The Day In The Life Of A Drug Addict
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I awoke to the smell of an old house, the lights were off and the
house was cold and damp.  Doug was nudging me saying "Wake-up! I got us a
wake-up . . . get out of bed!"  He was wide awake and holding a sixteenth
of cocaine in his hand.  My stomach started churring as I got up and ran to
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....  it from the day before.  I held out my arm and demanded "I get the first
one and I want coke not watered down coke!"  Doug pulled my arm close to
him and inserted the needle in my arm.  As I was shaking, he told me "Make
this last for a while girl."  I felt the dope hit me and ran out of the
restroom.  I was shaking and could not get my breath.  I enjoyed this
feeling although I knew it was not going to last.  I could hear every sound
outside and inside the house.  My heart beat grew faster  ....          
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