It's amazing watching the kids you grew up with slowly fall off due to oxycontin and heroin use. The OC bug hit my town pretty damn hard, and when they disbanded Purdue from manufacturing anymore 80's under the original formulation it sent many kids into a withdrawal they didn't even know would exist for them, and thats when the Heroin usage started. I've seen friends lose jobs, fail school, steal from their family, give up, and even pass away once... Not cool. That being said, I feel that those who have had these experiences with hard drugs, realized that there was a problem, and fought their way back to normalcy are so much more open and positive in everyday situations. Furthermore, those who keep the habit kicked for life are usually of the educated type as well. In my opinion it all comes down to your home life as a child, and the support system you have in place now.
After reading this, it does not relate to the quoted text too heavily, but whatever. This thread could either become a wealth of information and positive guidance or a total shitshow, and I'd say its right in the middle currently. Honestly, this stuff should probably be left for erowid, I know it's not what I come to NS for.