Drugs are supposed to make you feel good...but aren’t there
bad side effects???
Drugs give users a short feeling of happiness,
joy, and euphoria. A feeling of being "spaced out". This "high" lasts for a
certain period and then wears away. These feelings are then followed by stronger
negative feelings. Examples are depression, anxiety, sickness, vomiting, guilt,
and a need for more drugs. Drugs are dangerous. They mess with your body
and your mind. They affect your nervous system and your brain. They can cause
lung cancer, liver problems, brain damage, heart attacks and more. If you
overdose, drugs can even lead to death. They begin to affect your personality
and you find yourself doing things you never would have done before. Many teens
go into prostitution for their drug addiction. Some will steal or even kill.
Every day they go through life wanting to get high. Withdrawal is really hard
for some people because their brains have become used to getting these drugs. It
can take a long time and lots of help to remain drug-free. Some people get
through it. Others don’t care.
Links
What makes people
start?
Teen
Growth
Drugs:
What You Should Know
Marijuana: Facts for
teens
Drinking/Drug
problem - What should I do?
Addiction
Information on Common
Drugs of Abuse
Drug
Information
More Drug Information
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Narcotics Anonymous
P.O. Box
13504
Albany, NY 12212
518-448-1776
Hotline:
518-453-5654
Twin County Alcohol and Substance Abuse
428 West
Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414
518-943-2744
Albany Citizens
Council on Alcoholism and other Chemical Dependencies Inc.
P.O. Box
4007
Albany, NY 12204
518-465-5470
http://www.angelfire.com/emo2/beautiful.decay/www.albanycitizens.org
»» Nati0nal Res0urces
((Mailing Address))
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive
Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
U.S.A
If you have a
question for the staff, please send e-mail to Information@lists.nida.nih.gov
or call 301-443-1124
National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug
Information
P.O. Box 2395
Rockville, MD
20847
1-800-729-6686
Marijuana Anonymous World Services
P.O.
Box 2912
Van Nuys, CA 91404
USA
Toll Free 1-800-766-6779
mailto:office@marijuana-anonymous.org
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Hotline 1-800-729-6686