Drugs
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The fact that you're here is great. Whether you're
a parent, carer or friend who's worried about someone
you care for, FRANK offers useful information to help
you help them -- like ways to get them talking.
As anyone with a drug problem will tell you, it is
the support of someone close that's got them through
the bad times. It's well worth the effort on both sides
-- just being there for someone in need can make a real
difference.
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Why do it?
Everyone has something to say about drugs, and
fiction can get in the way of facts. It's no good just knowing
that drugs are dangerous - you need to know how and why.
People don't use drugs only because they are
having problems. Some use them for the same reasons they use
alcohol:
they enjoy the short-term effects
their friends have tried them or use them
they want the same kind of experience that
they get from drinking a lot of alcohol
they are curious about the effects the drugs
are easily available as part of growing up,
they might want to 'break the rules'
because they are bored.
This doesn't mean that they will become drug
addicts or seriously damage their health, although some young
people do die from strong adverse reactions.
However, taking drugs can become a habit. Some
people depend on them just to cope with normal life. Their
drug use is likely to have a serious effect on their physical
and mental health. Many addicts also resort to theft and burglary
to get enough money to pay for drugs and consequently get
into trouble with the law.
Whatever you might hear, taking illegal drugs
is not a part of normal life, and most people who do try it
don't carry on.
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