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-- Posted by K r e s c e n d o at 12:59 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

For my Drama piece, me and two others have to do a piece of theatre (play) on Drugs.

So we were doing research and I found quite interesting, and startling statistics on drugs.

Some of them where:
* There is 281, 145 problem drug users in England and Wales,

*41% of 11-15 year olds have been offered one or more drugs,

*25 to 35 tonnes of Heroin is shipped to the UK every year,

*Half of all crimes is drug related.


I found it really interesting. Before, I didn't think of drugs has being as serious as it really is. Of course, I am shy and sheltered to drugs, meaning that where I am/live, not a lot of drug-related things happen. So I was shocked to find something like that.

But I was wondering,

Has anyone here taken drugs? If so, what age where you, and do you still take that particular substance/drug?


-R'


-- Posted by abbigayle303 at 12:59 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

idk i'm fron jamaica


-- Posted by Thejoeyc at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

100% of people in the uk dus meth. thats y their teeth are so fucked up. duh


-- Posted by robdude at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

people commit crimes to buy there drugs


-- Posted by greatescape at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Don't read too far into government drug studies.  As a general rule of thumb, they are full of crap and propaganda.


-- Posted by greeneyedbeauty at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Wait, sorry. I'm in the US.


-- Posted by Natsy at 1:01 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

i've never done drugs lolss x


-- Posted by Littlestoxie at 1:02 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Yes, 16, and yes.


-- Posted by meow666 at 1:03 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Quote: from Thejoeyc at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008


100% of people in the uk dus meth. thats y their teeth are so fucked up. duh

my teeth are apparently quite straight and white...


-- Posted by Atomic440 at 1:03 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Well, I haven't taken drugs but someone I know started at about age 13 and has taken weed, ecstasy, salvia, cocaine, DOB and LSD. They are fine and regularly take weed and ecstasy.
;)


-- Posted by MindFreak20 at 1:04 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

The first time I tried drugs was on my 18th birthday, I figured fuck I'm bored might as well give weed a try and hear I am.
I smoke weed 24/7 365.


-- Posted by K r e s c e n d o at 1:07 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

Quote: from Thejoeyc at 9:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008


100% of people in the uk dus meth. thats y their teeth are so fucked up. duh

lol u cn tlk. ur frm texasss


And when I said UK based, I meant the studies. Other than that, it's open discussion.  


-- Posted by Charolastra at 1:11 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

i tried cigs at 17 (16?) and i've never really stopped since. marijuana and alcohol consumption started at 18 really, i don't smoke weed a whole lot but i drink on a regular basis


-- Posted by thebOsssx3 at 1:14 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

i'm clean (:


-- Posted by girlbythewhirlpool at 4:44 pm on Dec. 12, 2008

mmm that is a lot of heroin.

well i used to smoke on and off when i was like 12. drank from the age of 16. since then I've experimented with mdma and coke. i'm not like a regular, regular user of drugs but if I'm offered something by a friend i'm not gonna say no. basically.

anyway, in this country the whole legal/drugs system is fucked and I wish someone would rethink it completely.



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