What impact has drug/alcohol addiction had on your family/you? It seems “glorified: by persons w/o credence?

Question by LaGail R: What impact has drug/alcohol addiction had on your family/you? It seems “glorified: by persons w/o credence?
to the hazards in our society. What is up with that?
But Angel, you didn’t tell them why!

Best answer:

Answer by free_angel
I have a cousin that’s an alcoholic and drug user. I tell my kids, “See that man over there? Yeah, the drunken one staggering around. Stay away from him and never be like him. He’s had boyfriends in prison and he’s just nasty.”

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