"Young people don't have enough information about addictions."
Sergi started smoking cannabis when he was just over 12 years old. The death of his father led him into an addiction that induced a psychotic episode when he was 18.
Sergi is one of the protagonists of the documentary series #YoCambioTodo ( I Change Everything), an initiative by Solidaridad Sant Joan de Déu . It's a project for young people that speaks frankly about vulnerability, celebrates diversity, and encourages participants to get involved in making a difference.
Sergi shares his experience of this psychotic episode. "A psychotic episode is very serious. The paranoia, anguish, and anxiety were caused by fear." Sergi's story is one of overcoming adversity. Learning about his experience and understanding what he felt and how he lived through it is a great help to others going through the same situation.
And above all, a message: "Young people don't have enough information about addiction. If someone had told me this would happen to me, I never would have smoked that first joint."
First psychotic episodes and substance abuse
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