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I was Henry’s friend in Middle school.  He wasn’t using Drugs very often back then. He still hung out with all of his old friends and he was close to his family. Every now and then someone would offer him a drug and he would take it. He said he was getting used to it and he didn’t feel so out of it like he did  the first few times he used it. He seemed ok. He wasn’t out buying it or anything. He could take it or leave it.  What stage of addiction is Henry in?

I was a friend of Henry’s for a long time. We played on the same baseball team. I started to notice a change in him. He missed a bunch of practices and stopped hanging out with us to hang out with a group of kids that we knew were dealing and using drugs. He began to talk about when and where he was going to go to parties where all they would do is drink and use drugs. His parents had no idea because he lied to them a lot. He started missing games and failing classes. What stage of addiction is Henry in?

When I met Henry he was fun and really smart! He was in a bunch of clubs and played 2 sports! He had a ton of friends, everyone loved him. We clicked right away and became good friends.  I remember this one time we were at a party and our friends had alcohol and some pills. They kinda pressured us into trying it. I was so scared, but Henry was curious so he tried it. He was like, “What’s the big deal? It can’t hurt to try it just once.” I was like, “Nope..I’m good” Henry said it made him feel weird and he didn’t think he would do it again.  What stage of addiction is Henry in?

Henry and I used to drive in to school together, but not any more. One morning when I went to pick him up for school I went in to his room and caught him using drugs alone in his room..before school! He said that he just needed to “take the edge off” and didn’t think he could get through Mrs. Jackman’s 1st period class without it. I know she can be a nightmare sometimes, but this was really risky. I told him I thought he might have a problem. He told me that he had a lot of stress in his life between school and his parents and I didn’t know what I was talking about and to lay off. He hasn’t spoken to me since. I’m really scared for him, he doesn’t look good and I think he lies about how much he’s using. I know he steals $ from his parents too. What stage of addiction is Henry in?