Harmfull effects of drugs in our youth today?

Answer 1

The effects of drugs and teens can be many. Ranging from physical effects on the body and organs to relational effects with parents and friends. The common effects of drug abuse leads to addiction and dependence to the substance. This addiction can last throughout a persons life if the right help isn't received. You see, it's not just the substance abuse that is issue. There is a whole other side to addiction that is connected with secrecy, emotional wellness, handling situations appropriately, relationships, and the list can go on. Though one may suppress and hide ones drug abuse, these other issues reveal them selves as apart of this drug addiction.

Answer 2

Drugs can affect teens' health in so many different ways, most just end up killing them. First of all, they can damage your brain cells. Also, drugs like cigars, can pop some of your air sacs, which are in you lungs, and if too many get popped, you won't be able to breathe. Other drugs, like tobacco, can shrink your veins, which flow of blood, causing your heart to beat too fast. I'm a sixth grader, and I know this already, so you should too. It'll save you a lot of time.

Answer 3

it leads to unwanted pregnancy (girls and women) since one tends to loose control of their selves when they have taken drugs. Another effect is that you may suffer from certain diseases that are associated with the use of drugs.

Answer 4

It depends on the particular drug and what class of drug it belongs to. But for some of the most popular drugs it's generally the following;

- Amphetamines (psychological addiction, psychosis, irritability, fatigue, weight loss)

- Alcohol (physical and psychological addiction, brain damage, liver damage, cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and stomach, early onset alzheimers, parkinsons disease, korsakoff's syndrome, coma, death)

- Barbiturates (physical and psychological addiction, coma, death)

- Cannabis (clouded thinking, forgetfulness, when smoked along with tobacco reduced stamina, weight gain)

- Cocaine (psychological addiction, psychosis, anxiety, fatigue, weight loss, erosion of the nasal passages when snorted, lung problems when smoked)

- Ecstacy (psychological addiction, psychosis, depression, fatigue, weight loss)

- Ketamine (psychological addiction, psychosis, depression, fatigue

- LSD (psychosis in people who have a tendency to it)

- Magic mushrooms (psychosis in people who have a tendency to it)

- Opiates (physical and psychological addiction, constipation)

- PCP (psychosis)

Answer 5

It is very addictive. It hurts your lungs. It hurts your brain. It kills you.

Answer 6

it affects them by making them do crazy things

Answer 7

1. Messes with there brain.

2. They go to steal & do illegal stuff.

3. Mood swings.

4. They look like walking Zombies with there mouth hanging & many more etc.