Pubdate: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 Source: Sunday Times (South Africa) Copyright: 2003 Times Media Ltd Contact: http://www.suntimes.co.za Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1335 TEENAGERS UNITE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS TADA (Teenagers Against Drug Abuse) are a group of teenagers who campaign against the abuse of drugs. They operate from the standpoint that drugs increase problems rather than solve them. At Umlazi Commercial High, TADA members try their best to teach others about the effects of drugs and the damage they can cause. We are also aware that peer pressure seems to be the main cause of drug abuse. If you are not a smoker or drinker, your friends tend to look down on you. Young people indulge in those activities so that they will be accepted into a group. Your life is yours, and you only live once. Be a leader and do things your own way. Think twice before taking advice from a misguided friend. - Hlengiwe Xaba, Grade 11 and TADA chairperson - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart