My High School Substance Abuse Class

When I was a sophomore in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that time, I did not comprehend that alcohol abuse actually was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and above all about alcohol side effects, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, their meetings, how their programs have twelve steps, and how successful the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery program has been for people throughout the world. I also learned a lot about alcohol rehab and the different alcohol rehab facilities that are regularly available to alcohol abusers.

Detrimental Consequences That are Related to Alcohol Dependency and Alcohol Abuse

Some of the damaging end results related to alcoholism and alcohol abuse that I learned about in this class undeniably scared me. The ruined lives and abundant serious issues experienced by most alcoholics made me feel like I never wanted to drink alcohol when I became old enough. Stated briefly, I did not want to face the damage and devastation that alcohol addicted people almost always experience.

Think about this for a moment. What fifteen-year-old teenager wants to face premature death due to his or her drinking behavior? What adolescent wants to become so out-of-control regarding his or her drinking that ingesting alcohol becomes the object of one’s life? What teenager wants to go to one of the local alcoholic rehabilitation centers to deal with alcohol-related issues before he or she becomes twenty-one?

What young person wants to experience alcohol withdrawals when he or she tries to quit drinking? Why would a person engage in drinking to such an extent that it would cause problems in every area of his or her life? Drinking later in life after an individual has a career, a family, and develops personal responsibilities makes sense. But why would an adolescent want to sacrifice his or her education, employment, finances, and relationships for a life that focuses on irresponsible drinking?

These issues were so noteworthy that I discussed some of them in class during the school year. What was completely astounding to me was the number of students who openly didn’t care about the harmful effects of irresponsible drinking that I talked about. It was almost as if they couldn’t care less about the facts and how these outcomes can destroy their lives. For the first time in my life I started to figure out a saying that my grandfather used to tell me all through my younger years: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

It’s Important, Energizing, and Beneficial to Stay Away From the Unhealthy and Destructive Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

And even at my young age, I also began to understand how important, beneficial, and enlivening it is in life to keep yourself from the unhealthy and destructive results of drug and alcohol abuse.

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