Peer influence and drug abuse

At 23, I was responsible for a life.Rachel’s life. She was my girlfriend, and we were inseparable. Every weekend, we hit the clubs, danced like nothing else mattered, and let the night swallow us whole. But it wasn’t just the music or the dancing that hooked us.It was the drugs. We thought we could handle it, that it was all just part of the fun. Everyone was doing it, so why not us?

One night, after a wild evening of partying, I made the worst decision of my life. We were both high, completely out of our minds, but I still got behind the wheel. My friends told me to take a cab, but I didn’t listen. I thought I was in control, thought I could get us home safely. I was wrong.

Not even five minutes down the road, everything went black. I remember the screech of the tires, 🤦‍♀️ and the deafening crash. I hit a tree, and when I came to, Rachel ,wasn’t breathing. She died because of me. Just like that gone!

Since that night, I’ve lived every day with the weight of what I did. Her face haunts me. I can’t stop replaying it in my head, wondering what I could’ve done differently. If I hadn’t been so reckless, if I hadn’t let the drugs control me, she’d still be here.

The truth is, I wasn’t just responsible for my life that night.I was responsible for hers too. And I failed her. The pain of that failure never goes away. I’d give anything to undo that moment, to make a different choice. But I can’t.

So now, all I can do is live with it. I’ve learned the hard way.

This is a story of a young man who not only chose to abuse drugs for reasons known to him but also because his friends did.

Well, why do i find it of concern? To any woman reading this today. Yes you. Statistics show that of the women and ladies of 17-35 years of age, who have abuse drugs due to peer influence, has a higher percentage being influenced by men.

Cut off that small group that can influence you to abuse any drugs. Respect your body by giving it a drug free state it deserves. Especially to our young girls in the society .Let us teach them that it is not attractive to be collected in the ditch in the name of alcohol.

I personally live in a space where it is almost impossible to fit in ,if you don't use at least one or two of the many "drugs'. I believe by making it known that "we " still exist , is going to change the narrative. Books say ,Quality over quantity. I perfectly agree! As women in the society no matter how small you feel like your impact is, keep pushing. Hold a hand at a time.Say a word at a time. Be a listener. Listen to the one petson you know abuses drugs. Make it known to them that it can only worsen their condition problem or stressor.

Be the change that the world needs.

With all of us here, NITASIMAMA ( i will stand) to say no to drug abuse.