I know I’m not the only person in my group of friends who partied a little too hard in college, but at least it didn’t stop me from being successful and getting my degree.
On the other hand, I might have gotten a higher GPA and could have gone as far as graduate school in that situation, but I’m still happy with where I ended up.
But even after I first finished college, I still had a problem with drinking. My family members all drank at family gatherings, which happened at least once or twice a month when we’d get together for dinner at my parent’s house. It’s really hard to try and knock your consumption down when the substance abuse is around you in every direction. Finally I went to a support group for alcoholics and was able to kick the addiction for good. While some might see this as trading one drug for another, I don’t mind when the latter drug is something like cannabis. I discovered it during the time when I was first attending support group meetings. I found that it finally gave me the sense of relief and comfort that I was always seeking in alcohol but could never find. Naturally, it helped me get rid of my addiction at a pivotal moment and gave me something to use in place of alcohol that lacked many of the disadvantages of that particular drug and its many physical and mental side effects. Since I was a former drinker, you’d think that I’d be excited by a product like a cannabis drink, but I wasn’t overly impressed. It’s basically soda with a little bit of THC put inside for light effects.