Pubdate: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 Source: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (TX) Contact: http://www.star-telegram.com/ Copyright: 1998 Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas Headline by Hawk Dear Editor: I am writing you to let you know about some of the dangers and affects that drugs can have on you. I think drugs are bad because they can slow down your thinking skills. When I walk home from the bus stop, I see butts form marijuana, liquor bottles and hypodermic needles in the streets. Marijuana is one of the highly used drugs among teen-agers today. Marijuana is also know to most people as poppy. Cocaine is another drug used by teen-agers and adults. Heroin is another drug that has come back from the past and has already killed several teen-agers in Plano. There are several teen-agers in my area who do drugs, and they have little sisters and brothers and even children of their own, and they do drugs around them. I think that it is a bad influence. I intend to never do drugs because I know the effect that it has on your brain and other cells in your body. Britni Barrett Glencrest Middle - --- Checked-by: Joel W. Johnson