A further amazing witnessing, despite their daily compulsive use of certain substances, participants dismissed any conceptions of having a drug addiction. When asked to explain, I received similar responses, “I can stop whenever I want to” and “I can survive without drugs, thus I’m not addicted.”
I further examined participants by adjuring them to reflect back on their lives since they began abusing drugs and specify any drastic alterations in their personality and overall behavior, and this time around the results were interestingly varied. One participant, Ike, claimed drugs had nothing to do with any changes in his behavior and personality by stating “My personality has changed but I don’t think its because of my drug use, I think its just a result of growing up.” While another participant, Key, proclaimed, “I’ve become more of a risk taker. Before, I …show more content…
Ron contentedly concluded, “Now that I use drugs, overall I’m happier, nicer, and a positive thinker. Overall, without drugs I wouldn’t be who I am today, I probably wouldn’t even be alive.” Dina gleefully shared, “I would say my drug use has had a positive impact on my life. My drug use introduced me to new feelings I most likely never would have experienced if I were sober. Drugs made up for everything I was missing in life.” Ike asserted, “my drug use has had a positive impact on my life. Although drugs have their uppers and downers, Drugs have kept me balanced throughout my life. Without drugs my life would be a pendulum of stress.” Mirza revealed, “There are so many positive outcomes that have resulted from my drug use. My mindset is more positive. My dreams are more vivid. My future doesn’t look as dim. Everything has become more clear to me, all because of drugs.” Key minimally yet earnestly expressed her drug use had a, “Positive impact, without a doubt in my
I further examined participants by adjuring them to reflect back on their lives since they began abusing drugs and specify any drastic alterations in their personality and overall behavior, and this time around the results were interestingly varied. One participant, Ike, claimed drugs had nothing to do with any changes in his behavior and personality by stating “My personality has changed but I don’t think its because of my drug use, I think its just a result of growing up.” While another participant, Key, proclaimed, “I’ve become more of a risk taker. Before, I …show more content…
Ron contentedly concluded, “Now that I use drugs, overall I’m happier, nicer, and a positive thinker. Overall, without drugs I wouldn’t be who I am today, I probably wouldn’t even be alive.” Dina gleefully shared, “I would say my drug use has had a positive impact on my life. My drug use introduced me to new feelings I most likely never would have experienced if I were sober. Drugs made up for everything I was missing in life.” Ike asserted, “my drug use has had a positive impact on my life. Although drugs have their uppers and downers, Drugs have kept me balanced throughout my life. Without drugs my life would be a pendulum of stress.” Mirza revealed, “There are so many positive outcomes that have resulted from my drug use. My mindset is more positive. My dreams are more vivid. My future doesn’t look as dim. Everything has become more clear to me, all because of drugs.” Key minimally yet earnestly expressed her drug use had a, “Positive impact, without a doubt in my