Alex video

He saw cool kids as the ones who did drugs
Drugs made him feel good
It got bad
Senior year took opiods
got introduced by coworker at Baskin Robbins
Sac State: Explored into substances, noticed effects of addiction Never did meth or heroin
"don't open that door" -Alex mom
You don't have control over drugs, they control you
By 21, he had to be on something every day (needed to not be sober)
Damage happens so slowly, he didn't realize it
Tolerance got so high that he overdoed 9 times because he needed to get the same effect.
Was serious about 3 times at rehab. Relapsed after a month the first two times.
Went to the ER a lot, day before he quit he was in the ER
sober 16th months, life is better
Weed is a drug, changes the way you feel, once its in your body, it controls you
don't use drugs dont do it.
Drugs are bad mkay
Still debated whether addiction is a disease, alex believes it's a disease of the brain
Brain determinds whats important for survival based off of dopamine release
Drugs rewrire your brain by releasing so much dopamine
Brain starts to think its normal to be on drugs