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Originally Posted by bdld
numbers would've been worse without the program.
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Maybe. Or we could have spent that money on helping those who get on drugs recover. A recovered addict is a lot better spokesperson than a pamphlet with a slogan.
When I was in 6th grade we had a guy come to my class who was a recovering heroin addict. He had been clean for more than 10 years. He talked about the hell he went through and was very convincing and real. He showed us a movie of what it is like to come down off of heroin. There was a scene where a guy was naked, convulsing, covered in sweat and he was shitting and puking all over a bathroom. It scared the hell out of me and I remember thinking, "I never want that to be me."
I can't say that is the only reason I never tried anything harder than weed, but it is one of the major reasons.