In a teenagers words: “Fourteen is a great age.  It’s an age when you finally enter high school and can finally be with all the big kids.  But as with any new experience, there are always challenges.  Probably the biggest one in high school is the challenge to be cool and fit in with the other kids.  That’s the only thing that really matters during your freshman year.

It was only a year ago, when I was a freshman and 14 years old, that I saw a great opportunity to be cool.  My mother and step-father were going to Hawaii for two weeks.  It would be a great time to become instantly cool by throwing a huge party with a lot of booze and drugs.  It sounded like a great idea at the time.  The chances of getting caught were slim.  I had lots of drugs on hand and liquor was easy to get (from my parents liquor cabinet).  It seemed like the perfect way to make my freshman year a complete success.

Looking back, I don’t regret much of what I did in my past.  Sure, for awhile I used a lot of drugs, my favorite being a narcotic called Oxycodone, or “OC” as they call it.  At the time, I didn’t think the activities I was participating in would get me into any trouble.

I knew my health was good, I stayed away from the hard drugs like heroin and meth.  I was just out looking for a good time.  I didn’t think that what I was doing might possibly kill me.  It all began with the simple idea of a party, but it quickly spun outa control…”

This excerpt is from a 14 year old that we know that became addicted to oxycodone.  What is oxy?  Where did he get it?    Go look in your medicine cabinet.  It’s probably there.

Skate Church is constantly working with parents, schools, & youth organizations sounding the alarm on issues like drug addiction.  Often, we are met with disbelief from parents.  “Surely, my kid doesn’t do that!”

Help Skate Church continue to be involved directly in the lives of teenagers & their families.