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    Explorers Newspaper: Drug Awareness Red

    Ribbon Week Edition


    Portola Hills Elementary 8/29/2020

    What Drug Addiction is Mentally Vulnerable


    by: David Lopez
    Not
    by: Matthew Hurtado
    Note: The p-value means the
    Drug addiction is not as clear probability for a result to
    cut and simple as it has been support a hypothesis.
    made to seem within society. A smaller p-value means
    People who suffer from drug stronger evidence in favor of
    addiction are not criminals or the hypothesis. A p-value
    people with poor morals as under .05 shows significance
    prejudice and stigma has made of data.
    them out to seem. However,
    drug addicts are actually people Family history of drug addiction
    who suffer from mental illness. Say no to drugs! It only takes one results in a familial trait of being
    Some people are born with a time to be addicted. more vulnerable to drug
    higher chance than others to addiction (p=.03).
    become afflicted by drug The Who, The What,
    addiction and this is something Siblings that have a familial
    very important to understand. It and the Why: Drug history of drug addiction are
    is very important to say no to both similarly vulnerable to drug
    Addiction addiction (p=.004).
    drugs even if you know others
    who have taken drugs and have
    not become addicted because The who: Drug addiction is an A larger amygdala (part of the
    your biology is different than issue that can affect all human brain) found in people addicted
    your friends and it may only take beings while some may be more to drugs is not related to familial
    one time to become addicted. It susceptible. history (p=.144).
    is vital to realize that drug The what: Drug addiction must be
    addiction should be seen as a viewed as mental illness to begin
    mental illness such as
    positively treating addiction.
    schizophrenia and symptoms of
    The why: Increasing awareness
    addiction can appear after any
    that drug addicts are ill and are not
    number of times drugs are
    abused. bad people will allow for more
    research and possible effective
    treatment options.

    To Receive Direct help for yourself


    or anyone suffering from Drug
    Addiction call:
    Through the scientific 1-800-662-4357
    article, Abnormal Brain
    Structure Implicated in Haiku Tale’s: Student Entries
    Stimulant Drug
    Addiction, it has become A drug is taken
    evident in the fight A dependence has begun
    against drug addiction I cannot break free
    that, “Drug dependence -Matthew Hurtado (grade 6)
    is increasingly
    Peer pressure is not cool. Drugs are
    recognized as a Once should be enough
    not cool . Say no to drugs and be ‘relapsing brain I thought I would make more friends
    cool.
    disorder’”(Ersche). I am alone still
    -Alex Lopez (grade 5)
    Quick Fact

    Drugs addicts are more


    vulnerable to addiction
    due to brain structure!
    (Ersche)

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