User:BronzeDragonet/School/Health/09

Myth: Drinking and Drug use make sex much more fun; Wrong. Drinking is bad... Worse then some other drugs; Illegal; Common side effect is disorientation, Increase in chance to contract an STD

Common Myth: Drinking and Drug Use make sexual Activity more fun

People under the effects of drugs and alcohol use generally do not know the difference between what is really fun, and what is dangerous. It is a commonly held fact that while under the influence of drugs a person often feels happier. The same goes for uncontrolled Drinking, as it is known to limit a persons ability to judge what is good for them, and what is bad for them. Though it is possible that drinking and drug use coupled with sexual activity may "More Fun" the repercussions of what could happen are highly hazardous. Invariably, at parties where there is no parental supervision, kids are sometimes faced with the problem of choosing to drink alcohol to fit in with the crowd, or not and face the peer pressure to drink anyhow later. This is the breeding ground where STDs and STIs are spread from person to person, as an impaired person will generally not make health conscious decisions, nor act as they normally do while not under the influence of said possible illegal substances. Many people suffer from multiple STDs and STIs just from this simple fact alone, that they went to a party, got drunk, made some regretful decisions, and now have to undergo antibiotic treatment, or worse, a lifetime living with some currently incurable disease, such as AIDS or HIV.

The embarrassment from having to attend both Drug/Alcohol rehabilitation, as well as having to take daily drugs for an STD alone will make most people decide not to try something so stupid again, but not all people know all the facts, or the possibilities of what their actions might do to them later. If people were to just slow down and think through what they were going to do, or even to drink the alcohol they're given sparingly so they don't become drunk to such an extent would help greatly in maintaining proper judgment, and allow them to later make decent, and health conscious, decisions. The same would go for recreational drug use, used legally, which is usually only in other countries, as there are very few, if any recreational drugs available in the U.S.