When we were very young someone had to look after us all the time. We were fed, washed . . . and so on. But as we got older, we began to learn to do things for ourselves. This is growing up. It's learning how to take responsibility for ourselves.

We do this S L O W L Y we don't learn it all at once! But we can learn to make our own decisions, to look after ourselves, to keep ourselves safe.

Click on the links at the top of this webpage and read some stuff about drugs. Think about it - talk with your friends - and make your own decision about how you will keep yourself safe.