Illegal Drugs

Illegal Drugs
Drugs can be good and they can be bad. Many people abuse them and ruin their lives with them. Many prescription drugs are helpful by aiding in the healing process of sickness and in pain management. Illegal drugs cause most drug related problems in society. Drug abuse has many ill effects on society and teenagers, often resulting in violent crime and behavior.
Illegal drugs effect everyone. They may cause family problems, health problems, and effect job performance. The use of drugs that have to be injected into the body with a needle can increase chances of obtaining the HIV virus. Drugs that are smoked, for example marijuana, can cause lung cancer. Drugs effect the brain also, by causing brain cells to die and in cases resulting in permanent brain damage. The abuse of drugs also effects the economy. People, who use drugs on an everyday basis, have trouble doing their jobs. People, who are caught using drugs on the job, are a...