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Drug use in That was then, This is now.

  • M&M 2nd time using drugs

    M&M 2nd time using drugs
    After Cathy (M&M's sister,) and Bryon tried to get M&M to come home, M&M takes what we call a ''bad trip'' and uses the drug that we know as, LSD or ''acid''. Bryon and Cathy end up coming back and find out that M&M has overdosed, and they begin talking to his ''travel agent'' to see him. Later, the agent agrees, and they see him, only to find out that he's in a very low mental state. so, they take him to the hospital and find that he may never recover from the dosage that he took.
  • M&M and drugs

    M&M and drugs
    M&M ran away, being abused mentally by his father really hurt him, so, he wen't to the place that he felt accepted, The hippie house. Where he tried his first taste of drugs, as the gateway to bigger drugs, Marijuana was the drug that M&M used first.
  • Mark's and Bryon's use in drugs

    Mark's and Bryon's use in drugs
    I've explained the 2 uses of M&M using drugs, But do you all think that M&M was the only one guilty in using drugs? Well, the answer to that is No. Bryon and Mark use cigarettes. Even though it's not considered a bad drug, it's still very addictive and can actually kill you. But it hurts worse because it kills you slowly overtime.When Bryon brings up that he and Mark smoke, he also brought up that his mom doesn't know, but slowly found out over time.
  • Bryon's and Mark's involvement in drugs #2

    Bryon's and Mark's involvement in drugs #2
    Another thing about Bryon and Mark, they drink, and they are underage.Which them being minors, for minors alcohol consumption underage, authorities look at the alcohol as a drug, So not only were they smoking illegally, they were also drinking alcohol illegally.
  • Goodbye to Mark and Bryon's friendship

    Goodbye to Mark and Bryon's friendship
    Bryon visits Mark in prison to check up on him, only to find out he looks like crap.Bryon asks him how it is, and Mark tells him that if he told him, he'd be sick. Bryon and Mark have a decent conversation, and then Mark ends it with, don't come back. I only agreed to see you because I wanted to make sure I hated you. And I still do. Bryon tries not to leave in tears, but the tears fall as he's out the door.But he does as he says, and never sees him again.
  • Bryon's shocking discovery

    Bryon's shocking discovery
    Well, as you see in the title, That was then, this is now,. While looking in the secret spot for a cigarette, Bryon finds out that Mark was selling drugs on the street, and that's how he was putting in the extra cash.Bryon is absolutely implacable, and ends up calling the police, and kicking Mark out of his house. In Mark's defense, he thought that Bryon already knew, so he didn't make a big deal out of it. Mark gets sent to a juvenile center and later gets sent to prison for not complying.