Drugs Or Reality

Drugs or Reality

The basics

Drugs differ from one another. Some drugs are made from plants (dagga, heroin) and others are chemically produced (ecstasy, LSD). Drugs can be swallowed, smoked, inhaled or injected. It is highly addictive and the effects different drugs will have on people are worlds apart.

Fact is different people react to drugs differently. Just because your friend is alright after taking drugs doesn’t mean you will be. This works the same way as some people eating without gaining weight while others can diet and not lose any weight at all. Drugs interact with our brains, the most important and sensitive part of our bodies  

There are three types of drugs.

• Uppers make people feel more awake and energetic. The biggest side effects of these drugs are nervousness and paranoia.
• Downers make people feel more relaxed. The down side to downers is that people who are chemically relaxed cannot defend themselves and may not wake up again.
• Hallucinogens warps your perception of reality and a bad trip can haunt you for the rest of your life.

You won’t eat a sandwich if you didn’t know how it was made. Why then would you use drugs made in someone dirty bathtub? There is no safe way to use illegal drugs.

Trying to escape reality is not an excuse to use drugs.

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Mothusi Projects

Ons bied mini-werkswinkels aan om jongmense te help om krisisweerbaar te wees in tye van krisis en trauma

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Ons is elke jaar geskok deur die aantal jongmense wie suksesvol selfmoord pleeg, betrokke raak by dwelms, misdaad en “verkeerde” maats.

Die doel ons Mothusi-projekte is om jongmense en hul ouers te help om te verstaan wat ‘n krisis is en om die algemene tekens van ‘n persoon wat deur ‘n traumatise tyd gaan te kan identifiseer.

We present mini-workshops to coach young people to be better equipped to handle crisis and trauma.

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 The number of young people who attempt and commit suicide, get involved with drugs, crime and “wrong” friends stuns us every year.

 The aims are to assist them to understand the concept of a crisis, to recognise the general profile of a person going through a traumatic time and how to make a difference.

Kontakbesonderhede:

Inter Trauma Nexus

Posbus 165

Garsfontein

0042

Fisiese adres:

Oppi Plaas, Villieria, Pretoria, RSA

Telefoon: 0123333501

Sel: 0837001441

Faks: 0866335186

E-pos: mothusi@itn.org.za

Webwerf: www.itn.org.za

Contact information:

Inter Trauma Nexus

PO Box 165

Garsfontein

0042

Physical address:

Oppi Plaas, Villieria, Pretoria, RSA

Phone: 0123333501

Cel: 0837001441

Fax: 0866335186

E-mail: Mothusi@itn.org.za

Website: www.itn.org.za