I have never done hard drugs before. But if that is what its like to be an addict I am so so so thankful I have never had to go through that. I went  to an inner city and very very tough school. It was run by Gangs and drug dealers. I remember one time a aquaintence of mine (who i learned a few years latter also happened to be a some times dealer) offered me this new thing called Crystal. (crystal meth) This would have been 15 years ago, so I think it was still realtively new. He told me it was just like pot, not that big of a deal. he almost had me convinced when this voice told me that if I ever did meet him after class to pick it up I would forever regret it. Personally I think a higher power told me to walk away and i was just lucky enough to hear it. I had a few close friends who didn't hear and they struggled for years and years. One disapeared. I remember knowing in my bones they were leading this seperate life from when I hung out with them. I now wonder if this chapter is what they were going through before they would come to me broken and sick....