Because I Got High

Directions: Complete the form below as thoroughly and honestly as possible.

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Name *

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City & State *

Age *

What age were you when you first started smoking marijuana? *

Tell us about your first time getting high *

Did you do it alone or with someone else? *

After smoking weed your first time, did you feel a sense of shame or guilt? Explain. *

Did you pay for the weed your first time? If so, how much did you pay? *

After getting high the first time, how long did you wait before trying it again? *

What was your 2nd experience like? *

How many years did you smoke weed? *

Did you ever see your weed smoking as something that was illegal? *

Have you ever been arrested or detained for drug use and/or possession? If so, tell us about what happened. *

How often did you get high? *

Did any of your friends/family know about your habit? Explain. *

Was there anyone that you kept from knowing about your habit while you were using marijuana? Did you keep it a secret from anyone? Why? *

What’s the craziest thing you ever did to support your habit and addiction? *

Was peer pressure a factor in your drug use? Explain. *

At what point did you say, “Enough is enough?” *

Did you ever relapse? Tell us about it. *

When you did relapse, did you ever blame anyone? *

How long have you been clean? *

Do you ever think about getting high? How do you get past the thought? *

Any addiction is hard to overcome. Many people who are addicted to drugs never overcome the addiction. How exactly did you do it? Did you have any help? *

How much money do you think you save on average per day, per week, per year since you gave up your habit? *

Instead of getting high on weed, what is your anti-drug? *

What are some of the changes you have noticed since you stopped smoking weed? *

Do you think it is possible to get addicted to smoking weed? Is the drug really that powerful? *

Many people say that Marijuana is a gateway drug. Do you agree? Why/why not? *

Out of every 10 people, if you had to take a wild guess, how many would you say are weed smokers? *

What are 3 things you think people who smoke weed need to know or hear? *

Would you like to stay involved in educating the African-American community on the harmful effects smoking weed can have on a person’s mental, emotional, physical, and financial health? *

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