At the moment in the Wharite Team we have been doing a programme called DARE (Drugs and Alcohol Resistance Education). Its all about teaching us how to make sensible and safe choices, avoid certain drugs, the risks of taking them as well as many other things based around the topic of alcohol and drugs. Yesterday our class discussed, in groups, why young people may take drugs. Here are some of our thoughts:
- Peer pressure
- Family members do it
- To hand out with the cool kids
- To rebel against parents
- Out of anger
- At parties
- To excel at sport
- As a stress reliever
- Ignorance
- To stop being bullied
- Like sheep
- To fit in
- Don't know the effects
- Pain killers
- To follow others
- To get high
- To feel better about themselves
What advice would you give to young people considering the use of drugs for any of these reasons?
I would tell them to talk to someone like a parent, teacher etc....
ReplyDeleteOr if the problem gets worse, see a councilor. Also they could see/learn what effects drugs have on your body if you use them.
this was a good topic and very informative
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