9781422281314

Drug users often frequent abandoned locations, such as this unused railroad station in Switzerland. Drug abuse is a problem in all countries and regions.

I never went anywhere near drugs, though there were loads of them around and people kept offering them to me. I just didn’t want to go down that road again. On my last birthday, though, I got quite drunk and decided to take an ecstasy pill, as it was a special occasion. After that I took ecstasy most times I went to a club. “It seemed great fun for a time, and I felt part of the ‘in’ crowd. But after a while I thought that I couldn’t have fun unless I was taking drugs. I changed my mind after a couple of months. Ben, one of my new friends, suddenly stopped going clubbing. When I asked him why, he said he just couldn’t han-

9

Drug Use and Abuse