In 2020, my brother became addicted to the deadliest drug in America, Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid far more potent than heroin; 9 out of 10 opioid deaths are caused by fentanyl. I watched as this drug took my brother from a brother and son who was always happy to an angry, skinny person who never showed up. I was there when he caused two car crashes, which could have caused several fatalities. He hid his addiction and managed to go so long without overdosing. He eventually pushed his limit too far. He was watching his newborn son as his fiancée was sick, and he overdosed on something laced with fentanyl. That moment caused him to have a reality check and get the help he needed. He was in rehab for several months and is one year sober. His addiction caused me to be constantly anxious and stressed that he would wind up killing himself by overdosing or kill several people by driving. In those 5 years I I learned to pay attention to those around me and I noticed more students struggling with addiction or them mentioning their parents' struggle with addiction. I noticed that the students who were struggling with addiction gave up hope and said, “It's fine, I can make my money by selling, I don't need a job”, and “My dad did this, I'll be fine, what's the point of going to school?”. I noticed that many of these kids didn't see a point in breaking the cycle that their families and friends started, and they think that drugs are a good thing. They believe that drugs are a way of life and that they can make a living from selling. That caused me to want to make an impact in my community. I plan to become a veterinarian, and I hope that one day I can show kids that you don't need drugs to be happy and that they can break the cycle. I want to provide students impacted by drugs and addiction a steady workplace for internships and work experience to teach them responsibility, and that everything that happens is based on what you choose to do. They can either be a hard worker or someone who couldn't care less, but in the end, they will see that with hard work and dedication, they can make a difference, and you can make a change, and alcohol and addiction don't have control over your life, YOU do. I want them to know that they will have a support system when they go to rehab and that they will have a place to gain work experience after. I want them to know, yes, I will be your employer, but I will also be their support system, and their cheerleader while breaking the cycle and overcoming drugs and addiction. If my brother Dillon hadn't made the choices he made, bad and good, I would not be willing to take a stand and help people break the cycle of addiction.