Friday, November 19, 2010

Simon Traffic


Drugs are apart of the everyday life. Whether you use them yourself, or you know someone who does, drugs are everywhere. The issue of drug usage had become more prevalent with in the past few years, and it shows. Movies like Traffic have begun to show the true implications of how one person's drug use can affect so many others around them. Like the story of Caroline Wakefield, she was a very privileged young girl that felt the need to rebel, and since her father was leading the attack on drugs, what a better way to do it. Caroline began like most young people do. She began with simple drugs with her friends because she felt "cool". Soon Caroline was in over her head. She was heavily addicted to drugs and she did anything she could to get them, including; stealing money from her family, running away, and eventually she began trading sex for her "fix". Caroline began to realize that she had a problem, but by that point it was far too late. She needed help.

When someone becomes addicted to drugs, or anything for that matter, they eventually affect those closest to them. Most of the time they do not mean too, but they honestly can not help it. They do anything to get their drug of choice. That is someone that most people do not realize. By making the choice to do drugs you are ultimately going to involves those you love. The war on drugs is a major political issues, but I feel that it is also for the most part a very personal war for millions of people around the world.

1 comment:

  1. apart means separate. You mean a part--two words. One person's is singular, them is plural. Someone is singular, they and them are plural. Please check your grammar before posting your blog.

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