Drugs Info

drugs

You'll hear everything there is to hear about alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy, speed, coke, heroin, inhalants....

So, like, what's the REAL story about drugs and alcohol? (And alcohol is definitely a drug, too...just like nicotine is!)

Here, you can learn straight facts about what each drug does, what it doesn't do, and the danger of each...and often, there is real danger....

People do drugs and drink, because, to start, it makes them feel good... or erases feelings...but that's only the beginning.... ALL drugs change the chemicals we have naturally in our brains...and when the brain starts changing, adding to, subtracting from its own chemicals, that's a problem -- because those chemicals control our feelings and actions!!!!!!

If you're affected by parents taking drugs

Coping in a family where a parent or carer has a problem with drugs can feel very lonely. But if you're in this situation, you're not alone.

Over a quarter of a million young people have one or more parents with a serious drug problem. Almost a million have a parent who has problems with alcohol. Which means that there are people out there who can understand how you feel - and The Edge can give you help and support.

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