DRUGS TURN
I grew up seeing my dad come home
drunk and arguing with everyone in the
house, because of this, I would rather
hang out in the streets instead of being at
home. The whole situation made me very
angry. Ever since I was a small child, I can
remember my family constantly arguing.
Despite knowing the devastating effects of
consuming alcohol, I had my first drink at
the age of 12. As I grew up I became more
rebellious. I felt happy while I was outside
on the streets, but I would start wondering
about how the situation at home might
be. I knew that there would eventually be
arguing. Though I witnessed firsthand the
chaos that drinking caused my family, I
decided to start drinking anyway.
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Because I wanted a stronger high, I went
from drinking to drugs. I started using
marijuana, but when marijuana stopped
providing the desired effect, I started
using cocaine. From there, I dove into the
world of crime.
The child, who used to watch his parents
arguing, now became the reason for the
arguments. And the hatred continued
to grow. Things got to the point where I
wanted to kill my own father! I aimed a gun
at him, but wasn’t able to pull the trigger.
I moved up in the criminal world very
quickly, as a teenager I oversaw the drug
trafficking in my entire neighborhood.