How Does Substance Use Affect My Life

There are very few people in the world who have the good fortune of not dealing with the exposure of substance use. Or are facing one themselves. For those who have, there are an array of ways it can have an impact on your life. I have had many people in my life who have had a substance use problem. I, myself, have used substances and let it get in the way of my life to a certain extent. I never saw it as a continuing problem. I have gained a plethora of knowledge from experimenting to experience. The situations that has had the most ongoing impact on my life are the ones that were going on around me. Growing up, my dad’s drinking problem had a great effect on the dynamics of my family. Around the holidays would always be the worse. My mother tried to let my dad’s family in on what was going on and they refused to acknowledge it. My siblings and I always seemed to be the outsiders of our cousin’s due to the lack of acknowledgement. Even on holidays, when my dad would drink, they still wouldn’t acknowledge it. They wouldn’t say anything along those terms, but I picked up on the vibes at a young age. The impact my father’s drinking had on my family was negative. Trying to avoid the wrath that was my father when he drank was hard. If he wasn't spoken to he
It was never a major problem (at least in my perspective), but she was spending the extra money she had on it. When it could have been used to on putting gas in her car, groceries, or other life essentials. That was one of the occurring problems with my parents. My mom always seek money from my dad, when he knew she had the money for what she was asking. If I never found out through a friend at school, (weird story), I would have never known my mom did cocaine. It put me in an awkward position. I was the only child who knew and I didn’t want to expose my younger siblings to any more than they already have