This is not ment to be a sad post, try not to judge.
Mother was on the junk since she was 17 (after she had me and lost me in a custerady battle) shes still on the junk today, in and out of prision, hep c, all manner is mental problems.
Smart woman, did not do shit for me, but thats her life aye, can't hold grudges.
Never met the father.
Great grandma looked after me and braught me up, beers to passout every single night, arguments etc to no end.
Grandma visits etc, weed and stims, insane skitzo woman.
Uncle dies of amphetamine od, I witness this at age 11.
Aunt dies last year at age 30 or so, herion overdose, more like a suicide really, lived a hard life, I am happy shes free of her constructed hell. To bad for her kids though.
This stuff scared me away from drugs all up till I was 20 (I am currently 21) then I found LSD, and now my interests have moved on to RC's and stimulemts, nootropics, I am enjoying this hobby to no end and currently only hold a caffeine addiction. Although I am good at telling my self lies about dexamphetamine... I suffer aspager sydrome it helps me conform to study.
Fuck that was a long rant travelling outside the topic, but I feel it proberbly answers some of the questions the aurther might have had.
I still fear addiction, and I have a huge fear of opiates, I try to be as educated as possible and am constantly the voice of reason when it comes to drug use.