Letting Go

Letting Go!

Have you ever wondered what type of hold that drugs have on some people? Sarah was like any other 16 year old girl. She hung out with the in crowd at school. One day she was going to see her boyfriend, and she walked in on him puffing on a tube like object. She asked him what it was he was doing, and his reply was nothing, just some thing to take the edge off. "He asked her to hit it. At first she was a little scared, but she thought what can it hurt? She tried it, and after the first hit it was like something that she never experienced before, so she wanted more. She cleaned out her bank account to pay for more drugs. Then, she turned to prostitution as a way to make money to feed her growing drug habit. Americans today sometimes get hooked on the quick money that is available from selling Crack Cocaine. Selling these illegal drugs today is a big thing because they are everywhere: on T.V., the radio, and even in school yards. Where ever there is a seller there is a buyer. Some may seek money through other sources like prostitution, and these actions may lead some to Rehab to take control of their lives.

Nevertheless, in today's society Crack Cocaine is the ideal drug. Some may not realize that crack is a powerfully addictive drug. Crack is usually smoked through a tube like object that is made out of glass. Crack has a harder effect on the teen population just because a lot of teens enjoy partying. This statement is back up Opposing viewpoints series by saying:

In 2004 between the ages of 12 or older had used crack with in the last month these estimates were similar to those in 2002 and 2003.(viewpoints27)

Says Friends may experiment with the drug and try it, and they may become heavily addicted to it. While addicted to drugs, a person some times loses track of time and forgets a lot of things that he or she said or did. The age that some kids may have started using drugs is right around the age of 13. Since kids that young have no jobs, some turn to the only way they know that they can get money: that is to steal or SEX.

Therefore, prostitution is generally the way to make a little money. Some girls that use drugs may have been abused at some point in their lives. This point is made clear by a study by Huckberry House project by saying that:

There is a strong correlation between girls entering prostitution and various forms of child abuseÐ'--including sexual, physical, and emotional. A high percentage of girl prostitutes have been victims of incest, rape, beatings, neglect, and other domestic violence and related problems. The Huckberry House project reported that 90 percent of the girl prostitutes had been sexually molested. (111)

They may suffer depression, and they may even have run away from home because their parents have discovered they are addicted to drugs and they are very ashamed to face them and have to prostitute in order to have a place to stay or to get more drugs. Little