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About Drugs
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If you want to find out a bit about drugs and their side-effects then this is the section for you!
By the age of 13 most young people in Scotland have been offered drugs. It is important that you have an awareness and understanding of what drugs are, their effects, and reasons why some people choose to accept that take them.
No matter how they try no-one can force you to take drugs. It can be difficult if others and friends are putting pressure on you, but you can choose to say no. Most young people do.
Drugs are part of our culture, whether we like it or not. Of course, there are socially acceptable and legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco. However, illegal drugs such as cannabis and heroin have become more part of our society.
In this section you will find:
- Understanding Drugs - Find out more about the types of drugs and the methods in which drugs are taken.
- Drugs A-D - Learn about acid, cannabis and cocaine.
- Drugs E-R - All about ecstasy, heroin and magic mushrooms.
- Drugs S-Z - We look at speed, tranquillisers and volatile substance abuse.
- What To Do If Someone Has A Bad Reaction To Drugs - Learn the dos and don'ts to help someone.
- Helpful Contacts - Lots of useful organisations who can help, or if you want to know more about drugs.
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Young Scot InfoLine - If you have a question or want more information on anything to do drugs, phone the confidential Young Scot InfoLine on 0808 801 0338 (Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm). It's FREE to call - that includes from your home phone and your mobile. Email: infoline@youngscot.org
Last modified: 14/05/2010 17:13:59
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