How Does Substance Abuse Affect My Life

Addictive substances are becoming Substance abuse and addiction can changes ones life drastractly. To me substance abuse is when one over uses or depends on an addictive substance, and can not find a way to get away from it. Substance addiction is different than substance abuse and to me it means when someone out of control, which leads to harmful consequences. Many can say my siblings and I was ”sheltered” as children, but I believe my parents raised my three brothers and myself without bringing any drugs or alcohol around us to not spark our interest in them. My parents never did drugs, but occasionally have a drink or two. Not only did my parents keep their alcohol use out of my brothers and my eyes when we were growing up so did my
I personally do not have much information on his addiction as he became very distance from the family. After he passed away from Cirrhosis of the Liver my family did some investigations in his house. We were able to gather that he started due to losing his father and having his depression lead to more psychological issues. My family was also able to determine he consumed at least one fifth of Jack Daniels a day. Sadly that was all the information we were able gather and my family's emotions went in every direction. Many of them felt overwhelmed and upset, while others felt guilty and angry with themselves for not stepping in and helping him.
Theses four experiences that really opened my eyes on substance abuse and addiction and how quickly a substance can take over your life. As difficult as these experiences can be I do feel they are beneficial to one’s life. Theses experiences can show you how dangerous these substances are and teaches you valuable lessons about them. Substance abuse and substance addiction are being more popular and affects almost everyone in the world. The more I hear of people affected by these situations the more I want to make a change. There needs to be a stop put to these terrible