Campaign Message

It is sweet feeling “high” when you abuse drugs and substances at the beginning. Your addiction comes with consequences. It heightens your sense of colour and sound. It distorts your sense of time and makes driving dangerous. There are information on the benefits of the cannabis but how long can you control its usage without abusing it? There is also no doubt about the damaging distortions on the brain. Don’t start it. Get help to stop the addiction.
 
 
 
It was an exciting time
when results of my BECE came out
I made it to my first choice school
My first time schooling out of home
It was fun meeting new friends
and doing new things was bewildering
I joined the basketball, football and athletics team
and became the favorite of my school fans
when I was later elected the sports prefect
My team mates smoked the cannabis
so they didn’t get tired on the field training
I thought I would go crazy
but after my first two successful tries
I was drawn to smoke it daily
Then I increased the quantity
I couldn’t concentrate in class or on my books without it
I started skipping class
I failed 4 of my core subjects during my final exams
I spent 3 years out of school after graduation
My parents had to pay their way through to get me into the University
I was able to graduate
now a manager at a Bank with a car, house, wife and two kids
It’s still a secret
What my wife knows is that I smoke the cigarette and take in alcohol
What she doesn’t know is that I also sniff cocaine and smoke the cannabis
Can I hide forever?
I could lose my reputation, marriage and job
I am worried, I want to stop but I can’t

 
 
 
By Stevenson Cleardark
Poet/ Mental Health Activist