Drugs

= DRUGS = = = = By Charlie & Hannah. =

=** What is a drug? **=

= What is recreational drug use? =

= What are the consequences of recreational drugs use? =

= How do things get addictive? = Things get addictive because they change the brain so it becomes reliant or dependent on this new substance.

= = = Why do people still take them with the risk of addiction? = 1-Because of the whole 'it wont happen to me' thinking. 2-Because they say they'll only do it once, but some drugs become addictive after just one try. 3-Because some people are at the end of peer pressure and feel like they have to.

= What are some of the side effects of illegal drugs? = Some of the side effects of illegal drugs are: 1-Paranoia 2-Depression 3-Itching/scratching 4-hallucinations 5-Other mental health issues

(NOTE: all information from this page is from our textbooks AQA, AO1, our exercise books and our minds)