Aleza Yostradamus Interview Essay

Walter Grandez

Interview with Aleza Joshstradamus The purpose of this interview that I 've done is to examine the overall view of a young adult of today and her experience with illicit and deviant drugs. A once reserved and modest Mormon girl, I interviewed Aleza Joshstradamus, a long time friend whom I grew up within the Mormon church on her world of drug exploration. Throughout the interview, I conversed with her on topics of like her perception and attitude of drugs, along with her opinion on certain drug policy of today. Before Aleza took a step into the world of drugs and alcohol, she was and still is today an active member of the Mormon church. In today’s society, more than three-fourths of American adolescents say that religion plays an important part in their lives. In study after study, these young people who report more involved with religion (they attend Sunday services and say their religion influences how they make decisions) are less likely to partake in deviance and illicit drug use (Hart & Ksir 14). However, in this case, my interviewee is the expectation. After her first experimentation with alcohol,
She mentioned that the majority of her immediate friends are now either “Stoners” or “Ravers”. She spends most of her leisure time at music festivals enjoying music while partaking in illicit drugs. She feels that this new lifestyle and group of friends are liberating from her previous community, which were nothing but she describes as “close-minded people”. As the interview continued, I asked Aleza my next question, which was “Have you ever had to seek medical attention because of your drug or alcohol use?” It was at this point of the interview, Aleza responded first with a silent pause. After a couple of seconds she responds to my question with just the word