Thursday, February 16, 2012

Drugs.Drugs.Drugs..

"Hey, wanna go get high after school?" This is something I hear every single day. Everyone seems to do it, so it's the new cool thing to do, right? Wrong. Almost all teenagers do drugs because they think that it will make them happy, make them lose weight, they see no risk in it, or it will make them feel good. I did my research and found out some things that I doubt anyone my age knows.

METHAMPHETAMINE (METH)
1. It rots your teeth.
2. Permanently damages blood vessels in the brain
3. Users are prone to extreme anorexia
4. Strokes
5. Heart attacks
6. Tremors and convulsions
7. Lung, liver, and kidney damage
8.  Promotes risky behavior (violence, sexual, crime, etc.)
9. Extreme body temperatures, which can cause brain damage
10. Breaks down body tissue which has a result of your body not being able to repare itself.



COCAINE (crack)

1. Hyperactivity
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Depression
4. Paranoia
5. Itching
6. Hallucinations
7. Paranoid delusions
8. Respiratory failure
9. Stroke
10. Heart failure
11. Seizures
12. Kidney failure
13. Coma
14. Death.

METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (Ecstasy, E)
1. Depression
2. Hallucinations
3. Paranoia
4. Memory loss
5. Damaged and dead brain cells
6. Seizures
7. High anxiety
8. Muscle cramping
9. Involuntary teeth grinding and eye movement
10. Kidney failure
11. Muscle breakdown
12. Heart problems such as skipped beats, extreme rates, and failure

HEROIN
1. Damage to the nervous system
2. Harm to the respiratory and cardiovacular systems
3. Infection of the heart lining
4. Liver disease
5. Kidney disease
6. Skin infections and abscesses
7. Increased risk of getting HIV

Hope this is enough to scare you..
-Ashlyn



1 comment:

  1. This definitly scared me......lesson learned: drugs aren't cool!!!

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