Drug example essay topic

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D.A.R.E. I have enjoyed our DARE class a lot. But, most of all I learned a lot from Deputy Anderson. He taught us all about drugs and alcohol, why they are bad for us and why we should never start using them. Deputy Anderson taught us to say NO, and how to avoid situations that could put us into harms way. Deputy Anderson explained to us the many different types of drugs and the effects that these drugs can have on us. Drug abuse can affect us in many different ways, not just by getting high.

Using drugs can have harmful effects on our family and friends. They can make us do things that under normal circumstances we would not normally do, like steal and lie. It would be horrible to me if my family could not trust me, because their trust and faith in me means too much. If doing drugs means losing friends, my friends are more important. Besides my real friends would never ask me to do drugs anyway. I did learn that all drugs are not bad for us.

Dr's give us drugs to make us better when we are sick or hurt. But sometimes, you can get addicted to drugs that the Dr gives you. When my sister Lauren had her surgery for her appendix, the Dr gave her drugs that were very strong for the pain, my mom flushed them down the toilet, and had her use less strong drugs. So, any drug even one's that are intended to be good for us can be really bad for us if we do not follow directions, or use them the wrong way. That was something that I never thought about before.

Deputy Anderson gave me a lot of things to think about, so now I know I will be more conscience of the choices I make and the friends that I choose. But most important, I choose to be drug free!