Meth Addiction Research Paper

My brother Jacob and his wife Laura became the poster people of meth addicts, which made their children Brandon and Lauren become the victims of a society stimulated by drugs. First, was Laura not long after their second child my niece Lauren was a couple of months old she became hooked on crystal meth. Consequently, my brother tried to keep it a secret from everyone and deal with his wife’s drug addiction himself. However, while he was at work one day she got high and passed out, and the kids got out of the house and hid under the stairwell. When my brother got home, she was still unconscious, and the kids were gone. He panicked and called my mother and me for help at the time I only lived a few minutes away and got there first. As soon as …show more content…
But, they still craved and desired to have a parent. Having an aunt and uncle to take care of them was not emotionally enough. Brandon started behaving better in school but struggled in learning more and more. Lauren failed the third grade and started having weight issues. I got Brandon a tutor, which helped with his math. I started watching Lauren’s calorie intake, and we exercised together. Their lives started settling down into a normalcy when my brother got out of prison and requested visits with his children. The court appointed an officer at first gave them visitation and then stay overs even against my request. I could tell that it was a short-term fantasy of having their parents back. I would be left to pick my niece and nephew up from the floor of despair and abandonment. Unfortunately, that is just what happened. But, to my amaze this time I was not the bad guy. They were old enough now to understand what was going …show more content…
Would the power and illusion of an escape in a life of an addict get control of them? But, now as teenagers, those worries have disappeared. Brandon does his best in school academics so that he can continue to play sports. He wants to go to college and eventually become a professional football player. Lauren intends to go to Miami University and become a veterinarian. They have goals and are head high, and I am proud of them. Every Mother’s Day I get five cards saying mom, and when ever asked how many kids do I have I always say five. They introduced me to people like mom and dad which is okay with me. Both still campaign against drugs and even as they got the older and learned both sides of the fence to them they are the victim, not the other way

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