Addiction By Carle Meyers Summary

Over 20 million Americans above the age of 12 have an addiction, and 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking, or using illicit drugs before the age of 18. Many of these addictions are products of peer pressure and students attempting to be the life of the party. In Cole Meyers “Addiction” he shows us how the continued use of drugs can give one a short term gains to increase his or her social status; however, in the long term, addiction strips the individual of his or her identity.
Cole Meyers establishes the main character’s social status in the opening scene. “I met Donny at Maria’s Party when I was fifteen. I was pretty blitzed’ caused they were handing out PBRs like they grew them in their backyard” (48). Meyers tone in this opening statement tells the reader that the main character is an avid partier and started drinking at an early age. Early on, Meyers eludes that the main character was not very studious by
Now I’m alone, scrounging for cash, looking for clean socks, wondering when it’s my time” (51). Once a party king in high school, the narrator is now suffering from the turmoil that lie in wake of the party lifestyle. Addiction has consumed the narrator’s life. “pastor jack shows me how to wait in line for food at the shelter and I wonder what’s in his wallet” (51). The narrator is no longer concerned about social relationships or food, but more concerned with how can he attain his next high. Myers states That the narrator is beginning to realize there is no finish line to this race, and only one way out.
With the constant rise in advertisement of entry level drugs such as: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Tobacco. The global Addiction pandemic will only continue to rise and take many young lives such as the story’s narrator. In Cole Myers “Addiction”, the main point of enfaces is that early on drug use can be fun and may even get the most popular guy on campus, but overtime the drugs will slowly start to tear you