Chris Herron
Chris Herron was a man who made
many mistakes in his life. His drug addiction inspired others to not take drugs
and follow their own path to success. I felt that Chris Herron’s speech struck
close to home and makes me realized that drugs can be found everywhere. He
started his alcohol addiction back in freshman year of high school, which led
to a cocaine problem in college. He also tried numerous other drugs as well.
His stories horrified me when I read. He described Acid as the devil that
causes organs to burn inside. His friends took their lives while on Acid and
that is when Herron decided to stop Drugs for the time being.
After hearing his story, I was emotional attached to Chris Herron and his fight against drug addiction. His addiction controlled his life and crushed any dreams he ever wanted. He gave up basketball for his drug addiction and never made any attempt to fix his problem. He relied on the help of other people to assist his drug addiction, instead of looking into the mirror and questioning himself for the stupid, lifechanging decisions he made to his life. I thought that his presentation helped others realize the severity of drugs and made them understand that drugs aren't simply a one time thing. He relied on drugs to solve his problems in school, at home, and on the basketball court. After deciphering his body language, I realized that Chris was not a trail blazer, he didn't mark his own path on the choices he made, and relied on peer pressure to make the decisions for him. He didn't care what consequences came with the peer pressure, as long as he felt included, he was ok on the actions he committed.
I can personal connect to his story. I currently have a friend who is battling an addiction with Acid. He and his brother were projected to get drafted into the MLB right out of high school, and established themselves as a clear cut favorite first rounder in the next few years. But one brother's decision to take acid cost him his chance of getting drafted because nobody would tolerate that kind of behavior.
After hearing his story, I was emotional attached to Chris Herron and his fight against drug addiction. His addiction controlled his life and crushed any dreams he ever wanted. He gave up basketball for his drug addiction and never made any attempt to fix his problem. He relied on the help of other people to assist his drug addiction, instead of looking into the mirror and questioning himself for the stupid, lifechanging decisions he made to his life. I thought that his presentation helped others realize the severity of drugs and made them understand that drugs aren't simply a one time thing. He relied on drugs to solve his problems in school, at home, and on the basketball court. After deciphering his body language, I realized that Chris was not a trail blazer, he didn't mark his own path on the choices he made, and relied on peer pressure to make the decisions for him. He didn't care what consequences came with the peer pressure, as long as he felt included, he was ok on the actions he committed.
I can personal connect to his story. I currently have a friend who is battling an addiction with Acid. He and his brother were projected to get drafted into the MLB right out of high school, and established themselves as a clear cut favorite first rounder in the next few years. But one brother's decision to take acid cost him his chance of getting drafted because nobody would tolerate that kind of behavior.
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