I must tell you something, and I know it will upset you, I tried marijuana last night. The words from my friend’s mouth slapped me across the face, I can almost feel the sting now as I recall the experience to you. As her words sunk in I started to wonder if our friendship could survive such a betrayal of trust. Forgive or not, this is the dilemma I found myself in as I listened to my best friend confess that she did something we both promised each other we would never do. She and I met at a fish fry our parents were co-hosting when I was five years old, neither of us knew at that time we would one day become best friends. Her father was a deputy sheriff and mine a police officer. Fish fry’s and other outings were common for our …show more content…
I was worried our friendship may not survive without trust being restored, after all trust is such an important element of friendship, without trust a relationship has no foundation and absent a foundation the relationship will not stand. My friend explained she did not enjoy her experience with marijuana and that she was disappointed with herself for giving in to peer pressure. She apologized to me and said she was very sorry for breaking our promise. She vowed to never make the same mistake again and told me she wanted to be a positive role model for her younger siblings who look up to her. We were freshmen in high school when this occurred and our relationship was strained but not broken. The following year my friend volunteered to speak with some under classmen about her mistake of experimenting with drugs. Over the next several months she proved to me that she was committed to making something positive out of such a bad decision and I noticed I was starting to enjoy her company again. Soon we were the same fun-loving friends we had been for so many years before. I had come to forgive her so gradually over this period that it was hard to remember ever being so upset with her. She had repaired our friendship by being a good role model, by committing to helping others not make the same mistake, and by not giving up on me. Looking back, I realize I needed her to do all these things to earn my respect and trust. Through
Marijuana, is a drug from the Cannabis plant that is intended for medical or recreational use. The main part of cannabis and what makes it so dangerous is THC one of the many known chemicals in the plant. Cannabis can be used in many ways including smoking, ingestion through food, or as an extract. My name is Timur Krapivin and I was caught being under the influence of drugs on school grounds. The specific drug that I was caught with was marijuana in the form of an edible. A weed brownie is one of the many forms that marijuana comes in. I regret everything that I did and now know that my decision was very wrong and could have harmed the ones I cared about the most. The substance Abuse Intervention Program really helped me realize how dumb I was for taking this drug. I put my friends and family in danger because it was my first time and I didnt know what was going to happen or how my body would react to it. The main reason for why I did this drug is because I was curious and wanted to try something new. I know now that this decisions was very irresponsible and dumb. I will definitely think before I act now and use the problem solving skills that I learned in the class. I will make better decisions in the future because I want to be able to reach my goals and have a successful life. I can't do these things by wasting my life on drugs. Marijuana is a very dangerous drug, it affects our community in many ways, and has a long history behind it.
Marijuana, or weed, is an incredibly popular drug for teenagers. Marijuana derives from the dried form of the plant, Cannabis sativa, and has been used to become high. The plant itself has actually been proven to be beneficial to many individuals; however, a chemical compound, most commonly known as THC, is added to alter the state of mind whilst being smoked (Marijuana). Currently, marijuana has been proven to be more popular than cigarettes (Hoffman). However, a marijuana abuser who has gone through treatment may be more likely to die from a nicotine addiction, rather than their previous addiction (Krauth and
Adam reported, “I told my friend I could wait to smoke and when he learned I was talking about cigarettes he said that was nothing and he was smoking marijuana, but I refused to try
Marijuana is perceived by some teens to be the only available alternative when experiencing difficult health problems when medical treatments have failed or when they lack access to appropriate health care. Teens claim Marijuana use can build their happiness during a depressive episode, calm their anxiety, restore their appetite after years of anorexia and even help them get some rest after fighting nights full tossing and turning. For some, medical options were not available in part because "nobody wanted to listen" to them. As a last resort, these teens had opted to try smoking marijuana. In a relatively short time, marijuana helped them to feel better about themselves, happier and more like the person they "wanted to be".“ It has and always will be the only thing that has helped me
