Addiction In The Film Augusta Gone

The movie, Augusta Gone, portrays a teenage girl, whose life had turned completely upside down in the blink of an eye. Her name was Augusta and she had no idea what she walked herself into.

Now what may be going through your mind is, what happened and what caused this? Well, Augusta in a short amount of time, developed an addiction to drugs and alcohol. An addiction is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance, such as various drugs and alcohol. Additionally, you can have a physical addiction or a psychological addiction to something. A physical addiction is when your body has a dependence and a psychological addiction is when you have a mental dependence. All in all, you know you are addicted when you depend on something so much that you cannot make it throughout your day without it. I personally believe Augusta had a psychological addiction because she did not feel happy with herself if she did not consume alcohol and/or drugs. Augusta became an addict to drugs within a day, all because of one bad influence. To Augusta, she saw the influence as a “new and awesome” friend she made. Well, this “friend” directed her to be under the influence, underage, and to take a variety of drugs. These two actions lead her to skipping and failing school, to be taken advantage of, and to never having a clear mind. Augusta shown major disrespect to her parents and even provoked her younger brother to smoke marijuana, which is just sickening. The worst part is that no one can actually get through to her or make her stop. Over time, this monstrosity became so out of hand that her parents sent her to a strict and harsh rehabilitation

This movie has immaculately shown the negative influences people and drugs have on society. From the film, I will take views that will affect the way I see things and make myself more aware of the dangers within substandard