Illegal drugs have a way of infiltrating communities; it affects both the rich and the poor.
I have noticed that the poorer the community, is the braver the drug pusher gets; he sells his drugs out in the open where everyone (and anyone) can see him; it’s as though he doesn’t give a damn.
In the affluent areas, the drug pusher is extremely cautious; he doesn’t advertise his contraband for everyone to see; he does his very best to keep his identity a secret, because he lives a double life (He maintains his facade as a respectful member of his community). In the daytime, he attends his well-paying job and when he is not at his job, he gets a few of his well-trusted friends to work for him on a contractual basis (That contract is a verbal one since none of the parties involved would like to be identified as drug pushers).
The rich folks are in a better position to send their children (or any of their loved ones) to a high-end drug rehabilitation centre — a place where the doctors and nurses can see to it that their paying clients (their patients) can figuratively kick their drug habit.
Unfortunately, many people in the poorer communities are unable to pay to send their loved ones who are afflicted by drugs to one of those prestigious rehabilitation centres.
The afflicted ones soon become a menace to society. They may steal from others or engage in prostitution in order to fund their drug habit.
As time goes along, they may end up dead, or sick due to poor health practices, or if they are lucky, they end up in jail where they have no choice but to give up their drug habit in a “Cold Turkey” fashion.
Illegal drugs ruin lives; that is why it is good to talk to your children about it in a loving manner; hopefully, that might held them in making the right choice of staying clean and sober.
Be advised that children also learn from their parent’s examples. If the parent does illegal drugs within their home or out in the open, chances are, their son or daughter is not going to take their “Pep Talk” on drugs seriously.
Life is too precious to waste on drugs. Never hesitate to do your part in keeping your community safe from this type of threat; because it can devour one’s community like a proverbial cancer.
The new world is all about equality which will change the dynamics of everything! Inequality has been the heart of what is wrong forever. It was created to separate the people and pit them against one another. We knew deep in our souls this was not right for in the light world all are equal and care for one another. The drugs are a symptom of that knowing not being lived up to. It is all beginning to correct itself and in short time we will playing on a level playing field together as one. Blessings…VK
[ Smiles ] Thank you, my friend.
Your input is highly appreciated.
Drugs of any form are often poison.
[ Smiles ] Agreed!
Knowledge is power!! Great post Renard! I am compelled to add my 2 cents based on my experience. What remains in the dark has the power to grow, what is brought to the light can heal.
Drug addiction and or alcoholism is not a matter of choice when the addict reaches a certain point. And is juat one of the many reasons why we should be talking to our children early and often. Addiction knows no race, creed, color, sex or demonination . It’s not only affects the rich and the poor, but the young and the old. It does not discriminate.
It does not matter whether the Rehabillatation center is one of prestige or the last stop up from the Bowels of hell from which we ‘woke’ up in. It is a matter of surrender and willingness from the one who is addicted.
First, we become a menace to ourselves, then to our families and then in society as a whole. Many do end up dead and jail doesn’t not necessarily equal sobriety or recovery. Since there are more drugs on the inside available, than on the streets to the low bottom addict turned criminal.
Again it becomes a matter of surrender and willingness to change ones life. There is an epidemic and its killing our children and many many others from all walks of life.
My experience as a former, currently recovered addict, tells me that where there is heavy, open drug use in communties, there is also great recovery offered to those who want it. The key words in that last sentence was “those who want it”. If recovery was for those who need it, there would not be enough beds available in the entire country.
When the addict reaches a certain point, they use without their own permission. They kill, steal and destroy to attain what they feel they need to survive. It’s sad and its tragic.
There is a world of misunderstanding surrounding addiction and I personally Thank you for bringing it out into the light today Renard. With knowledge, comes wisdom. With wisdom comes power. With knowledge, wisdom and power we can heal the communities in which we were chosen to live and make a difference in the fight on the proverbial cancer that devours our loved ones.
God bless you!!
Blessings,
Karin
[ Smiles ] Thank you!
Congratulations! You are humbly acknowledged in your means of kicking the habit.
I, myself, know the temptations of certain addictions that are hard to kick and they become so habitable whereas it is difficult to separate it into its own little, private ‘garden’ in your life. Addictions are so consuming to the point that it can manifest itself, not only in your life but in the lives of those you love and those that you don’t. One question that I must add, though, is that even though we are in the realization that drugs and its distributors are seen in abundance in society, why is that so? Why is it that our communities are being saturated so quickly with the poisons of man? I do not have the answer but I read something previously that sparked a reality that even I found hard to believe. There are secret societies such as the, Committee of 300, that are intent on,”… phony drug wars here in the U.S. These phony drug wars were to get us to give away our constitutional rights. Asset forfeiture is a prime example, where huge assets can be seized without trail and no proof of guilt needed. Also the Committee of 300 long ago decreed that there shall be a smaller-much smaller-and better world, that is, their idea of what constitutes a better world.” (From the article Committee of 300 by John Coleman).
http://www.bing.com/search?q=300+Committee&form=MSNH14&pq=300+committee&sc=4-13&sp=-1&qs=n&sk=
It is hard to know what to believe in the present day but it is even harder to believe that our lives can be sunken intentionally based on someone else’s idea of how to formulate their own perfect world. But then again, should we believe everything we read. In this, there is always room for debate and reasoning. The only thing that we ccan do, that I can see, is to chase more of the positive things and try not to focus so much on the temptations of the negative that are so much more easily accessible. But even in that, it is difficult.
[ Gasps ] Huh? Kicking the habit? I don’t have a drug dependency problem.
Thank you for your participation!
Good advice. Dianne
[ Smiles ] Thank you, Dianne.
I have to chime in here because I am a former addict, pick any drug and method of using, apply to me. I have done jail method, it doesn’t work. I’ve done inpatient rehab, got high the night they let me out which happened to be the night my insurance quit paying but even though I had 15 days left I somehow was declared “treated” and released. I’ve quit for love for God for others and for jobs… it was my son who did the trick. He came home from the hospital at birth, I went on a three day binge in a sleasy motel. I came home and said, “thats not the kind of father I want to be.” January 21st 1995 and have never touched heroin, cocain, weed, pills, shrooms, etc… again. What I guess im saying is that no one and nothing can help a user quit. Society brands us and we must carry the shame until we die, especially if jail or prison time is recorded. The only thing that can fix our problem is a solid home with loving parents, a thing I did not have, on my own since age of 16. People can theorize about our addictions but bottom line is this- Addicts are selfish, self centered, sensitive and needy and can only think about themselves and lack any empathy or concern for anyone. Dont be fooled, only those who want something outside their life will quit. Responsibilty is the best cure for an addict and nobody is willing to trust them so how can they ever step outside themselves long enough to grow up and stop running away from life? This may sound harsh but I escaped that lif e only because I saw my son and hated myself enough to change.
[ Smiles ] Kevin, I would like to thank you for sharing your experience.
I must say that I am positively surprised that you went through my archives.
Actually I seek out stuff relating to this subject. My son actually started getting into dope and his mom, my ex, was condemning, controlling, and harsh. I took a local job and started showing my son respect by giving him value and trust. He slowly walked away from drugs and I never once condemned him for doing them. If we can just let go of our nice guy stuff and treat them real by treating them as if they did not do drugs, some will be free to walk away. It is difficult to quit when you “see” the doubt and fear in others as they look at you. But thank you,
love your comment style with the brackets! Its fresh and new to me anyway.
[ Smiles ] Thank you, Kevin.
Amazing write
[ Smiles ] Thank you!