Hello,

 

   I am someone you don't really know very well but we are going to become very well acquainted. You and your family haven't noticed me yet but I will be around for a very long time. Everyone will get to know me, don't worry.
 

   It's rather amusing how easy it is to destroy you and the relationships you value the most. I particularly enjoy watching your family destroy itself while I continue to use you for my own purpose. You don't even realize I am here. No one does and that's the best part.
 

   Do you remember when you met that new friend last year; the one who offered you some marijuana? Guess what? That cool dude has been with me for years and has helped me attract so many new friends just like you. This is so easy.
 

   I loved it when you snuck out of the house to meet him and got caught by the police. I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself; I needed a little excitement in my life. You understand. I had to laugh when you told your mother that it was all your friends fault and this was your first time to smoke weed. I fell on the floor laughing as your Dad told your Mom that he experimented with marijuana and he turned out just fine. He thinks you will be too. That is one of my favorites. It gives me so much more time; I also enjoy your Mom being so worried and constantly trying to get your Dad to realize there is something very wrong with you. Good luck lady!
 

   I must admit that your teachers realize you are using but they are afraid to say anything because of the fear of reprisal from your parents and school officials. It took awhile but I got these teachers right where I want them. I had to have a few parents sue the school district before I could silence them.
 

   I almost got caught when a close friend of your Father's had a heart to heart talk with him and your Mom. What a brave sole!  They are no longer friends. What a fool this guy was; I simply injected your Dad with an extra dose of denial and gave him some extra defense mechanism to defeat the truth. I didn't do a thing to your Mom. My plan is for them to get in more and more arguments and eventually divorce. How am I doing?

   The juvenile judges sometimes scare me. They will often send teens to outpatient treatment programs that educate you and your parents on what I am up to but they really aren't that big of a threat. I simply lay low for a short time until the smoke clears and then I have to start over. It's OK, I have lot's of time. The cool thing is that most teachers, judges, ministers, police and physicians never educate themselves on me. I never have found out why.

   The State you live in has some great ideas. They received a ton of money from the federal government all designed to crush me. I'm soooo scared! OK,  I admit I have lost a few kids due to some of their programs but these programs are too few and no one really knows about them anyway. I do have a more serious problem from the rich as they can send their kids to the best treatment programs in the country. I hate to admit it but treatment does work. I have never figured out why they don't build more inpatient treatment facilities that are affordable.

   Here's the best part, I have convinced everyone that it is all your parents fault. Is that not total genius? I am so proud of that; it accomplishes all my goals.

   I am going to have a fantastic time making your life a living hell. Hold on tight as this is going to be a wild ride as I destroy your mind, body and spirit including everything and everyone you love. In fact, I think I just may kill you.

 

Your Friends,

Alcohol and other drugs