MYTH : | You can get addicted to drugs only if you use it for a long time |
FACT : | Drugs can cause the brain to send the wrong signals to the body. This can make a person stop breathing, Have a heart attack or go into coma. This can happen the first time the drug is used |
MYTH : | Drugs increase creativity. |
FACT : | Drug users lose clarity of perception and thinking and coherence in action. |
MYTH : | As soon as a person feels normal, all the drug is out of the body. |
FACT : | Long after the effects of the drug stop being felt, the drug can still be in the body. For example, cocaine can be found in the body for up to one week and marijuana for up to 3 months after a single use. |
MYTH : | Drugs relieve stress. They help deal with problems. |
FACT : | Drugs only make people forget and not care about their troubles. When the drug wears off, the problem is still persists. |
MYTH : | Teenagers are too young to get addicted to drugs. |
FACT : | Addiction can happen at any age. Even an unborn child can get addicted because of their mother’s drug use. |
MYTH : | One can try drugs just once and then stop. |
FACT : | Almost all the drug addicts start by trying just once. |
MYTH : | Most of the addicts get their first drug from peddler or a pusher. |
FACT : | Most of the addicts get their first drug from a friend or an associate in the. form of a favour. |