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Okay, this is my public service announcement over the present.
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Okay, let's start off by what is a depressant.
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Well, more drugs have multiple categories to them. A depressant is just one of them.
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There are multiple types of drugs that make up the depressant category.
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The effect of the drugs include anxiety relief and muscle spasms.
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They'll induce sleep and can prevent seizures
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and they are very dangerous if not used correctly.
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You should not use them if they're not prescribed to you.
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Okay, next, what are the physical effects?
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Some of the present can relax your muscles causing slurred speech, dizziness,
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low blood pressure.
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They can also make you lose motor coordination
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in case of an overdose,
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in case of an overdose.
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Science that might be present or shallow respiration, clammy skin,
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dilated pupils and a weak and rapid pools.
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What are the psychological effects?
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The effects on the mind are amnesia, confusion, reduced reaction time,
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mental function and judgment can be compromised.
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Long term effect might be dependent on the drug intolerance,
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which is never good since if you feel like they are not working,
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you might be persuaded to take a larger dose and this can lead to an overdose.
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Why is the younger generation more susceptible to drugs?
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The reason teenagers are more likely to use the presence or any type of
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drug is that they think that because it's prescribed it's safer than other drugs,
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which is not true.
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The effect on the president's are
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abuse the effects on the prints that are
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abused or fatigue disorientation and can cause seizures.
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If we're drawn for daily use,
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highly recommend that you don't take any if not prescribed to you and if
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you don't if you don't take them according to what your doctor recommends.
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You can become tolerant to the use of these drugs and become dependent
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if taking them not accordingly to your prescription.
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So here are some ways that you can seek help. You can call the S. A. M. H. S. A.
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Helpline and the number is 1800
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6-2 43 75. You can also go to the more than Rehab Center
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and Brian, which is locally to us.
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So here are my academic references
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and yeah, that was my P. S. A. On the presents.