I happen to browse through the web, and found above the influence. Visiting their site, I learned...

Marijuana has 400 chemicals. I guess that's why it makes people feel 'high'.

About 45% of teens, rages from fourteen years old, become alchohol-dependent. Or, alchoholic.

One out of eight teenage boys is responsible for teen pregnancy. Isn’t it stressful enough trying to balance school, family, friends and work? What if you had to take care of a baby on top of all that?

When you smoke you are either depressed, paranoid, gotten suicidal thoughts or you have a short attention span.

Mrijuana is very addictive. Still think marijuana is not addictive? Your brain and body become used to the damaging effects of pot, after excessive use.

The average American child may view as many as 40,000 television commercials every year. So, by the time you become a teenager you’ve been bombarded by hundreds of thousands of messages. Are your eyes burning yet?

The number one cause of death among individuals aged 16-20 is motor vehicle crashes.

Effects of abusing cough syrup (which includes DXM) are: nausea, seizures, heart palpitations, blackouts, and even brain damage or death.

Oh yes, these are some things I learned today. Well, I think that these facts are very helpful especially to teenagers like me. I think that we ought to know something about the social issues around us: drug addiction, smoking, etc. Just visiting the 'above the influence' I learned a lot. :)

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Monday, October 08, 2007

Are you a senior too?

I know I'm a Senior. I know I'm a senior because I am anticipating the 'rest days' i.e., Sportsfest, Sem Break, Christmas, Prom, Graduation, without thinking about those 'stress days'. I know I'm a senior because I want to do something special for my last year in highschool life. I know I'm a senior because I cannot get a grip of my life. I know I'm a senior when I can't catch up with logarithms and El Filibusterismo's. I know I'm a senior because I am more carefree than ever before, not worrying about my grades. I know I'm a senior because saturdays are getting 'fun days' or, 'busy days'. I know I'm a senior because I want to shout out to the whole world how I want to die!

Yes, I'm a senior. I believe these are the epitomes of a dreaded life. Unfortunately, I couldn't escape from these things. It's a thing that we all have to face.

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