[baltimorepoet]

My grandfather was an alcoholic, and died from it. He mistreated my mother.

But I’m so glad I have super-smart people like you, to tell people like me I have no grasp of the situation. In case you don’t grasp it, that was sarcasm.

Personally, if it was up to me, I’d throw every drug dealer feet first into a wood chipper, then expel every drug addict out of the country permanently.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’m not sure that would solve the long term problem of devils invited by a society. And it wouldn’t even be accepted.

Seems to me that Christendom should be charging boldly into the rehab scene. What a place to show that gospel beats out an attenuated 12-step any day of the week.

[HiTech RedNeck]

But I’m so terribly sorry you had to go through this hell on earth.

Sometimes, however — keep in mind — God lets hells play out on earth so that people will be more earnest about reaching out to the heaven that comes from off earth. C. S. Lewis, for one noted author, knew well about this.

[RC one]

Personally, if it was up to me, I’d throw every drug dealer feet first into a wood chipper then expel every drug addict out of the country permanently.

your grasp of the solution is as poor as your grasp of the problem. If the supply is cut off, the problem will be mostly resolved before the next generation comes of age. If the supply isn't cut off, the problem will worsen. It's really that simple.