Maya's Notebook
Significance of drugs
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Drugs are what Maya turns to in the wake of her grandfather’s death, when her father remains absent because of his piloting job and her grandmother shuts down because of her grief. Maya starts off with alcohol and marijuana, but moves on to ecstasy, cocaine, crack, and even heroin.