The image being described is an impactful photograph of a mother with two young daughters. The mother is stated to have possession of drugs, along with the distribution, and usage of the substance. Her children look on, one crying and the other looking extremely curious as to what her mother is doing, an example of the beginning effects on the children being around their mother, the thought and/or understandest that drug usage will make you feel “better” or that it’ll make your life “better.” The purpose of the image is to show that drug abuse does not only affect you, but people and family that are around you. The image provides a strong pathos argument due to the …show more content…
The effects of substance abuse affect more than just family. Substance abuse will affect everyone you know;your neighbors, friends, coworkers, or classmates. The effects can range from being unreliable, having to ask friends or family for financial help, or in an employment or school, having to force others into a situation of decreased productivity or lacking of participation. As a result of that, the people around the user may start to resent the person abusing