Whats a Good Way to Start a Drug Abuse Essay?

Question by Clare: Whats a good way to start a drug abuse essay?
Like one sentence? I’m terrible at starting essays. xD

Best answer:

Answer by Croatian ? Angel
Start off with an interesting statistic.

“Last year alone, _____ people died from drug-realated overdoses”

“Every second, ______ people will end up dying from a fatal injection”

Those are hypothetical examples.

Answer by Hayleybear XD
i’m assuming its an informative essay, so you could start with facts about drug abuse, for example
BLAH BLAH% of people are affected by drug abuse in this country, BLAH BLAH% of people are in rehabilitation or have been through rehabilitation. or something like that, this interests readers and makes them want to read more. or you could start with a story of your personal experience with drug abuse (not implying you have any, but if you do it’d work.) or you could start with a rhetorical question like “How many people which you know have been affected by drug abuse?” this however is probably the worst choice since it’s so bland. After your attention getter you’re going to want to add a thesis statement summarizing what your body paragraphs will cover.

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