If you’re honest, you know that
drugs can be harmful to you. Loads of people
do drugs, but the trouble is, you can never
quite be sure what you’re buying. There
could be anything in that drug. You would
be none the wise… until possibly afterwards.
Maybe you didn’t know that:
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Cannabis
is six times as likely to give you
cancer as tobacco.
Heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD have
addictive properties and can kill.
Cannabis is linked to serious lung
disease, paranoia and psychosis.
Aerosols and solvents can kill you
instantly.
There are big dangers in using unclean
needles and syringes.
Drugs alter the
way your body works and although they may
offer a buzz, the harmful effects they have
on your body are massive. You might already
know that. But what abut the damage to your
personality? Misuse of drugs can destroy who
you are. Drugs such as ecstasy and cannabis
are linked to personality disorders and psychosis.
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The long and short of it is that drugs
are liars. They promise you the cheap buzz,
but don’t mention the health risks.
They promise escape, but don’t mention
the downers that follow. They seem to promise
friendship but don’t mention addiction
or detox.
The Bible tells us that the body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). To
use drugs to alter that body can be damaging
to us and to our relationship with God.
Drugs will leave you lonely and low –
don’t fall for the myth. The buzz lasts
for only a short time and once you’re
up that high, it’s a long way down.
Drugs take away your God-given potential by
altering your very nature. They take you somewhere
false for a short time, which can have huge
and dangerous consequences.
But it’s important that you remember
that God is a healing God. Nothing is too
big for Him to handle.
Options/Help lines
So what do you do? You might have just used
an illegal drug for the first time, or you
might feel you are addicted to one. You’ve
made the right first move by reading this.
Check out what the Bible says, pray, talk
to your youth leader and get someone to pray
with you.
