REFLECTIONS ON A 25 YEAR DRUG CAREER (continued)

THE HIGH NUMBS US OF OUR PAIN. IT TRANSPORTS US TO A PLACE WE THINK IS GOOD BUT TURNS OUT BAD. AS IT ENDS UP, THE HIGH CAN BE APPROACHED IN YOGA. RELAXATION CAN GET YOU THERE. THE MOUNTAINS, THE OCEAN, OR THE FOREST CAN MAKE PEOPLE FEEL HIGH. ACHIEVEMENTS, COOKING, WRITING, SINGING, NUMEROUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EXCELLING AT SOMETHING, BE IT PLAYING THE GUITAR, BASKETBALL, RUNNING. THEY CAN ALL PRODUCE A "NATURAL HIGH." OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS. YOU HAVE TO WORK AT IT. IT'S EASIER TO WALK OUT TO THE STREET CORNER, GO TO THE BAR, OR GET A PRESCRIPTION THAT YOU KNOW OUR NOT GOING TO USE CORRECTLY. IT'S FASTER. IT'S IMMEDIATE. BUT IT'S AN ILLUSION.