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• Keeping Employed: The Role of Affordable Transportation
• What is a "Living Wage" and Why Does it Matter?
• The Cycle of Child Poverty
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Access to Safe Water: Is it Equitable for Everyone?
• Organizations and People Helping others
• Youth in Action!

Special Projects

Drugs, Alcohol, Poverty and Homelessness

The Difference Between Medicine and Drugs

Some people take drugs if they have a headache or an illness like bronchitis. These types of drugs are called "medicines." Medicines are legal but when people use drugs, they are not usually taking them for health reasons. Many people take drugs to forget their problems or to feel happy.

What impact can drugs have? Watch this short video by student Sardor Zufarov, 13 from Tashkent City, Uzbekistan

Drugs are Illegal

Drugs are illegal so if you get caught, the police will be involved and you might face criminal charges.

Drugs can be very dangerous because people react differently to them. One person might use a drug and be fine, while a friend who tries the same drug
might get very ill. Also, some people who use drugs become addicted, which means that they want to use drugs all the time. (UN, Drugs are not child's play.)

Drugs, Alcohol and Poverty and Homelessness

Abuse of drugs and alcohol can create many problems for people. Sometimes, a person's

The United Nations: Questions you might have about drugs...

need to take drugs or drink alcohol can lead to many problems in life. This can include losing your job, problems with friends and family and in some cases homelessness. People of all ages can become dependent on drugs and alchohol.

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