Shocking Mug Shots Reveal Toll of Drug Abuse

Deputy Brett King, in an effort to keep teens and others away from hard drugs, created a 48 minute documentary called, "From Drugs to Mugs." In the documentary there are before and after shots of drug users. Deputy King remembers that when he was a teenager it was very important to wear the clothing that was in. His hope is that by targeting a teenagers vanity he can keep them from hard drugs. The damage of hard drugs can be noticed in only a matter of months. Meth and heroin are often cut with sugar and when that is injected into the bloodstream the body is more directly in contact with the oily sugar and acne is triggered.

Personally I don't see much hard drug use in my school. It seems more like it's the middle age people that do hard drugs. When you are in high school you live with your parents, for the most part, and a good percentage of those parents care about their children and want their children to be in good health. I do think this documentary will work on teenagers especially ages 14-17. They most definetely care about what they wear and how they look. They care so much that they become snotty sometimes. They can afford name brands and you can't. These hard drugs seem to cause your skin to age also, just like tanning. The only difference is that hard drugs affect the rest of your body too. People will do things to their body, like tanning, to make themselves more appealing, even if it isn't healthy. I feel like if they understand what hard drugs do to a body they will stay away from them more.
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