Teenage Drug Abuse Really Screwed Up My Life

Solve the Problem Early on Before it Blows Up in Your Face

Teenage drug abuse is becoming incredibly common. These behaviors can ultimately lead to some major problems for these kids' futures. In fact, many adolescent deaths are related to alcohol or drug usage. Teenage drug abuse can also lead to criminal activities such as rape, homicide or burglary. Some teenagers also consume drugs to relieve their anxiety and depression. If one of your kids begins to exhibit aberrant behavior or just outright avoid other family members, you certainly have a strong reason to be concerned. Believe me, I know.

I WAS one of these kids ten years ago. I hated my family, I hated myself and I hated my life. I was lonely, I had no friends and I was willing to do anything to get friends. That is why I turned to drug abuse. I 'discovered' kids that would pick me up if I had money and let me hang with them. The deal was that I would purchase marijuana with my money and then share it with everybody. Once we were out of drugs, I would be dropped off at home.

Things could have been worse if my family had a history of abusing drugs. Thankfully, I was spared from that. My vice was a lack of social skills. I was awfully shy and stayed to myself. As far as other kids were concerned, I was an alien from outer space. The only thing that brought me genuine happiness was hanging with the other kids. Or so it started that way. The only way to hang with the kids was to get high. And so, I got high!

Eventually, it grew to an all out addiction to marijuana. Things got so bad that I was stealing from my own Mother to acquire more 'dope money'. I would steal rings and bracelets from her humongous jewelry box and sell them at the pawn shop. Some of those items were from India and held an intrinsic value to my Mom. But, I didn't care.