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1、Unit7DrugAbusePassage AAgony from EcstasyIhearalotofpeopletalkingaboutEcstasy,callingitafun,harmlessdrug.AllIcanthinkis,"iftheyonlyknew." Igrewupinasmall,ruraltowninPennsylvania.It'soneofthoseplaceswhereeveryoneknowsyourname,whatyoudid,whatyouateandsoon
2、.Iwasastraight-Astudentandoneofthepopularkids,likedbyallthedifferentcrowds.Drugsneverplayedapartinmylife.Theywereneveraquestion-Iwastooinvolvedandfocusedonotherthings. IalwaysdreamedofmovingtoNewYorkCitytostudyactingandpursueacareerintheater.Mydreamcame
3、truewhenmymombroughtmetothecitytoattendactingschool.Asyoucanimagine,itwasquiteachangefromhome. Iwasexposedtonewpeople,newideasandacompletelynewwayoflife-awayoflifethatexposedmetodrugs.MostofthepeoplethatImetintheactingschoolhadalreadybeendoingdrugsforye
4、ars.Ifeltthatbyusingdrugs,Iwouldbecomeapartoftheirworldanditwoulddeepenmyfriendshipswiththemtonewlevels.Itriedpot,evenalittlecocaine,butitwasEcstasythatchangedmylifeforever. IrememberthefeelingIhadthefirsttimeIdidEcstasy:completeandutterbliss.Icouldfeel
5、thepulseoftheuniverse.ItwasasifIhadunlockedsomesortofsecretworld;itwasasifI'dfoundheaven.AndIwonderedhowanythingthatmadeyoufeelsogoodcouldpossiblybebad. Astimewentby,thingschanged.Igraduated,andbegantousedrugs,especiallyEcstasy,morefrequently.AsIdid,Iac
6、tuallystartedtolookdownonthosewhodidnot.Isurroundedmyselfonlywiththosewhodid.Ihadgonefromagirlwhoneveruseddrugstoawomanwhocouldn'timaginelifewithoutthem. Infivemonths,Iwentfromapersonlivingsomewhatresponsiblywhilepursuingmydreamtoapersonwhodidn'tcareabo
7、utathing-andthehigherIgot,thedeeperIsankintoadark,lonelyplace.WhenIdidsleep,Ihadnightmaresandtheshakes.Ihadpastyskin,athrobbingheadandthebeginningsofparanoia,butIignoreditall,thinkingitwasnormaluntilthenightIthoughtIwasdying. Onthisnight,Iwassittingonth
8、ecouchwithmyfriends,watchingamovieandfeelingnormalwhensuddenly,IfeltasifIneededtojumpoutofmyskin.Racingthoughts,horribleimagesandillusionscreptthroughmymind.IthoughtIwasseeingthedevil,andIrepeatedlyaskedmyfriendsifIwasdead.Ontopo