Australians have had a delight for drug taking, often reaching high levels of abuse, since the beginning of settlement. (Reasons why youth take drugs) INCREASE SELF ESTEEM REDUCE BOREDOM ESCAPE WORRIES AND PROBLEMS REDUCE DEPRESSION INCREASE ENERGY FEEL ACCEPTED OVERCOME SHYNESS ESCAPE LONLINESS STAY ALERT NEW SENSATION BLOCK PAIN ESCAPE FAMILY SITUATIONS PART OF CULTURE CURIOSITY AVOID MAKING DECISIONS INCREASE SELF CONFIDENCE TO SLEEP So no matter what we do to help teens, it's never going to be enough. ... Amyl Nitrate was discovered in 1857 a...

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Use of narcotics and cocaine diminished or reduced by the 1920s. ... Drugs also were used: • To see visions or gain insights • To dull the pain of ritual mutilation in initiation ceremonies • To enhance the strength and pain resistance of warriors to prepare them for battle, or to program them to kill • As pain or hunger suppressants • To help cope with thin air at high altitudes • To relax during celebrations By current standards, the historical use of herbal preparations was not too harmful. ... It also decreases hunger, inhibits the cough ref...

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If used as a teen it can cause retarding of the normal brain cells. ... Heroin also gives a high when used. ... Most of the time, drug abusers either are unable to see the penalties or reduce the severity of them in their mind. ... The user may feel as if they were using the drug again for several minutes or less until the LSD wears off. ... However at the end of the day most citizens will not be affected if marijuana is legalized. ...

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