This document discusses the effects of both legal and illegal drugs on individuals and communities. It explains that drugs can act as stimulants or depressants, affecting emotions and bodily functions like heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. Long-term drug use can negatively impact personal relationships and communities by increasing instances of neglect, crime, and health issues. The document advocates saying no to drugs.

1. Effects of Drugs
On the individual and the wider
community

2. Some drugs are legal. For example:
caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and prescription
drugs.
Others are illegal. For example: marijuana
and cocaine.

3. Drugs effect peoples emotions

4. Some act as stimulates.
• The heart beats faster.
• Blood pressure goes higher.
• It can be hard to get to sleep.
• The body is so busy it sometimes doesn't feel
hungry (Women and Children's Health network, 2013).
Therefore people are usually happy

5. Some act as depressants.
• The heart beats slower.
Blood pressure goes down.
Breathing gets slower.
The body may feel relaxed (Women and Children's Health
network, 2013).
Therefore people may become down and sad.

6. They effect your body (even the legal
drugs)

7. Sometimes drug use can lead to….

8. This effects;
• Families (not sure how to help)
• Communities (finding needles or drugs in the
streets).
• Friendships- (May cause friendships to break
up or fights between friends).

9. SAY NO TO DRUGS

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