“Everybody’s getting on my case! I asked my best friend if I could borrow some money to get some chewing tobacco and he told me
he’s not going to hang out with me if I keep using chew. Who cares? I don’t need him as a friend! And my mom grounded me because she found a tin in the back pocket of the jeans I threw in the wash. What’s her problem? Then this morning I saw a weird white spot in my mouth. But if I tell anyone, they’re just going to hassle me about using tobacco. I’ll wait and see if it gets better. It’s probably nothing to worry about...” Which stage of addiction is this person in?
Once I got into a huge fight with my brother. He was refusing to listen to my point of view, so I got very frustrated. I ended up storming off to my room and hurting myself. Instead, I should have tried to talk it out with my brother, or tell a parent.
