Drugs and Peer Pressure

DON’T be part of the crowd

How Peer Pressure Works

Peer Pressure- doing something because you want to fit in

Peer-Pressure mainly affects kids who have low self-esteem

Narcotics, alcohol, and smoking are all prime associates of peer pressure

Heroin Heroin is the most harmful drug there is

Taking heroin results horrible skin diseases such as skin cancer

Poppies have been grown for thousands of years

They have a powerful drug called opium in them

They are one of the most potent pain killer known to medicine

Marijuana is less than one hundred years old

Cannabis the plant it’s grown from is older than civilization

The Ancient Chinese used it for hemp to make rope

While wood carvings found in medieval monasteries

Christian monks used hemp to make early forms of paper

Seventeen century sales were made of cannabis plant that gave the name canvas

Marijuana & Cannabis

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence it was made from the fibers of the cannabis plant

Marijuana causes impaired memory, apathy, paranoia and decreased motor control

Marijuana isn’t physically addictive but it is physiologically addictive like heroin and tobacco

Over five million people are heavy daily user of pot/marijuana and who are addicted to it

Marijuana & Cannabis (Continued)

Cocaine was the club drug of choice in the 1980’s

The Incas considered the coca leaf to be a gift from the sun god

Cocaine

Peer Pressure The reason why teenagers take drugs is because they want to fit into the crowd.

A teenager who would most likely take drugs is one who doesn’t like anything about his life or some without a male parent and a female parent.

A kid who would take drugs is one who is unsure of himself or only sees people who are taking the drug.