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 › Are drugs really that bad for you?

Yes, they are. People who use drugs usually say they feel great at first and that drugs are the best thing that ever happened to them — but that doesn't last long. Over time, they'll need more and more to get the same high — and this really increases the risk of addiction, and in some cases, overdose. And even if they never overdose, drugs can ruin their health, force them to drop out of school, lose friends, and impair their judgment enough that they'll do some really stupid things. Drug users do things they wouldn't do while sober—they engage in unsafe sex or put other people's lives at risk on the road. Sure, this might all seem fun for them while they're doing it but are they going to be laughing through an unwanted pregnancy, a car accident, or during the wait for results from an AIDS test?

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Drug abusers can develop psychological problems such as suicidal depression or serious physical problems such as liver damage and brain damage. Of course, there's also the risk of death from an overdose.

  So, what you do when someone pressures you to try drugs?

We provide you 21 Ways to say “No” to drugs:

01. No, thanks. It's not for me.
02. Why would I want to mess up a good thing? I'm cool the way I am
03. You're kidding, right? Why would I do something so dumb?
04. No way, man. Taking drugs is stupid.
05. No way, man. Taking drugs is not for me.
06. That's illegal. I don't want to get in trouble.
07. My parents would kill me.
08. No, I already eat too much junk food.
09. Got a pen? Write this down…NO.
10. No not now. Ask me again in a billion years.
11. Two words: N-O.
12. Not today, Not tomorrow. How about never?
13. No, my imagination is already god.
14. No, in fact, never.
15. No, no, a thousand times no.
16. No offense, but no.
17. No, I like my brain in the way it is.
18. Are you crazy?
19. Be gone.
20. No way, put it way.
21. You must be mistaking me for an idiot?