But a number of post-secondary students have reported using amphetamine in order to stay awake and study. Other than that, the use of such drugs has been relatively low.

             So now you can see why someone would result to drugs. After all, us humans are constantly seeking pleasurable stimuli, such as tasteful foods or a nice cold coke. This triggers a special reward in our brains, thus causing us to want to do the same thing again. Which is how an American neurobiologist named James Olds believes drug addiction works. He states that "Whenever a person uses a drug and the effect is produces is somehow pleasant, this effect gets a rewarding quality for that person" (Cardoso and Sabbatini 1).

             This applies even more when dealing with younger people. Usually kids get addicted to fun activities a whole lot more than adults, which makes the use of drugs among younger generation even a bigger problem. A number of studies have shown that the young men and women that make it through the age of 21 without the use of drugs or alcohol, have a much less chance of doing so when they are older (Califano Jr. 1). Since teens aren"t fully aware of all the harmful things that they do to their minds and bodies, they simply go ahead and do it. Even if they do have sum idea, chances are they don"t know the whole story, thus thinking that it"s ok. .

             But it"s not and they have to be educated and shown exactly what they"re doing to their bodies. And to be honest, putting up ads such as "Just Say No!" isn"t going to do it. Because that doesn"t show anything! All that shows is that the government does not want us to use drugs. Do they honestly think that a rebellious teenager is going to do exactly what the government is telling them? I highly doubt it. What they need is a new strategy. They need to show exactly why drugs are not good for young developing bodies. And they have to make it as gruesome and realistic as possible.