Yeah, they are.
People who use drugs usually say they feel great at first and that drugs are
the best thing that ever happened to them — but that doesn't last long.
Over time, they'll need more and more to get the same high — and this
really increases the risk of addiction, and in some cases, overdose. And even
if they never O.D., drugs can ruin their health, force them to drop out of
school, lose friends, and impair their judgment enough that they'll do some
really stupid stuff. Drug users do things they wouldn't do while sober—they
engage in unsafe sex or put other people's lives at risk on the road. Sure,
this might all seem fun for them while they're doing it but are they going
to be laughing through an unwanted pregnancy, a car accident, or during the
wait for results from an AIDS test?
Need
more proof? Drug abusers can develop psychological problems such as suicidal
depression or serious physical problems such as liver damage and brain damage.
Of course, there's also the risk of death from an overdose.
