Drugs..

Drugs are not good... but does that mean they are not fun?!

If I have to give a quick conclusion about drugs I would probably say 'they are dangerous', not only physically but mentally- which therefore to me... makes them BAD. Drugs are not only dangerous to those that take it but to those around them.

Not all experiences with drugs are 'dangerous', but the mental effects it can have on brain behaviour can be suttle to the extreme. People often compare alcohol to drugs, then try and argue that drug's are 'safer' than alcohol... but really they are both dangerous in different way's!

Back onto the topic of drugs.. for instance marijuana is often described as a sedative or a narcotic. But it effects part of the brain that controls memory, emotions and judgment, it can cause a long lasting effect on retaning and retrieving memory in the future. Which.. if you compare the pro's and con's of smoking 'weed' then im sure there is a obvious deviation between the two.

I think it's very easy to forget how serious drug taking is, not only in itself being dangerous but highly addictive from being close to someone who still suffers from the affects today 20 years later. Really does make you question, is it worth it?

A useful website on info about drugs: www.briansource.com/brain_on_drugs.htm