JungDoe

 

 

Majority of people are addicted to drugs due to the emotions or feelings they cannot experience when they are sober. Due to this temptation, people need to devote all their effort once they want to get out from it. Elton John, a world famous singer, said "My greatest achievement in life was getting sober and clean because I was a real mess". From what he said, we can imagine not only difficulty of overcoming addiction but also how much he regrets his mistake.

           There is no clear description how Slash successfully fight his problem, but we can assume Slash have had tough time to overcome his difficult situation. Hence, I am quite sure that Slash now has stronger mental, physical, and emotional condition just like he used to be. However, like Slash had to experience, there is a small issue that all the people have to face when they decide to become sober. That is, people tend to feel ashamed or cannot understand their behavior or choices they made during they are inebriated.

           After getting sober, Slash mentioned that "I was getting back to myself; I was getting into work mode." This shows that Slash, at least his attitude, became what he used to be. Also, in Slash's autobiography, we can see one of the small issue mentioned before which is 'hard to understand his/her decision'. Slash said 'Looking back, once I was sober, I didn't see Megan the same way at all'. After all, Slash decides to let her go, since she does not mean as same as before.

           It is certain that not only Slash but people who overcame their situation have achieved positive result. However, there is always a cost for choice, such as Slash's one of the most important person becoming meaninglessness after getting sober. Although drug addicts have ways to put their life to own track, still, it is inescapable that they have to sacrifice something important to them. That is why people should avoid this cost by not starting drugs from the beginning. If that is not the case, it is wise to depend on one's family members or treatment organization to overcome their situation to get their life back.

 

p.s I tried to focus more on negative changes after being sober.

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Regards.
JungDoe Jang

University of Nevada Las Vegas Singapore

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