I used to know someone like this....

Its funny how people who use drugs always seem to think they can come up with justifications for their use . Number one excuse is " its only weed " followed by number two " I understand what im doing " or I can stop anytime I want "  . All these excuses are true often , but what they cant see for themselves is the way their character fades , the lack of attention during a conversation or lack of vitality and enthusiasm . Their spirit starts to fade . We can see this and its not nice to watch . We loose the essence of the person . They are so far out of tune with themselves they haven't a clue . Sad . The younger the person the more dismal this is . The worst thing is we are powerless .