#432 Intoxicating Substances – Student Testimonies

A college student, a youth leader, and a high school senior sit down with their Next Gen pastor to share unfiltered stories of drug addiction, recovery, and faith. Each story traces a different path into substance abuse and a different moment where God broke through. Together they explore why people turn to drugs in the first place — peer pressure, trauma, grief, anxiety, the need to escape — and make the case that understanding those root needs is the key to both personal recovery and ministering well to others. This isn't a clean after-school-special take on drugs; it's an honest conversation about how hard the battle really is, and why community, accountability, and faith are the only things that actually get people to shore.