WallagerJenipherBlogPostHeroin

While reading the “The Heroin Diaries,” I can feel the hurt and pain that Nikki is feeling/going through. Never reading a graphic novel before, this novel has graphics are very prominent. The pictures give off very strong emotion to what was happening to Nikki at certain points in his life. I really believe that drugs and addiction is already an epidemic here in the United States, and that more people should open their ears and listen, rather than judging.

One thing that I had noticed that most people would think was maybe a little crazy, was his place where he felt most safe when he was on a trip, his bedroom closet. On page 19 Nikki says, “I would huddle in there, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and guns.” I do not know about anybody else but I would definitely feel safe if I had a gun to protect me. Now, maybe not the greatest idea for him while he is tripping, but I am guessing that is how he was thinking of it.

            Also, on page 30, Nikki says, “Only the dumb of the dumb would do it again. I don’t get sick from it now – I get sick if I don’t do it.” Since he had started doing more drugs since he started in with the band, drugs are now not just for fun or to get high, they are now a need, not a want. There are a lot of people that do not actually understand how drugs have an effect on a person’s brain. Therefore, I think people should know fully about something before judging others.