Short Term Fun  -->  Long Term Consequences

Imagine you are skating on a frozen river on a cold winter day… You know that the ice is thin, but you are having so much fun that you forget to be careful… You forget that the consequences of falling in could be devastating… Soon it could be too late…

 

This example may seem silly, but for millions of teenagers, it is all too true. They begin using substances because the quick fix is all that matters at the time, and once they realize how bad it’s gotten it is very difficult to get out.

See how two teens struggled with drinking and drugs, and how they got out on the next page.

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