re: Drugs are a hellava thang, what have you seen them do to people?

The needle and the damage done.

Look man, I'll tell you how it is.

I'm a recovering drug addict myself. I've had a lot of friends do drugs. They all didn't get hooked like me. I know a lot that did. I'm 26 years old. And I've had personally at least 15 friends die from addiction. And know countless others.

I do nothing anymore but not everyone is an addict. Some people can smoke weed drink sniff Coke every once in a while. I can't. Once I started using oxy then graduated to heroin it was game over for me. Stole from every family member, lied, robbed random people including drug dealers, overdosed multiple times 2 where I was dead and they brought me back and I was getting High the next day. I've sold my grandparents jewelry. Etc. you name it I've done it.

I have over a year and a half clean now. Work in a treatment center in south Florida. I see everyday the effect drugs have on people man. Treatment is a billion dollar industry just in south Florida. It's fricking sad. Glad my life is back together. Even tho I wanted a xanax so bad during this fricking game tonight lol. But I don't have to live like that anymore.

That's awesome man, always makes me happy hearing stories about people cleaning up. Gives me hope that someday my brother might as well. Thanks for sharing your story.

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Have you got any drug addict stories?

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Too many unfortunately. A few off the top of my head....some of these are typical

A Mom lost custody of her daughter, was cut off by friends and family, and lived homeless for a few years before recently entering a halfway house.

An old friend from high school got hooked on meth. He knew we would be with our families on Christmas morning so he threw a propane tank through our back porch window. He stole as much stuff as he could. Sheriff's got him leaving the apartment complex.

Another friend of mine from high school just isn't the same person anymore. She was 2nd smartest kid in our class, full scholarship for college. Finished her degree and moves back home. Tries smoking weed, decides she loves it, and wants to see what else she loves. She will spend the next 9 years experimenting and partying. No major addictions will come from it, but she just isn't the same. I can just tell that she isn't as smart as she used to be. It's sad.

A close friend of mine from college died from addiction. He was what you would call a functioning addict. He just had to be on something. Usually he was just smoking weed and he could function fine. Didn't take anything else. The problem came when he got caught with some weed. Had to start taking piss tests for court....so his dumbass lets someone convince him to do other drugs that will leav his system faster. Too many uppers and downers one night and his heart stopped. This one hurt the most. He would've done some great things with life if he could've gotten his act together.

I had a female roommate a couple years ago that was cute as could be. 28, responded to a craigslist ad for roommate. She was here about 4 months. Came from California with a decent amount of savings to pay rent( don't know where she got it). Basically this chick would drink hard liquor whenever she was awake until she passed out. She would shake and tremble a lot. Common area's were trashed. Her room was like a hoarder. She was hired for 4 separate jobs, and none lasted more than a week. Two she didn't even return for day 2. One, She had to go to the hospital the first day at lunch. Would knock on my bedroom door at all hours of the night, 11-4am wanting a cigarette after me repeatedly telling her to stop. At least 5 random men over in that time during the middle of the day. Scary scary chick. Ended up having to kick her out.