The Overtaken Analysis

First, I saw “The Overtaken” twice because it had a powerful message. As someone who is has reverence for my body and is cognizant of what I consume,I have never had the curiosity to use drugs recreationally as a teenager or now as an adult. Furthermore, I have not known individuals who suffer from drug addiction nor seen firsthand the adverse consequences associated with drugs usage. As a result I paid close attention to this documentary and it further connected and confirmed what I have always been aware of, that drugs are dangerous and even the seemingly harmless ones such as alcohol and marijuana are truly not harmless. Throughout the video I though this documentary should be shown to all adolescents and young adults in our society because it can shed light on what can occur as a result of drug use. It is easy to dismiss public service announcement and anti-drugs pamphlets, but if drug education utilizes videos such as “the Overtaken” with individuals who have experienced what substance abuse can do it will greatly impact today’s conversation on drug. …show more content…
The image and words of Asia, I believe that was her name, the young lady who was paraplegic and suffered from slow speech will always remain with me. She was the young lady who overdosed on ecstasy and was in a coma for two months. It saddened me to see how one decision changed the course of her life forever and how much she suffers still in her adult life based on a decision she made as an adolescent. Overall, this documentary did an excellent job in addressing the dark side of drugs and establishing that the reality that taking drugs does not make one cooler or belong instead it can does cause the opposite to