The drug problem among

The drug problem among

the British teenagersCONTENTS

Introduction

What did the European survey show?

The most spread species of drugs.

Cannabis

Cocaine

Heroin

Amphetamines

Ecstasy

Hallucinatory drugs

Tranquillisers & Sedatives

A story about Simon Foster.

Report of Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence.

A new anti-drug campaign & it's help.

Conclusion

Bibliography list

INTRODUCTION

The title of this paper is "The drug problem among the British teenagers". At present there exists a big problem, concerning many teenagers. This is the problem of drug addiction.

The government of many countries takes measures to eliminate this addiction. But even in such developed country as Great Britain these measures aren't very effective. However the police very often arrest 12- & 13-year-old drug users.

The aim of my scientific work is to expose the harm of the drug addiction & to explain it to the Ukrainian youth, because the drug problem is a very big problem. If we don't stop it, the damage to humanity will be irreparable loss. The consequence of the drug-use in many cases is the death.

What did the European survey show?

Nowadays, there many secret groupings devoted to spreading of drugs. There are many kinds of drugs & that's why many teenagers cannot resist the drugs' temptation.

That's why last year, a European survey showed that the number of teenagers who had tried drugs was 6 per cent in Greece, 15 per cent in France and 30 per cent in Britain.

Statistics show that drug use by British teenagers has doubled since 1989. Half teenagers who were interviewed admitted they had tried at least one type of drug. 70 per cent said they had been offered drugs in the past 3 months.