On one fine summer day, Spongebob Squarepants was taking a relaxing walk along the beautiful village of Bikini Bottom. This is when our favourite walking, talking and singing sponge came across some odd white powder in a bag.
Now, Spongebob was not stupid. He knew very well that the substance could be something very dangerous. But at this particular moment, his curiosity overwhelmed him and he stuffed the bag into his pocket.
"I think I'll go show this to Squidward," said Spongebob, "He knows a lot about odd substances in bags."
When Spongebob reached his friend and neighbor Squidward's house, he knocked loudly on the wooden door.
"Open the door Squidward! I have some really important questions to ask you!" He yelled.
Soon Squidward opened the door for Spongebob and let him enter his house. One thing you must know about Squidward is that he doesn't enjoy Spongebob's company very much.
"I found something really cool!" Spongebob shouted.
"Whoop Dee Doo," Squidward replied unenthusiastically, "I bet it's more exciting than my clarinet."
While Spongebob narrated the uninteresting story of the events occurring during his relaxing walk, Squidward daydreamed about something relaxing on his own.
"Are you even listening Squidward?!" Spongebob asked, "Do you know what this is?"
As Spongebob showed his friend the bag of powder, Squidward appeared shocked. But he was not completely surprised because events like these were not unheard of in Bikini Bottom.
"Spongebob, I really think you shouldn't be playing with that. But I do know what it is. It's Cocaine. It's a drug that people sometimes smoke, sniff or inject into their bodies, but it's very bad. I'm pretty sure it's even illegal to have in Bikini Bottom." Squidward answered intelligently.
"Illegal?" Spongebob's eyes widened at the news.
"But if it is so bad and illegal, why would anyone even have it?" Spongebob continued.
Squidward took a deep breath, "Well, Cocaine has dopamine, which some people find pleasurable in their body. Not only that, sometimes users report feelings of euphoria, hyper-stimulation, confidence, and alertness. But there's negative effects, it reduces the user's appetite and makes them talkative. Also, once the pleasurable effects begin to wear off, symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, restlessness, physical pain, insomnia, depression, paranoia, can occur."
Spongebob nodded encouragingly, "Gee Squidward, I never knew all that! What if I had tasted the white powder? You might have saved me from all those negative effects! I owe you big time! But now I'm wondering, are there any more drugs like Cocaine?"
"Yep, Spongebob, there's probably many more, I think we need to go on an adventure to discover all these harmful substances and more about them." Squidward announced.
