Most people don't realize that it's easy to get involved with drugs, but it's really hard to get away from them. I first started drinking alcohol when I was about 15. I took the first drink mostly due to peer pressure; all the older kids were doing it. I just wanted to fit in.
Once you take that first step, the other drugs become an easier choice. I was like, "Hey, I really like alcohol. I bet these pills will make me feel even better." As I got older, I just kept experimenting with anything and everything. I have tried everything from cocaine to ecstasy, but my drug of choice has always been alcohol, although most times I would also mix it with pills such as Valium® or Xanax®.
I found out that when I was drinking and taking drugs, I could fit in anywhere, talk to anybody—and it seemed like I always had friends. Ha! The joke was on me, because here I am in prison going through the biggest ordeal of my life, and how many of those "friends" are around now?
