sunshine swimmer
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i attend year 12(last year) at public state high school in Queensland, and we were given a book called "street" or something last year, and i have only just read through some of it. The thing that alarmed me the most was under the cannabis section, where it stated that smoking cannabis decreases zinc in your body, which affects hormones and hormone production. Im wanting to know how much it damage this can cause? of course they could just be exaggerating it to scare teenagers, but on the other hand it might be serious...
Also i believe Drug and especially alcohol education needs to be improved in high schools, comming from first hand experience we have no one talk to us about it, i have gotten "in trouble" with teachers and my principle at my school for asking questions about drugs, even though they were questions about what damage they do to you. We are just given a small brief book with "facts" about drugs, sex, alcohol. This outrages me! there is constantly news on tv and radio about under-age drinking and drugs etc. yet the government dosnt take the time to educate the youth on the dangers, health risks etc of alcohol and other illegal substances. They basically just say NO to anything illegal and dont educate, and thats that they expect us not to be curious. It is also crazy to be giving this book to students at the end of year 11 when they are 16, chances are atleast 80% of them have tryed alcohol or drugs by then.
I just think that the government has gone about controlling substances completely wrong.
Also i believe Drug and especially alcohol education needs to be improved in high schools, comming from first hand experience we have no one talk to us about it, i have gotten "in trouble" with teachers and my principle at my school for asking questions about drugs, even though they were questions about what damage they do to you. We are just given a small brief book with "facts" about drugs, sex, alcohol. This outrages me! there is constantly news on tv and radio about under-age drinking and drugs etc. yet the government dosnt take the time to educate the youth on the dangers, health risks etc of alcohol and other illegal substances. They basically just say NO to anything illegal and dont educate, and thats that they expect us not to be curious. It is also crazy to be giving this book to students at the end of year 11 when they are 16, chances are atleast 80% of them have tryed alcohol or drugs by then.
I just think that the government has gone about controlling substances completely wrong.