How many friends have to die before you do something to stop the monster? Everyday so many new kids get introduced to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes; how many of them have to die before you would open your eyes? Would it have to become an epidemic before you do something about it?
We never think we’re susceptible, do we? It’s others who fall victim to such things; but we and our loved ones and our friends are within this impregnable fortress that death can’t penetrate. And anyways, the harmful effects of alcohol, drugs ‘n all are all long term, right? They can’t hurt you immediately, can they? Reality check dude- even right now someone you love, maybe your own kid brother or sister, may be contemplating his or her first glass of liquor. And no, the effects are not necessarily long term. An overdose of heroine, a drunken-driving accident, lung cancer, they cause death pretty fast.
Please, and this is a really very sincere request, speak out against alcoholism. Tell your parents, your kids, your siblings, your friends. Tell them to just say ‘No thanks’. Tell them it’s not cool to drink. Tell them it makes you worry when they drink. Tell them you love them. Tell them you don’t, ever, wanna have to miss them.
If they are willing, tell them to go to an AA meeting (that’s Alcoholics Anonymous). The AA hold their meetings in almost every part of the country, in every country. Here’s a link to their page:
http://www.aagsoindia.org/messages.htm
