Personal Narrative: My Ecstasy

The effect of addiction have consumed billions of individuals all over the world, not only consume but also killed. Individuals have relied on drugs to fill the void in their life that is missing. The addict is not only hurting themselves from the drug use but their families, friends, and their community. In this paper, it will give a description of a 21-year-old male named Anthony. Anthony started using marijuana at the age of 20, trying to hide the pain from the death of his sister. Eventually, marijuana was not enough to get Anthony the extra high he wanted which Anthony made the choice to try another drug and eventually it

The place where you came from ain 't there anymore, and where you had in mind to go is cancelled out. This place you are now—inside your daddy 's house—is nothing but a cardboard box I can knock down any time. You know that and always did know it. You hear me?

One day you are living a beautiful and content lifestyle, and then next day you are lying on the floor dead without telling your friends and family you loved them. This could happen to you, if you do not avoid the dodgy lifestyle of a drug user and abuser. Every day drugs, such as: heroine are misused in-order to get a certain feeling called a high. The high is suppose to make you feel good or forget about the world’s everyday problems, but in most cases, the use of these powerful drugs end up hurting, or even killing the users. The PSA “Best High” explains how heroine can easily be influenced into using for amusement. In the Public Service Announcement (PSA), “Best High,” produced by DrugFreeWorldInc, the company is reenacting a story about

addiction problem. "SUGAR & SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE; ACID & SMACK & NO WAY BACK"

Because the first high is so pleasurable, many continue taking the drug in search of the first high they experienced. They try taking larger and larger doses to recapture a high that can never be obtained again.

Eat my heart out. I’ll give you everything. I don’t want it anymore. I want to feed you. Swallow every hummingbird that flutters behind my rib cage. I’m ready for you.

After trying ecstasy at a party Kristina affirms, “Ecstasy is hard to describe. It’s like falling softly into a pool of crystal mountain water/ floating on your back circular beneath vibrant sky…It isn’t at all like throwing yourself in front of a runaway train insane” (Hopkins 427). In school, many young adults learn about the harmful effects of drugs, but throughout the novel Kristina undermines all that prior knowledge by telling the reader that doing drugs is a relaxing experience, allowing one to get away from the pressure and stress of everyday life. This positive depiction of drug use scares teachers and parents because they fear it may guide young adults down the wrong path towards habitual drug use (Merchant). Since young adults are easily influenced due to their age, the portrayal of drug use in movies and literature as cool, alluring, and relaxing temps kids to become apart of that world

Over seven million Americans in 2014 battled a drug use disorder. In the song, “Snow (Hey Oh),” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis sings about being addicted to drugs. The Peppers’ music represents the funk rock genre, which music covers several different types of songs. Although addiction is a horrible thing, overcoming it is truly lifesaving. As shown in their music, the Peppers’ create songs about life experiences and overcoming bad habits.

Illegal drugs have addictive properties that make it hard to stop abusing them. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse more than sixty percent of patients suffering from drug addiction relapse into abuse(National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2000). Depending on the type of illegal drug, the level of addictive

Oh yeah, why weren't we talking? Honestly, I didn't know anymore, but I refused to be the one to back down, to be the one runs back to you- no matter how much I want to.

Imagine laying on the floor in your own pool of sweat—miserable, your mind bouncing off the walls while the cloud of your darkest thoughts looms over you. Teeth chattering anxiously, waiting to receive the next second, minute, hour of painless bliss. This—this is the life of an addict; does this horror appear to be a choice or more like a disease haunting the mind of the user? Despite the fact a choice was needed to initiate the result, addiction itself is a debilitating disease NOT a choice due to initial influences and anatomical changes to the brain.

“Daddy stop what did I do stop it”he was hitting me with his leather belt he was hitting me so hard so hard when he left my body was red with bruises and acking me.

The curtains flap in my face, they tangle around my throat, they take my air.

People do some crazy things, especially while under the influence of drugs. MDMA takes this to a whole new level. You might ask yourself, “what is MDMA?” or, “is it legal?” In this paper both of those questions will be answered along with the following: the history about the drug, whether or not it can be healthy, some long-term effects of MDMA, and whether or not it can become an addiction.

Cause all I did was hold you back; All you wanted to do was fly.