Why Has Drugs Always Been Popular??

Y has drugs always been so popular?I have been an Addict since i was a teenager.When my father died & the family & i were traveling to bury his remains,i started to cry so hard & uncontrollable sobbing,my mom yelled at me to open my mouth,i just caught site of the colour of the pill before it was down my throat.I immediately started to cry uncontrollably for about team more mi nuts,then it slowly began to take effect & soon i was no longer in tears,but i was comfortably numb,I was no longer angry at GOD for taking my father,^ i wasn't angry with anyone!The world didn't seem so bad after all!!Well suffice it to say that started my 44 yr love affair with Mr. Valium.I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a kid & was always taking some kind of pill/s.My mom wasn't trying to turn me into an addict,she saw her oldest boy in severe mental anguish,& so did the appropriate thing.I liked the way the Valium made me feel,=relaxed & in control.No worry was too big,& if it was well ,let GOD handle it!I have made many a bad decision in my life,& if theres some kid out there thinking that a pill can solve all your problems,or a hit of coke will take the pain away,well it wont.& it just gets worse as time goes on.This is why we need top address the REASONS Behind the addictive behaviors!!Almost 98% of addicts are using to escape tragic events(death of loved ones)or memories of abuse(raped,molested as a child)We need to get at the reason or the triggers of an addict before we can begin to help them!Prison walls will just breed criminals,& most of these peoples will be coming back out into society.We need to put more funding into mental health care,& treatment facility's.As a PHA living in sud bury,we have hundreds of HIV+ persons,not to mention all those getting treatment for cancer as we have the cancer centre,THEN WHY DO WE HAVE TO SNEAK AROUND LIKE CRIMINALS JUST SO WE CAN EAT NORMA LY!!just SO WE CAN EASE OUR NA SEA!just SO WE CAN KEEP UP OUR WEIGHT!just SO WE CAN HAVE A NORMAL LIFE,WITHOUT PAIN OR AS LITTLE PAIN AS POSSIBLE.if SMOKING POT HELPS IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS THAT ARE SLOWLY DYEING,isn"t IT OUR DUTY TO HELP THEM??am I MY BROTHERS KEEPER??yes I AM!PEACE N LOVE NOT WARS N WALLS EH FOLKS~!