Drug+Awareness


 * What I have learned about commonly used drugs, their negative effects, and consequences for abusing them.**

During this unit, I have learned so much information about drugs and alcohol addiction. Before I really got into this topic, I only knew alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. After the unit I got to learn the types of drugs that are being used but more importantly consequences of abusing drugs. The drug that caught my attention was painkillers. Every type of drugs I learned about was all new for me such as LSD, crack, weed and marijuana, however the one I have never imagined that it could be a drug was painkillers. The consequences once you are addicted to painkillers are just like heroin. Moreover, this drug could be easily used because its legal and you could buy it from pharmacist. It is your choice to take the drug or not, but to go through all those pains after the effect of drug or addiction goes away, I would never ever even touch a drug. You lose everything that you loved so much like your families and friends. Becoming addicted to drugs means that you can't ever live your life as you lived before. Most of the people who take drugs for the first time does it for curiosity or peer-pressure. They think that its just a one time or party thing, it is not going to affect my life. These people say now that they should have never tried drugs and something they wouldn't imagine doing again. If they stop after the initial use, it won't cause much damage. However, drugs are not made to use it only for once. You want more and more drugs and your body starts feeling like you need the drug to survive. Some of the drugs that are highly addictive is cocaine, causing them to want more and seeking for another time to take the drugs. After this. people use drugs regularly and has to depend on drugs.The chemical inside drug will control everything you own in your body. As I heard stories, drug addicts life becomes miserable and their life fails. If they had a nice career, they will lose it. If they will have money, they will use everything for drugs.


 * Discuss your personal health and wellness in relation to illegal drug use. Describe how you will manage your own curiosity, social pressure, self-esteem, or personal goals to help you stay away from illegal drug use.**

I will never and have no intentions to take drug in my life. Since I learned what drugs could do to your life, I am pretty sure I can say no when a friend comes up to me and asks if I want drugs. In addition, drugs look much more disgusting than how I viewed it before. I learned so much about the consequences. I won't release my curiosity toward drug usage. I know that I will lose people I love especially my family and lose everything I have owned. If a student threatens me to take dug, I would tell a teacher or principal to give me solutions. I can promise myself to never touch a drug.