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title: "Drug abuse — the all-consuming addictions destroying families and communities"
description: "We know the stories of drug addiction, we know the stories of recovery, and we even know the stories of consequences. When all you can think of is your next fix, none of that matters — your family, your life, it doesn’t compare to that high. Until you come down from it and have to face the realities. Is it all worth it when you’re left in debt and sleeping in a dog kennel?"
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# Drug abuse — the all-consuming addictions destroying families and communities

> We know the stories of drug addiction, we know the stories of recovery, and we even know the stories of consequences. When all you can think of is your next fix, none of that matters — your family, your life,  it doesn’t compare to that high. Until you come down from it and have to face the realities. Is it all worth it when you’re left in debt and sleeping in a dog kennel?

By Street Talk · Published 26 August 2022, 16:03 SAST

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