The universal feeling of powerlessness has the ability to morph even the kindest people we know into intense, dark creatures. While this isn't necessarily the fault of the individual, when feeling inadequate and small, it is an inherent response to lash out and make disastrous decisions. We see this trend occur over and over again in today’s society, especially when we look at heroin and other hard-drug addicts.
Addiction usually starts on a small scale; for instance, at a party, when given the chance to just “try” something. The fleeting high of the drug makes all pre-existing issues or worries seemingly disappear, and allow even the most troubled minds to be at rest for only a few moments. This is the instant where the corruption begins. …show more content…
As the daughter of a former heroin addict, I have heard the true stories and experiences of a "junkie", and how a spiked strain of marijuana led to a six-year addiction. Though I'm lucky to have a parent who survived and has since prospered, thousands of households in America do not share my fortune. By having a parent who consistently abuses drugs, children are deprived of positive influences in their lives. This can lead to crime, drug use, and continues the cyclic nature of abuse. Children can find the drugs or alcohol in their homes and try them, practically learning addiction from their parent. What started out as merely "trying" a drug at a party has now evolved into an abusive household for a child and an increase in chances that the child will become an addict …show more content…
If the drug use continues, it can become abuse. Even if the addict doesn't have children or a close family, the drug abuse affects all relationships of the addict and can endanger the public. With children, an addict can condemn them unconsciously, as addictive traits in their genome will make the children more susceptible to addiction. The children also now have access to drugs in their household, and grow up having a negative influence of drugs in their life. Though addiction isn't a choice that people willingly make, it has the ability to corrupt many. In the case of addiction, I firmly believe that those who feel powerless and turn to drugs to find solace are more corrupt than those who have
Addiction usually starts on a small scale; for instance, at a party, when given the chance to just “try” something. The fleeting high of the drug makes all pre-existing issues or worries seemingly disappear, and allow even the most troubled minds to be at rest for only a few moments. This is the instant where the corruption begins. …show more content…
As the daughter of a former heroin addict, I have heard the true stories and experiences of a "junkie", and how a spiked strain of marijuana led to a six-year addiction. Though I'm lucky to have a parent who survived and has since prospered, thousands of households in America do not share my fortune. By having a parent who consistently abuses drugs, children are deprived of positive influences in their lives. This can lead to crime, drug use, and continues the cyclic nature of abuse. Children can find the drugs or alcohol in their homes and try them, practically learning addiction from their parent. What started out as merely "trying" a drug at a party has now evolved into an abusive household for a child and an increase in chances that the child will become an addict …show more content…
If the drug use continues, it can become abuse. Even if the addict doesn't have children or a close family, the drug abuse affects all relationships of the addict and can endanger the public. With children, an addict can condemn them unconsciously, as addictive traits in their genome will make the children more susceptible to addiction. The children also now have access to drugs in their household, and grow up having a negative influence of drugs in their life. Though addiction isn't a choice that people willingly make, it has the ability to corrupt many. In the case of addiction, I firmly believe that those who feel powerless and turn to drugs to find solace are more corrupt than those who have