I. II.

Intro Body

A.

The consumption of illegal drugs causes numerous health

complications.

1.

The use of illegal drugs can effect the physical health

a.

Teenagers who abuse drugs may suffer from bouts of high fever during which the body will escalate to a high temperature.

i. b.

This may prolong for a few days.

The heartbeat will increase to an alarming rate and so will the blood pressure.

i.

Teenagers will consequently face serious health complications such as a stroke or a heart attack that may lead to death.

2.

Drug abuse may also result in serious mental complications.

a.

In certain cases, teenagers who take drugs may experience chronic hallucinations, panic attackcs and even paranoia.

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These conditions can result in the deterioration of their emotional stability and eventually result in insanity.

3.

In order curb drug adduction, hospitals and psuchiatric centres should perform proper monitoring and prescribe rehabilitative medication according to the physical and mental condition of these drug abusers.

a.

The recovery process will be faster if regorous psychiatric therapy is given to address the underlying emotional probles suffered by them.

B.

Drug abuse will also affect a teenagers studies.

1.

As mentioned earlier, excessive use of drugs may affect an

individuals emotional stability.

a.

They will find it difficult to focus in class as drugs make

them anxious.

i. 2.

They will experience extreme feelings of anxiety.

This in turn causes them to have a very short attention span,

and if the problem persists, it will result in unsatisfactory grades.

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Consequently, they will not be able to further their education and will lose the motivation to pursue a promising career.

i.

In short, drug abuse closes the avenues for their

livelihood.

3.

Thus, it is imperative that schools take proactive measures to

ensure drug abuse does not spread among students.

a.

One way to do this is by organizing interesting activities

that encourage students participation.

b.

Awareness campaigns on drug abuse should be held on a

regular basis to educate students on the dangers of drugs and drug abuse.

C.

Finally, drug abuse also affects a teenagers social life.

1.

When teenagers become addicted to drugs, they will lose their friends as they prefer to be with those who share the same habit.

2.

Apart from that, teenagers do not have a stable source of income and since drugs can be expensive, they will steal or rob in order to get their supply of drugs.

3.

As a consequence of such acts, they will ostracised by society and viewed as a threat to public safety.

a.

They will be shunned by their own community and deprived of opportunities for employement.

b.

To make matters worse, parents too, tend to disown their children who take drugs.

i.

As a result, the parents will feel hopeless and sink into depression or worse, continue the bad habit of taking drugs.

4.

Hence, it is crucial that parents educate their children on the dangers of drug abuse.

a.

It is equally important that parents know who their childrens friends are.

b.

The government should also be involved in this by organising nationwide campaigns to increase public awareness on the dangers of dryg abuse.

III.

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