Drugs Addiction and Its Effects to Indonesian Teenagers

Good morning my beloved friends and all the respectable teachers. First of all, I
am grateful for this chance to be able stand here in this beautiful morning to
deliver my speech.

I am going to address a widespread and serious problem within teenagers in

Indonesia: Drugs addiction and its effects. It should come as no surprise that
drugs have negative effects on its user’s life. There are already many organizaions
and platforms that support “say no to drugs.” We also may already hear about the
effects of drugs from various sources. But my question is, how much do you really
know? Therefore, I have already compiled 3 of the most dangerous side effects of
drugs addiction for us as the teenagers.

My friends and my teachers, the first danger that the addicts must face is injuries.
Drugs use and injuries are closely related because of the violence tendency that
comes from drugs substance. The World Health Organization explains, “Drug use
may be linked to violence at the direct psychopharmacological level.” So it means
that the drug users are prone to violence when they are high. They will easily
commit violent actions like hurting their friends, family, or even themselves
because drugs reduce their inhibitions. Another source for injury is crime
commited by the drug users. we know that drug is expensive, especially when it’s
been used a lot and constantly. The addicts will do everything to get their next fix
eventhough it means that they have to steal, rob, or hurt their love ones to funds
their drug needs. It’s no surprise that there are many drug-related accidents,
injuries, and deaths each year.

Then, the second danger that we need to be aware of is health problem. There’s
nothing healthy about using drugs. Drug is chemical substance. There are various
effect drugs can bring to our body, and most of them are harming. People who
suffer from addiction often have one or more accompanying medical issues both in
the short and long term such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain for short
effect, and if it is used in the long term, it can cause cardiovascular conditions, it
can also eventually damage kidneys and liver. There are still may health problems
that accompany the use of drugs. Let’s be real here, it is impossible that the
doctors are very againts drug abuse if it is not dangerous for the health.

The honorable audience, the third effect of drug use is Behavioral Problems. As I
said before, drugs are chemical substance that must have bring many sides effect
to the user. It is generally bad for your brain, and consequently, it will affect your
behavior. Paranoia, aggressiveness, hallucinations, impaired judgment,
impulsiveness, and loss of Self-Control are some of the many behavioral problems.
These problems can damage our life. The paranoia and hallucinations can make
us hard to concentrate and will eventually disturb our study resulting in lower
grades and failure at school. The aggressiveness, impaired judgment,
impulsiveness, and loss of Self-Control can lead us to troubles in both school and
at home. Are we really willing to ignore that for only a temporary happiness?

Ladies and gentlemen, after knowing the danger of drugs addiction, i hope that it
can hamper my friends’ curiosity in using drugs. The teen years are often a time to
explore and experiment what life can offer. But I can assure you, my friends, that
there are more to the life than drugs. People use drugs to feel happy and to forget
their problem. But if we look around us, our friends and family are the ones who
can make us happy. If you have problems, just talk it out, you don’t need to keep it
by yourself. And if you have the urge to try drugs, remember your future that can
be ruined by using it.

My beloved friends and teachers, I think that’s all for my speech, hopefully some of
the points can be beneficial to everyone here. And the last, Keep save, and say no
to drug. Thank you for your attention.