We started our relationship already having issues with trust. She was basing her trust in our relationship compared to her lack of trust in her previous relationships. Even though we had various unbalanced degrees of knowledge, interdependence, caring, responsiveness, mutuality and commitment, it still wasn’t enough to carry or make up for the trust component. Our text mentions, “ None of these components is absolutely required for intimacy to occur and each may exist when the other are absent.” (p. 3) This statement was true for me because we had very intimate moments and even long periods in our relationship, however like you said, it all catches up to the relationship. The challenge for me was that she did feel unworthy and have self-doubt even though I had done nothing to make her not trust me. It all had to do with the insecurities of her previous relationships. This is when my disagreements overlap with my agreements, which makes the first two chapters so interesting for me. I am excited to learn more and not only learn so much more about relationships but also have an understand of why things happened the way they did. My disagreement is at what point is the individual who is feeling unworthy, doubt, unwanted, not heard or cared for is taking responsibility for what they are feeling or creating in their head. This does not mean that I do not think what they are feeling is not valid. What we feel
It was found that of those interviewed, none of them had traditional drug dependency, but rather they were able to “participate in responsible and controlled consumption.” All of the subjects had at some point in their lives refrained from cannabis use. The health benefits of cannabis were a primary factor in the users’ decisions to live a lifestyle involving regular cannabis use. It was found that the subjects believed the most harmful part of marijuana use was the risk of getting caught by law enforcement, not anything regarding the drug’s composition. Cannabis was generally seen as safer than tobacco and alcohol. In regards to relationships, it was found that the subjects’ parents were those most likely to not know of the cannabis use, sexual partners were always aware of the drug use, and parents were more likely to not want to tell their kids about personal drug use than the non-parents’ “hypothetical
These past days, I’ve been dealing with a “friend” who meant so much to me, but “did
Have you ever wondered when and why marijuana was made illegal? The herbal plant, commonly used in medicines, was not considered a drug in the early 1900s. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 banned the use and sales of marijuana. This act was put in place due to careless slander. Marijuana, in America should be legalized because it is safer than alcohol and tobacco, marijuana funds gangs and cartels, and marijuana can replace toxic, addictive pharmaceuticals.
I distanced myself from him and became closely bonded with the person who took advantage of me and took me for granted. From this life experience, my relationship with my friends becomes stronger because I learn to value my friendship with them, and seek for the truth and not to be deceived by appearance. This teaches me to
Increasing or maintaining motivation for change: helping clients weigh up the good and the bad aspects of their cannabis use.
If you want to get your trust back then there is only one way to get it back.
However after I discovered marijuana I found that smoking weed allowed me to view myself and look at things from a different perspective. The person that I used to before doesn't involve the person I am today. There's days where I’m trying to solve a problem or just think about life in general, weed gets me of my own head and lets me view the world differently. It allows me to see the beauty in even the most significant things in life, and it gives me a physical sensation that, to put it simply, feels great. Above all, it makes me happy. Marijuana has inspired me to do positives things in life as well. Weed isn't bad it's just the way you use it. In some cases marijuana isn't for
“Weed is addictive and is gateway drug. You shouldn’t smoke it.” This is a common misconception about Marijuana that a variety of people believe. This is because they do not know the history of it and what is in the Marijuana that makes it, what people say is “addictive.” They also probably do not know that there are disadvantages and advantages of using Marijuana. At the end of the day, it is really the choice of the user. But people should become more aware of where Marijuana originated from, what it is made from and the pros and cons of smoking it if they choose to.
I hark back to a month ago when I had gotten into a heated discussion with a now “ex” friend of mine because of the use of marijuana. The topic of conversation came to be because I asked him if he smoked and if so what did he smoke, marijuana was a choice of course. He advised that I smoke marijuana as well and I said no it’s not something that I would ever want to do. One thing lead to another and it turned into a huge debate about the use of marijuana and its effects on the human body. All in all, he didn’t respect that I just didn’t want to do it
Ever since I could remember, when I get upset with someone who does me wrong, I completely cut them off without forgiveness. However, I decided to forgive a friend who was irritating and bothersome. When I was with this person I would have thought of “This person is a jerk” and “She’s so rude”. I suppose she acted this way because she is the only child, therefore she does not know how to treat other people. In addition, she is in an environment that is similar to the way she behaves, thus, she knows no better way to conduct herself. Now that I look back on our relationship as friends, her good quality’s slightly outweighed her negative ones. Even though I slightly resent her I do wish her well and hope she succeeds in life. Moving forward I