SOME SAY NO TO DRUGS

You ready for this? Not everyone does drugs. Did you know that?

Well, now that you know you don't have to do drugs, here are some reasons
why five South Mississippi youths say they choose not to do drugs.

"I'm drug-free because I have no reason to do them. Most people do drugs
because their friends do them, but I do my own thing," said 16-year-old
John Davis, a student at D'Iberville High School.

Briana Morrison, 15, of St. Martin, has a different motivation to be drug-free.

"Drugs are gross. They make your breath stink, and they make you stupid,"
Morrison said.

Alex Tourville, 15, of St. Martin, said he doesn't do drugs, nor would his
girlfriend.

"It's not good for you," he said. "You'll smell like smoke and it's not
Christianlike; plus, my girlfriend would not like it if I did."

Natalie Matuszczak, 14, of Gulfport High School said, "They are bad for
your body. They harm your body and distort your thinking."

And Amanda Stetson of Biloxi Junior High said, "I think drugs have no point
to them. I just don't see a sense in doing them, because all the risks
there are in doing drugs."

Those are just a few responses from a few of the many South Mississippi
teens who have chosen to live drug-free lives.