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D.A.R.E. <br />By: Grace Mork <br />Would you risk you're life to try drugs, tobacco, and alcohol? It might <br />seem tempting and friends may encourage you to try, but if you knew that <br />400,000 people die each year from these substances, would you take the <br />risk? I have decided I will not. I learned in D.A.R.E. that the risk is too high. <br />Besides all the information about the harm that drugs, alcohol and tobacco <br />can cause, Officer Young had a humorous teaching style so it was easy to <br />learn! <br />Before D.A.R.E., I didn't realize how dangerous drugs, alcohol and <br />tobacco can be. There are minor side effects like yellow teeth, bad breath, <br />shortness of breath, and more colds all from smoking. However, smoking <br />can also cause major damage like cancer in many parts of your body <br />including your brain, mouth, lungs, heart, stomach and liver. Alcohol and <br />drugs can cause similar damage to your brain, liver and esophagus. Those <br />are all important organs, and I would like to stay healthy. <br />If the physical damage isn't enough to convince you to say no, think <br />about the fact that alcohol, tobacco and drug use often leads to addiction. <br />People addicted to drugs will do unbelievable things to get more. I learned <br />in D.A.R.E. that violence is common in the lives of addicts. I have seen this <br />on the TV show Intervention. The lifestyle that addicts end up in is <br />disgusting and hurtful to the families. I would be heart- broken if someone I <br />loved chose drugs over me! <br />