Lequian Hudson was a freshman at Dunbar High School when he was slipped his first baggie of marijuana.

In four years, his habit progressed to ecstasy and cocaine. But Hudson, now 18 and a senior, said pride kept him from quitting the drugs he sold and used, which eventually landed him in juvenile jail on weapons and drug possession charges.

"I wanted to show off," Hudson said. "I saw a lot of other people get involved and I wanted to do it too."

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