- Drugs
My name is Devon W. I am 17 years old, and I was born in Birmingham, Alabama. My drug of choice is synthetic marijuana, and that is what I got addicted to. My life would be so much better if I wasn’t always lying to cover up my addiction all the time. For about three or so years, I have been using drugs almost daily, and while it has brought me temporary comfort and enjoyment, it really has brought me nothing but trouble and hassle. Even before I was on probation, I had to lie and cover up my drug use to other people. When I got put on probation, I really had to cover it up.
After I was put on probation, I kind of felt like the stakes got higher. It’s like now if I get caught lying about using drugs; I get taken away from my family and put in jail. Not having to cover up my addiction would really be great. It is the best feeling in the world walking into a drug test and not worrying about failing. If I didn’t have to cover up my addiction, I wouldn’t be scared to interact with my probation officer, I wouldn’t worry about jail and I could stay free.
When I first started using drugs, all I did was smoke weed, and I really didn’t feel like I was addicted. I didn’t feel held captive for a long time. About a year or so after I started using, I started recognizing that I was starting to have a problem because I felt like I absolutely had to smoke every day, and I would sometimes skip school and stuff just so I could smoke weed.
Drugs have held me captive in many ways. Because of drugs I am always looking over my back for the police and put my body through pain to get the drugs out of my system before my next drug test. Because of my drug use, I am constantly being taken away from the people I love and can never really live my life.
Now that I have entered treatment and realized the severity of my choices and stuff pertaining to drugs, I know that I want to be sober and free. Now that I am free of my addiction, I just feel like a giant weight has been lifted off me. Being free of my addiction means I don’t have to worry about hurting my family, and I don’t have to worry about going to jail and getting in trouble when I go to court or a drug test. Being free of my addiction also means I will have more money to save and spend on people I love or on things for myself. Finally being free from drugs means I can have more time to spend working on my education, preparing myself for college and thinking about what I am going to do in the future. I want to thank you all for taking the time to read this, and I hope that you all have a nice, healthy life without drugs!