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Age: 16
Gender: Male

My best friend's dad started doing meth. My friend called me, telling me how much weight his dad had lost and how he would stay up for a week straight sometimes. He also talked about how his dad was hanging out with new people and was getting these scabs all over his arms. I told him his dad may be using meth; I told him to check his dad's bathroom. He found several hollowed pens with burnt edges. I'd heard one could smoke meth with a pen and some tin foil, or snort it through the pen.

Every day his dad is getting worse, and my friend doesn't have the confidence to approach him about it. If something doesn't change soon, his dad isn't going to be able to take care of him. My friend has even started selling marijuana, because his dad has basically stopped going to work. I don't think any 15 year old should be forced to sell drugs just to feed himself and his own father. Lucky for him, his father doesn't eat much anymore.

I'm going to have to do something about it soon, and I'm pretty nervous. I hope meth doesn't drag down another life, and all the lives around it. Wish me luck.

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