Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. You've probably heard that drugs are bad for you, but what does that mean and why are they bad? Medicines Are Legal Drugs If you've ever been sick and had to take medicine, you already know about one kind of drugs. Medicines are legal drugs, meaning doctors are allowed to prescribe them for patients, stores can sell them, and people are allowed to buy them. But it's not legal, or safe, for people to use these medicines any way they want. Cigarettes and Alcohol Cigarettes and alcohol are two other kinds of legal drugs. (In Estonia, adults 18 can buy cigarettes and alcohol.) But smoking and excessive drinking are not healthy for adults and off limits for kids. Nicotine is the drug in tobacco leaves. Whether someone smokes, chews, or sniffs tobacco, he or she is delivering nicotine to the brain. Each cigarette contains about 10 milligrams of nicotine. Nicotine is what keeps peo...
"Do you need to go?" She bit her lip. "Phil's supposed to call in a little while... I didn't know you were going to wake up..." "No problem, Mom." I tried to tone down the relief so she wouldn't get her feelings hurt. "I won't be alone." "I'll be back soon. I've been sleeping here, you know," she announced, proud of herself. "Oh, Mom, you don't have to do that! You can sleep at home -- I'll never notice." The swirl of painkillers in my brain was making it hard to concentrate even now, though, apparently, I'd been sleeping for days. "I was too nervous," she admitted sheepishly. "There's been some crime in the neighborhood, and I don't like being there alone." "Crime?" I asked in alarm. "Someone broke into that dance studio around the corner from the house and burned it to the ground -- there's nothing left at all! And they left a stolen car right out front. Do you remember when you used to dance there, honey?"
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