Anti-Drug Use

Why Do People Use Drugs?

It's an escape from their problems...

• Doing drugs can create more problems for the user. These problems may be physical, mental, or law related. It can also cause relationship problems with your significant other, friends, or family.

To fit in...

• People use drugs to fit in with the crowd or just because they caved into peer pressure. In reality only a small percent of teens do drugs. Also resisting peer pressure is not that hard if you know what refusal skills to use.

To Experiment...

• Some teens try drugs just to see what it is like. But this is something you should not do because even trying drugs once can have affects on your body.

To Rebel...

• Have you ever fought with your parents and wanted to defy their rules? Doing drugs is not the answer. Drugs can mess with your life in many ways. They can ruin relationships and your health.

To Seem Cool...

• People face bullying and are called names or told they are worthless. This is sad but true. Some of the victims of bullying turn to drugs. They may do it to seem cool and have the bullying stop. The bullying may stop but the drugs will change you. Your friends may not want to hang out with you, your grades may drop, or you may become a bully.