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longtime use could do hasn't fully kicked in yet. Elz adds, "I think at this point though, people have to know, but it goes back to what I was saying, you never think it’ll happen to you. You feel like you have it under control."

As we speak, many around the country still routinely use the drug as part of their “turning up” rituals, despite the damage it can do mentally and physically. The only thing a person can do is decide for their self, then go from there. “The best thing I ever did was stop,” said Killa Kyleon about quitting the drug. Kyleon continues,“If there is anything about a habit, if you can shake it, shake it. What I will say, is marijuana don't do any of what codeine do.”

-Mehka King

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DON'T LEAN!