Drugs: How Danagerous Is It?

Drugs: How Danagerous Is It?


     Drugs have infiltrated our cities, our towns and our lives.  Though a small

percentage of people use drugs, they do attempt to spread their plague among

others.  But, how dangerous are these mind suppressors?  Do they kill like the

statistics show, or is it a coverup to stop people from having a good time?

Even in Franklin County, there are drugs.  How bad is the problem?  It is worse

then most people think, but what can we do about it?  Can we do anything about

it?

     Marijuana is the drug of choice among most addicts.  It is provided cheap

and is easily available.  Overdosing it on this drug is not possible, or at

least dying of an overdose, thus making it seem safe.  The high is described as

a rush of calmness and relaxation.  People under the influence feel relaxed and

as if their problems are gone.  The most common method of doing this drug is

smoking it.  The leafy plant is dried and smoked in a joint, or a rolled

cigarette with a paper mouth piece.  It can also be smoked in a bong, or pipe.

Another method is eating the leaves of the plant. They must be cooked in some

sort of fat.  Marijuana is fat soluble, and for the reason, must be cooked in

butter, lard, milk, or other substance.  A new method is being tested.  It

includes "baking" the marijuana under a flame without burning it.  It is nearly

the same as smoking it, but there is no smoke, which may limit the chance of

lung cancer.  Yet is this drug safe?  No.  The short term effects, besides the

calmness are the following: temporary memory loss, rapid heart beat, and

dizziness.  The long term effects include the following: Lung cancer, heart

problems, and immune system disorders.  The equivalent of one joint is four

cigarettes, or ten seconds of car exhaust.  No one sees the dangers of this drug,

and they usually do not care about them, making it even more dangerous.

     LSD, or acid, is a synthetic drug that was originally found on the skin of

a mushroom.  This is considered a psychedelic drug.  It is very cheap, usually

$4 - $5 a trip.  A trip usually consists of 500-600 "mics" of acid.  It can be

made from morning glory, wood petroleum and other chemicals.  The high is very

interesting.  It is described as non-real.  It brings reality and imagination

together in a utopia of relaxation.  This may sound good, but people tripping on

acid do not realized what they are doing and could jump out of buildings or

moving cars and think they will live.  LSD is usually taken by licking a piece

of paper with a drop of the acid on it.  Another method is by dropping a small

drop of the liquid acid under the tongue.  The short term effects include the

high, but also include a rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and memory loss.

Long term effects include relapses of the high, days, weeks, or years after last

using the drug.  Brain damage also occurs, for LSD is a mind-altering drug.  The

high of this is so wonderful to people, that they do not realize what could

happen to them in the future.  It is possible to overdose on this drug, but

deaths are usually nonexistent.

     Heroin is a very dangerous drug.  It is an opiate drug, acquired from the

poppy plant.  Opium was first discovered in the 1800's and people became

addicted in the 1860's. About 95% of the people then, were addicted to it.  Now,

heroi
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