| I come from a big but close circle of | | | | change of personality in your friends. That's |
| friends. We've been friends since high school | | | | when you think you should drug test friend. |
| and most of us continue to be. But I tell | | | | And you should drug test him or her! The |
| you, we've been through some tough times. | | | | thing is how are you going to do it? You |
| Some of my closest friends began | | | | can't just come up and tell your friend you |
| experimenting with drugs and soon they got | | | | want him drug tested… or can you? No, |
| hooked. It was ugly, and for two of those it | | | | you have to! |
| still is… Thankfully though, with the | | | | |
| help of some of the guys we were able to | | | | There comes a moment when you HAVE to do |
| intern them in drug rehab centers. | | | | something |
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| They got a second chance | | | | After that phase you just can't see your best |
| | | | friends damage themselves the way they are. |
| It's been around 5 years since most of them | | | | You have see the general picture and realize |
| got out, and I still thank the drug rehab | | | | you have to take them to a drug rehab center. |
| centers. They gave my friends a second chance | | | | The sooner the better, trust me. When we |
| at life. We're still working on two of our | | | | interned our first friend we were still |
| friends. I'd like to think they aren't doomed | | | | teenagers so we got him to an adolescent |
| to be drug addicts for the rest of their | | | | center drug rehab. They treated his drug |
| lives. That's why I keep telling them to go | | | | addiction and let family and friends visit |
| to a rehab center, but each time they seem to | | | | from time to time. He got better and now he's |
| be doing a good job, they fall into a | | | | perfect. Stories like that repeat themselves |
| relapse. It's difficult to talk about this, | | | | all around. |
| and that's why I chose to write about it. I | | | | |
| feel like I should warn people that haven't | | | | Maybe it's luck, maybe it's |
| gone through what I've gone… to prepare | | | | determination… but whatever it is, drug |
| them. | | | | rehab centers provide what drug addicts need |
| | | | to overcome that horrible phase; to have a |
| I think the most difficult part is the | | | | second chance at life. |
| start… When you begin to notice the | | | | |