This document provides an overview of drugs, including their history and types. It discusses how drugs were first discovered and passed down through generations. It defines drugs as chemicals that affect thinking, feelings and behavior. Many drugs come from natural sources like plants, while others are man-made in labs. The document then covers various illegal and legal drugs like ecstasy, opium, cocaine, LSD, marijuana, and others; and describes the harm they can cause to organs like the heart, lungs and brain. It lists reasons why people use drugs and ways to stop using drugs, such as rehab or counseling. Finally, it shares a story about a boy named John who struggled with drug addiction for over 20 years.

2. THE HISTORY OF DRUGS
First drugs likely discovered
through accident and observation
They were then able to
use the substances that
had beneficial effects to
achieve desired results
and they passed there
knowledge of these
‘drugs’ from generation to
generation

3. Drugs are
chemicals or
substances that
affect the way
you think , feel
and behave
What are drugs ???

4. Many of these
chemicals
come from
natural
products like
wine comes
from grapes
Other drugs such as
amphetamines are
man made in labs

5. HOW CAN DRUGS HARM
YOU
Illegal drugs can damage the
brain, heart, and other
important organs.
<- A damaged
heart because
of drugs
^damaged
lungs due to
drugs
A
damaged
brain

Because
of drugs

6. Well if all drugs can harm you why you people take them
-Makes them feel more grown up
-Makes them feel more confident
-Makes them seem more grown up
-Most people take them because they
enjoy the effects and the feeling
-And many more reasons why people take them …..

7. Types of drugs
ecstasy
Opium
Crack cocaine
Lsd
marijuana
stimulants
anti –
depressants
cocaine
Crystal meth

8. About cocaine
It damages :
The heart
Blood vessels
The lungs
And the brain
cocaine
About ecstasy
It damages:
The heart
The jaw
The stomach
And the brain
Street names :
• E
• XTC
• X
• Adam
• Hug
• Beans
• Clarity
• Lover’s Speed
• Love Drug
Street names :
• Coke
• Crack
• Flake
• Rocks
• Snow
• Charlie
• Sniff

9. About heroine
Heroine slows the breathing and
the heart rate often to the point of
death
Its extremely addictive and can lead
to overdoes
Heroine users usually share
needles which spreads hiv
Street names :
• Horse
• Smack
• H
• Skag
• Junk
• Brown Sugar

10. How can you stop if you take drugs ???
Ways you can stop :
-Go to rehab
-Phone one of the help lines
-Get counselling

11. Watch the link below to find out the
truth about drugs
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/the-truth-about-drugs.htmlhttp://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/the-truth-about-drugs.html

12. Conclusion
You have seen what drugs do to you and
how they can effect you and how your
body works you have also seen the
truth about drugs .
Its your life do what you want . You
only have one life so live it .

13. This is a story about a boy called
john and why he started using
drugs
“My goal in life wasn't living...it was getting high.
I was falling in a downward spiral towards a point of no
return.
Over the years, I turned to cocaine , marijuana and
alcohol under a false belief it would allow me to
escape my problems.
It just made things worse.
I had everything, a good job, money, a loving family, yet
I felt so empty inside.
As if I had nothing.
Over twenty years of using, I kept saying to myself, I’m
going to stop permanently after using this last time.
It never happened. There were even moments I had
thought of giving up on life.”