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I was 15 years old I found out that my uncle was using crack (cocaine). When everyone started finding out that he was using crack, they were really worried. Knowing that he was on crack and hurting himself effects everyone's life.
He was 35 when he started using crack. He was single with no kids. His nieces and nephews was his number one priority. Before he started buying and using crack he would buy things for his nieces and nephews.
Ever since he started using his money for crack, he wasn't able to pay rent. Cops would break down his door and search his house for drugs. He was arrested for having crack, but never convicted because the police knew he was a user not a dealer.
He has gone to rehab a couple times. The first time he went was because he owed the dealers money and he didn't have any. If the dealers didn't get their money they would kill him. The second he went was because he was evicted out of his house and he had nowhere to go. The third time he went was because of the pressure of his family. He stayed in rehab for a year, but when he got out he started using crack again because of the same people in the same neighborhood and same influence. So, rehab didn't help much.
As years went by he was getting very skinny and sick, but still continued doing crack. He was really addicted to it. Hearing what his family members had to say didn't change his mind. He was hurting himself and others. Crack took over his life.
After his mother had died he really tried to change. He felt like he had failed her in life and he was not going to now that she is dead. As of today he is trying to seek help with the help of his family.
Even though I do not want my uncle to be on crack, I still love him for trying to stop.
Please know that when a crack user has support they will want to quit just as bad as you want them to. By: J.S., 17
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