Drug Rehabilitation

Drugs aren’t only an adult problem any longer. Decades back, the thought of children using any kind of illegal substance is unheard of, even ludicrous. And I could only imagine how our great-great-grandparents would react to how society is these days. In more recent years, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is little in the real world which WON’T surprise me. I got a wide imagination, but thinking that what I’m imagining could actually be true is what surprises me. Sometimes I think I see the world through rose-colored glasses and there’ll always be a point in time, without fail, when those glasses are shattered by what’s truly going on.

I used to volunteer for feeding programs back when I went to school. We went to the most depressed areas imaginable — ghettos where residents could stick a knife on your flank without batting an eyelash to get to your wallet. That’s how bad it is in some places. My cousin was robbed by allegedly, a twelve year old kid last week. He pointed a knife at her throat. Needless to say, she gave in. That’s how bad it is in some places. The depression, the lack of guidance, poverty, hunger, abuse — all of these are factors why more and more underage children do drugs.

I remember when I interviewed a twelve-year-old drug dependent. I asked him why he does it, knowing full well why but wanting to hear it anyway. He told me doing drugs alleviates his hunger — he gets his dose from a friend, while no one would lend him money for food. Sadly, cases such as this are rampant all over the globe. You have to choose on what role to play — the observer or the mover. It’s either you stand back and watch or help do something about it. I hope you make the right choice.

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