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Ryan DiCicco What I’ve learned about drugs and Alcohol so far
We have learned how to solve bully situations and what drugs can do to our lives. I learned how easy it is for drugs to screw up dreams and goals. I have a dream to become a sports writer, but if I do drugs, I won’t get the job to become the sports writer, so I’m not going the path that other people have taken, I’m going to take the right path so I don’t get involved with drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. I also have a dream that America will someday be smoke and drug free because this country would be so much better off if we didn’t have drugs or cigarettes. Thousands of people die every year because of smoking or are killed in accidents because of drinking and driving. I’ve also learned that Taking prescription drugs not prescribed for you by a doctor in very harmful. Prescription drugs are the third most commonly abused category of drugs, behind alcohol and marijuana. Prescription pain relievers are included the opioid class. Many teens turn to marijuana, prescription drugs, club drugs, alcohol or other substances during their teenage years. Seventy percent of high school students have had at least one alcoholic beverage, and they are often with their friends when they drink. Teens who drink or do drugs can develop addictions. No one sets out wanting to become addicted or chemically dependent. Addiction is not a character flaw or the result of poor willpower. It is a true biological response that fools parts of the brain into acting abnormally. Second, the different drugs and alcohol also flood the system with dopamine. This chemical creates feelings of pleasure and euphoria, which is the high. The first few instances cause a person to like the feeling and repeat behaviors to obtain it. With repeated or extended drug exposure, the brain structure changes. The amount of damage depends on several factors, including what chemicals were abused, in what quantities and for how long. Also