Drug Abuse
Why we need to bring attention to this issue!
Teenagers and Drug Abuse
Drugs are a dangerous thing, one of the most common factors in teenagers is substance abuse (Drug Abuse). Why? In High school, and College drugs are very common and hidden throughout the school system. Drugs can be introduced to other students by other addicts, and so the chain continues. There had been a decrease in drug abuse in 2000, but since then it has slowly increased to the point we're at now, as drugs are easier to access, and cheaper to purchase. Mood Altering, Opioid, and Stimulant Drugs like Marijuana, Cocaine, LSD, and Heroin are distributed in and out of schools constantly without the School System. Twenty-Three percent of teens have smoked Pot in the last MONTH, and by the 8th grade Seventeen percent of teens have abused Alcohol, and other drugs. This needs to stop.
Heroin
50 percent of Heroin users die from use. The most common causes of death were drug overdose (21.6 percent), followed by homicide, suicide and accidents (19 percent), liver disease (15.2 percent) and cardiovascular disease and cancer (both at 11.7 percent)
Cocaine
3 percent of the WORLD dies from Cocaine Addiction. 39 Percent of Cocaine users die from use. The most common causes of deaths are overdoses (25.6 Percent), Suicide and Accidents (11.2 Percent) and related diseases caused by use (3.2 Percent).
MDMA/ Ecstasy
X-TC or Ecstasy causes for people to overheat almost instantly after taking the drug, due to the drug causing complications in the nervous system, the body cannot regulate heat properly, and users can die of heatstroke within an hour of use.
What we need to do!
We can end the spread of Drug Abuse with one simple step forward. If we were to provide schools with drug tests we would be able to trace the substance of the drug and to see if the person has done the drug in the last 6 months. We can end drugs with this simple advancement in our society. Is it worth the effort, because it should be.