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I don't know how to create a
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I have just left school and I
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good look where clothes are
have recently applied for some lobs. I
concerned. I cannot afford all the latest
have an interview fairly soon, but I am
fashion styles as I am a student, but I
a very shy person with very little
I don't know what to
confidence. stilt want to look nice.
expect from an interview or how to act.
You do not have to spend lots
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Please can you help? I would hate to
Look at the
of money on Fashion.
think I didn't get the job because of the
clothes you already have and create a
person I am.
new look from these, for example, if
you have a long skirt make it shorter
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Get a member of your family
:'r a friend to act as a future employer and add cheap accessories as fashion
changes. Use your imagination and
and act out your interview. Always
you can do wonders to the clothes you
prepare some questions beforehand
I really Fancy this guy at
that you would like to ask. This could 0: already have.
make you seem fairly confident even if school, but he doesn't even know me.
you are not. There are relaxation I'm dying to talk to him but he hangs
I have lust met this great girl
techniques you can try while you are around with some of the popular girls 0:
waiting, for example, simple breathing who are much prettier than I am. I and our relationship is brilliant. We
exercises. Try to be yourself. don't know what to do. I think about spend a lot of time around each others
him all the time. I'm worried that if I do house but I am too embarrassed to
spend the night with her. The problem
pluck up the courage to talk to him he
Most of my friends have tried
0: is not sex, but the way I snore. I have
might lust walk away and I will feel
drugs and some are still using them and totally devastated. What shall I do? tried various remedies but I am more
they wont me to try them too. I don't worried about telling my girlfriend my
want to seem chicken but I don't want problem. Any suggestions?
Find out about what this boy
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to try drugs either. How shall I tackle
It might be a good
is interested in.
this? A:
If your relationship is as good
way to spark off a conversation. if he
as you think, it shouldn't be a problem
does turn you down, remember that
Don't feel pressurized by
A: telling your girlfriend. I am sure she
there are plenty more fish in the sea.
anyone to take drugs. I'm sure your will understand, she may even Fall
You are still young and have your
friends will respect you a lot more for asleep before you and be a sound
whole life ahead of you to find the
having ....your own mind. II they do not, sleeper. See your GP and find out
perfect partner. Looks should not be an
and they ore stilt hassling you I think what he or she recommends or try
issue - what is inside is far more
it's time to Find new friends sleeping with the bedroom window
important. Good luck!
open. The fresh air may even do you
some good.
Are fake tablets dangerous?
Fake tablets can be dangerous as you may never know what they
contain, though MDMA is thought to be responsible for the
deaths associated with Ecstasy.
This drug is mostly taken at pubs and clubs. Somebody can
'eoslly spike your drink, so watch your drink being poured and What to do if somebody collapses!
carry it around with you of ciii times. Ecstasy use is an Call for an ambulance straight away, make sure they are lying
experiment in the unknown, nobody can tell you what sort of face down so they don't choke on their own vomit as this has
long term risks you are taking whilst using it. been known to have killed people. If you know about First aid
you should monitor their vital signs. if they are burning upyou
Who uses Ecstasy?• should cool them down. Do not try to give them a drink if they
Up to 5,000 000 people are thought to use Ecstasy a week, it is are unconscious, and tell the ambulance people what they have
mainly.use1 by young eopIe. taken.
What is Ecstasy? Ecstasy and the risks!
Ecstasy or 'E' is the common name for tablets and pills that There is still so much we do not know about this drug. Research
contain ci drug with the chemical name of Methylendedioxy - has shown that it can cause damage to the heart and other
methamphetamine (MDA for short). organs of the body, make pupils dilate, you get feelings of love,
happiness and energy, excess sweating, loss of appetite,
Where does Ecstasy come from? exhaustion and depression. These are only some of the effects of
Ecstasyi mode illegally by back street chemists usually outside E.
Britaftt mainly smuggled in from Britain. Thank you
it-11 Kerry Porter and Theresa Barclay would like to thank and express their gratitude to
Is 111egal? the following people who make the first edition of Youth Quake possible:
Ecstasy iso class A drug, the same as heroin. It carries the Jo Marchment- Youth Worker
stiffeSt penalties and is illegal to have it anywhere even in your Roger Ogle - Editor - Link Magazine
pocket Recently people have gone to lail for simple possession. The Gang - Young people . production team
If you were caught and the police thought you were selling it or Jonathan Doney and Sam2 - Graphics - Swindon College
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No other.drus at alL although dog worming tablets and fish tank
have been known to be sol as Ecstasy.