Essay Archive - Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine and It's Effects On Two Lives
Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine and It's Effects On Two Lives
Greek mythology tells of a young god, Morpheus, god of dreams. Morpheus
planted a special purple flower called the lotus. Soon the people of the land
smelled the sweet flowers and ate them. They immediately feel into a deep and
troubled sleep. From that day on, they awoke only long enough to gather the
lotus flowers and sleep again. Eventually they lost their strength and
willpower and wanted only to drift in and out of sleep.1 The story of the
lotus-eaters and similar tales from ancient times show us that drug use is not
new. Toda....
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