| Drug abuse - if you knew what your life would end | | | | whatever You want me to do." You wait for God to |
| up looking like as a drug addict, I'm sure you'd never | | | | miraculously cure you of your addiction. And if He |
| start. So here are some of the traps I've seen. | | | | doesn't, you turn your back on God. |
| Trap #1 - You're hooked before you know it. Some | | | | Trap #5 - You feel so sorry for yourself that you |
| drugs instantly hook you, while others slowly pull you | | | | don't even try to quit. |
| in. | | | | You've reached the bottom of your life. You think |
| You want to fit in. You want to be accepted by your | | | | you'll never get out of the hell hole you're in. You |
| new friends. So you take the drugs when they're | | | | listen to others tell you that since your drug addiction |
| offered. After all, doing it just once won't hurt! How | | | | is a disease, you'll never be able to overcome it, only |
| could having all these good feelings be so bad? | | | | manage it. (This is a lie, by the way!) |
| Trap #2 - Your finances go down the drain as you | | | | Trap #6 - Your body and health deteriorates. |
| now use your money to buy drugs, instead of food | | | | Your body wastes away from the drugs and lack of |
| and other necessities. | | | | healthy food. Your teeth begin to rot. Your face |
| Always seeking the next "high" or a better "high," | | | | looks hollow. |
| you are persuaded that this next hit will provide it. In | | | | Trap #7 - You now live on the streets or in a |
| fact, you'll do anything to get the money to buy the | | | | homeless shelter. |
| drugs. | | | | The drug now controls you completely. You've lost |
| Trap #3 - You start doing bad things in order to feed | | | | your career, your home, your family, and all your |
| your habit. | | | | friends. You've given up on yourself. |
| You find yourself doing things you never dreamed | | | | Are These Traps Permanent? |
| you would ever do. Things like lying to friends and | | | | No! Despite what society tells you, or what you tell |
| family. Stealing. Selling your possessions, or someone | | | | yourself, there is hope for you to get out of each |
| else's possessions. You don't return phone calls. You | | | | one of these traps. |
| avoid your friends. You lose close family relationships. | | | | How? First, by uncovering all the lies you've been told |
| Trap #4 - You begin to bargain with God. | | | | about your drug addiction. |
| "God, if you'll get me out of this mess, I'll do | | | | |