Drug Abuse Poems

Drug Abuse Poems

Poems by Teens about Drug Abuse

Teens approach drugs with the same intensity and desperation with which they approach everything else. Many teens have a sense that they are immortal and that nothing that they do will have a lasting effect. Unfortunately, many find themselves struggling with addiction their whole lives. When a friend becomes an addict, you may be left wondering what to do. Some options are confronting them about entering treatment or trying to form an intervention of close friends. The truth is that is that a person may have to hit rock bottom before they are ready to be treated.

16 Poems about Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

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  1. 1. Meth

    • By Brandon Levangie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Time is consuming.
    I struggle removing
    temptation and sorrow
    for a better tomorrow.

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    You're like a bad friend who is never there for me, but yet I trust you more than I trust myself. I don't trust anyone, but oddly I trust the one thing that's bad for me. Yes, you were there...

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  3. 2. My Not-Addiction

    • By Sydney W.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2014 with permission of the Author.

    It's not an addiction,
    Really it's not.
    But that mirror,
    It's a source of affliction.

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    • Rating 4.55
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    I have also struggled with my eating, and I loved the way you depicted anorexia through your imagery. I loved your stanzas about the scales and the mirror. With an eating disorder, no matter...

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  5. 3. Disease Of Addiction

    • By Jenna Wheeler
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2013 with permission of the Author.

    It's a sneaky little thing
    That comes without a call.
    When you think you have it conquered
    Is when you lose it all.

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    • Rating 4.51
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    It first started with stress. That's where I started my first sip. I became drunk and drank every day. I have tried to stop drinking, but the spirit of drinking is with me. The question is...

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  6. 4. Dear Friend

    • By Nichole
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2012 with permission of the Author.

    Dear Friend,

    I'm slowly losing hope,
    and my mind's beginning to race

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    • Rating 4.23
  7. 5. Entrapped By Addiction

    • By Chris Gallagher
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 1, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    We have a silent epidemic,
    Killing off our next generation.
    It starts with one poor choice,
    And ends with a struggle against temptation.

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    • Rating 4.75
  8. 6. One Thing To Say

    • By Chaise Taylor
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2012 with permission of the Author.

    There's only one thing I could ever say,
    about the way I felt that day.
    The day we sat with coloring books,
    and kept laughing at our funny looks.

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    • Rating 4.62
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    The poem was wonderful. People who have never had problems do not understand. I had a bad drinking problem a very long time ago. I was lucky enough to overcome the problem and become the...

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  9. 7. Lost

    • By Cody
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Another day of life by the drop.
    I pray to Lord, help me stop.

    I awake in pain, feeling shame.

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    • Rating 4.46
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    I'm 10 years sober in total now. I tried to drink sensibly but to no avail. Finding AA was my one and only saviour. Acceptance and surrender really worked for me. One day at a time there,...

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  10. 8. Crystal

    • By Amy Brunson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Crystal was once my friend.
    She was always there for me
    Whenever I was in need.
    She helped me through my ups and downs,

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    • Rating 4.43
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    I relate - of course I do. I relate to the addiction though. Not to being an "ex" addict. Because after all these years, I'm still struggling. The drug has changed - more than twice. I'm...

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  11. 9. 30 Inch Gauge

    • By Emma
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2011 with permission of the Author.

    How were the shrooms? The beer? The LSD?
    I'll show you something more worthwhile than weed.
    I can show you how to steal and lie.
    Trust me, it's all you need to get by.

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    • Rating 4.40
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    I love your poem. It touched my heart. I am soooo sorry for what you have been through. I am happy that you are ok and that hearing your poem I help stop my teenage friends. Thanks so much...

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  12. 10. All We Can Do Is Wait

    • By Sabrina Felix
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2011 with permission of the Author.

    You were never really there,
    And when you came around, all people did was stare,
    You chose drugs over us,
    At least you loved yourself, that's a plus.

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    I get what you mean when you say you blame her. Personally, I'm turning 14 in 3 days, and I just found out my mother is back in jail for meth, but she is still finding out ways to have kids....

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  13. 11. Drip Drop

    • By Anne S
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2014 with permission of the Author.

    drip drop
    the concoction of squished up white grapes
    and alcohol blend into a golden liquid
    that by the looks of,

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    • Rating 4.39
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    I am 14 years old. I was diagnosed as an alcoholic at 13. Please, please, for me, don't pick up that bottle. It's ruined my life. Use me as a lesson.

  14. 12. Pills And Violence

    • By Kimmi Lewis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Popping pills in the morning,
    Popping pills at night.
    Cutting deep into my skin,
    Holding my blade tight.

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    • Stories 6
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    • Favorited 52
    • Votes 478
    • Rating 4.36
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    I enjoyed reading this poem. I can totally relate to it because of personal issues of my own. I'm glad you were able to break the chains that bound you to the lifestyle. I'll be reading more...

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  15. 13. Alcohol Is Taking My Dad Away!

    • By Brittni Barrett
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2010 with permission of the Author.

    I can see the anger in his eyes
    And the alcohol rushing through his veins...

    I can see the pump of his heart

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    • Stories 9
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    • Votes 298
    • Rating 4.30
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    Don't ever give up on your dad. I'm 31 years old I just lost my dad to alcohol a week ago. He drank all my life we tried to help him quit so many times. He was a functioning alcoholic for a...

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  16. 14. Trying To Find A Balance

    • By Jordan Hall
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2017 with permission of the Author.

    My life is like a puzzle when I'm not looking at it high.
    Makes me stronger like a muscle when I see through clear eyes.
    It seems never-ending, like the formula for pi.
    Would it really be the worst thing if I disappeared and died?

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    • Stories 0
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    • Votes 75
    • Rating 4.23
  17. 15. Life's Natural High

    • By Jerome Jones
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I've been wasted
    I've been smashed
    I've been fried
    I've gone and bashed

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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 23
    • Votes 167
    • Rating 4.22
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    So, so true! One of the best poems I've read yet its so simple! I still get goose bumps every time I read the last line!

  18. 16. A Problem

    • By Kriselda
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    A problem is what I called it
    On the streets is where it started

    I never planned for it to go this far

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    • Stories 0
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    • Votes 123
    • Rating 3.97

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