Addictive Drugs, Eating Disorders And Self-Harm

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“ Nobody said it was easy. Oh, it’s such a shame for us to part”- Scientist by Coldplay
A lot of people can relate to the song because it’s about losing someone. If I could change anything in the world, I would get rid of Addictive Drugs, Abusive Nursing Home and, Eating Disorders/ Self-Harm. They may seem like not a big problem but in teens and young adults, it is. They are all very horrible and scary things that are in our society. They need to be gone. These three things effect a lot of people’s lives. Addictive drugs are one of the leading causes of death in adults. Some drugs that doctors prescribe can be addictive. My Aunt found that out the hard way. She took depression pills and many other pills and they made her look and feel like

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