Volatile drugs, their effects and why they are abused
Answer Text: Volatile drugs-These are drugs that make the consumer intoxicated, dizzy and have distorted speech.-Their fumes are sniffed to get the desired effects.-An example is glue sniffing which is a common sight among street people in most urban and rural centres in Kenya.-The chemical elements of glue have intoxicating properties which give the user some kind of excitement.-It is said that street boys and girls who sniff glue die before the age of seventeen.-They possibly do this to cope with their dangerous and hopeless living conditions.-They also do it to kill time and as a form of rebellion against their family and the society.-No situation in life however difficult should make a young person indulge in drugs as a coping mechanism.-Christians should not destroy their bodies and minds through drugs.-The body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit and human beings are created in God’s image.-Misusing our bodies implies destroying the image of God in us.
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