on the drug. Dan knew
that the drug was illegal and was scared to take it because he heard
all the stories in his health class about how kids have died from using
illegal drugs. Since his friends saw that he was scared about taking
the drug they reassured him by saying that it was safe and almost no
one has died from it. Dan believed them so he decided that he was
going to take it when they all went to the mall on that next Friday.
Later that week Dan experimented for the first time on ecstasy. He
felt great and liked how it made him so happy so decided that he was
going to take it more often. The next week Dan wasn’t feeling good
so he decided that he was going to take the pills since he bought
some from this guy that he met with his friends at the mall. After
taking the pill Dan once again felt great and started using almost
once a day. After he saw that the pills were going great and not
hurting his body at all he decided that he would take them a lot more
so that people would like him better. In school Dan realized that his
grades were slipping because it was...
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