Drug dealers or your friends are looking for people to get addicted to drugs so they feel accepted. Drug dealers know that people will get addicted, and that means they will make a lot of money. Drug dealers, friends, and sometimes relatives get you hooked on the most accessible drug, so you will be addicted, just like them. One time taking drugs can change your whole aspect on life. Marijuana builds up tolerance and soon after using marijuana a couple of times, you need something more to satisfy your need for dopamine. That is why marijuana leads you to use more hard core, dangerous drugs.
3. The teens said many things when they were asked why they took drugs. Some did it because they wanted to make friends and fit in. Others did it because they were stressed and had family problems going on. Some did it because it was a spur of the moment thing. All these reasons and their decisions affected who they are today, most of them wish they could go back.
4. Some could not stop taking a drug even though they wanted to because they couldn’t function through daily life without it. They needed the drug to do normal activities during the day and they were dependent on it. I learned that once you are addicted, there is no turning back. There is no stopping out of nowhere just because you want to. You are hooked and affected for