Drugs

Don’t do that its illegal, that’s all I seem to here these days, its so boring around here I wish I had some weed here to toke on. Good morning teachers and students today I will be informing you about adolescents and the reasons why they decide to start using drugs.

These days adolescents who use drugs, including alcohol, do so because they like the feeling of what the drugs do to their brain. All drugs of abuse, from alcohol to nicotine to heroin, cause a series of temporary changes in the brain that produces the "high."

The pleasure of a kiss, a bowl of your favourite ice cream, and a compliment may all be related to a rise in dopamine levels in the normal person's brain. Drugs of abuse also boost dopamine levels. When a person takes a hit of crack cocaine -- or a drag on a cigarette -- the drugs cause a spike in dopamine levels in the brain, and a rush of euphoria, or pleasure. While it's not the only chemical involved in drug abuse, experts have come to believe that d...