Pubdate: Sun, 09 Feb 2014
Source: Citizen, The (Auburn, NY)
Copyright: 2014 Lucy Cacciotti
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Author: Lucy Cacciotti

MARIJUANA THE FIRST STEP TO DISASTER

The lure of the dark side has always been present in our society, but
now with the advent of the internet it has exploded and so we must be
more vigilant, especially with the youngest among us.

I read with great sadness about the death of a 46-year-old man who
died of a drug overdose. In his youth he had experimented with drugs,
became addicted and then through great effort overcame his drug
addiction. He remained free of drugs for 20 years and then who knows
what happened - he lapsed and returned to drugs and died with a needle
in his arm.

I would like to address the people who advocate the legalization of
drugs to stop, look and listen. When drugs become a way of life,
especially in the early years, the ramifications may not be felt until
many years later and you are never really free of that addiction. You
must be on guard for the rest of your life and even so you have never
conquered the addiction.

Wake up youth of America. Learn from a previous fallen generation. Do
you want to be like them - a slave to your addiction?

Beware the first step.

Lucy Cacciotti

Auburn 
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