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