Prince George Youth Custody Center

Youth Talk


Individual Responses to the Question...
"What is your opinion on the relationship between drugs, alcohol and crime?"
  • drugs take over your life and you need money, so you do crime
  • both have a rush and are addicting
  • I do crime to get money for drugs
  • I just want to drink enuf to black out
  • I think crimes are often done under the influence, that's why people get caught, because they get sloppy
  • they affect my sense of judgement
  • drugs are great, so I thought, but this is my 3rd time in jail. I would rather be spending my time with family and good friends
  • life is better without them
  • drugs and alcohol cause a lot of crimes
  • I like the high, but I want to quit. I never used tut I want to quit. I never used to do crime before drugs
  • it's a bad relationship
  • I don't like it because I always get into trouble
  • they all lead to one or the other
  • crime starts as a game, then it becomes more serious - just like drugs
  • drugs make you flip out at people and act violently
  • they all get you in sh#@
  • drugs and alcohol lead not only to crime, but family and school problems too
  • alcohol can ruin your life; I never believed that before
  • if I had a chance to change my past, I would, because I've spent a long time in jail because of drugs and alcohol
  • drugs are related to crime obviously, but I plan on being more responsible next time
  • I went from doing drugs, to drugs doing me in
  • you can't handle the drugs or alcohol, and end up doing violent and careless things
  • drugs don't get you anywhere, because they make problems worse than they already are
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