What Made Me Try It - Wanting to belong and to fit in and feel "normal." Trying to dull and avoid physical and emotional pain.
Lessons Learned - I always had people tell me to "say no to drugs." What I was not educated about was what could happen within the judicial system if my actions while using meth were to bring me to an arrest. Mandatory minimums are a harsh reality, and I never knew how much my drug use would hurt my family and the ones I love. Most of all how my actions and record would follow me through life and shadow my world. Meth is a fraud. You may think it feels good and that you are superman, but soon it will rob you of everything.
My Advice - Be honest. Talk with your parents or someone who cares about you as soon as you have any thought or opportunity to use drugs. It might be that you just feel emotionally empty or you might feel alone or awkward at school. Maybe you are not feeling medically healthy or you have physical pain or illness that hurts you. Don't try to remedy it alone. Be honest with yourself and your loved ones. Ask for help. If you don’t feel you can talk to them, contact a help line or school counselor.
C.J.
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