Dealing with Drugs: You’re Not Alone
For teens who aren’t smoking, drinking, or doing drugs, going to school can be one of the hardest things in the world. It’s because that’s when you see it: real teens, not movie stars or celebrities, doing terrible, illegal things to their bodies. It’s not just the “outcasts” or the “bad kids” anymore. It could be the straight-A student or even your best-friend for the past three years. Does it ever feel like you’re the only one not getting high?
On the flip side, if you are a teen engaging in substance abuse, have you ever wondered what life would have been like if you hadn’t given in?
If so, take a look at this article in the Hawaii Reporter written by eighth-grade student, Janae Rasmussen. She asks the same questions that many young adults ask and talks about why she believes teens her age turn to drugs. Sometimes just reading about other teens who have decided not to do drugs makes it easier to say no because that’s when you realize you’re really not alone.