Physical health
Do you think that your drug use is not affecting your health? Think again...
Injuries and accidents - Ever had an accident after taking drugs? When you are under the influence of drugs you might find yourself doing things that you wouldn't normally do which can increase your chance of getting hurt or having an accident.
Drug-related injuries - can come from things like fights, falling over, operating machinery at work, car accidents or falling off a skateboard.
Getting pregnant or getting someone else pregant - Ever forgotten to use a condom when you were under the influence of drugs? Under the influence you are less likely to remember to use protection which might possibly result in you or the person you have sex with getting pregnant.
Damage to internal organs - Considered the impact on your insides? Heavy use of some drugs can damage the liver. The brain, lungs, throat and stomach can be damaged by drug use too.
Risk of infectious disease - Thought about risk of disease through drug paraphernilia? Sharing needles from injecting drugs is a major risk for getting diseases like hepatitis C or B or HIV which are spread through blood-to-blood transmission.
You can also catch other infections from sharing things like pipes or bongs (eg. colds, glandular fever, herpes).
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