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Joe Flood A few weeks ago, a man named Joe flood came to our school to talk to us about the abuse of alcohol and drugs and their repercussion they can cause on somebody's life.

He talked about the ways to help people when they are too drunk to act for themselves, underage drinking, and alcoholism. He also spoke about drugs & alcohol, their effects, and how they affect the pleasure center of the brain:The drug travels through the bloodstream after being ingested and reaches the brain. It then triggers a release of chemicals that makes your brain portray pleasure . After feeling pleasure, the brain wants more of whatever caused the brain pleasure, also called a craving. Every time you experience it, you need more than you needed it before to satisfy your brain. That's how you get addicted. Your brain keeps wanting more, and there's nothing you can do about it...

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