Posted on 10/01/2009 9:01:23 AM PDT by azkathy
Suicide by Drugs by Kathy Gibson Boatman Issue 140 - September 30, 2009
We watched the graduation caps and tassels fly up in the air and we applauded the graduate’s success with grins on our faces and a tremendous sense of relief. The tumultuous High School years came to a close with possession of that all-important document and foundation for adult life, the High School diploma.
Our son is a young man who has struggled to find his niche in life and I recall a conversation with my close girlfriends and fellow moms as we returned home from a mom’s getaway the summer after he graduated. I said, “Young men face numerous risks at this age, whether they chose to join the military and end up going to war or if they chose to stay home.” I continued, “At least when they join the military they have supervision, they answer to a drill sergeant and they have a curfew. At eighteen parents lose control, you can’t ground them anymore or tell them what to do, after-all they are supposed to be adults.” My friends and I laughed about the differences and similarities with teens and the terrible two’s.
That conversation came to mind the night my husband and I received the phone call from the emergency room of the local hospital to notify us our only son had been shot.
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He had private insurance and while it didn't take care of every problem, it was better than the Government Programs that we had to deal with. I will be happy to provide additional information on this and give my testimony in support of Private insurance.
I haven’t read the article yet. Before I do I wanted to just say “God bless you and all you hold dear.”
Ping to FR friends.
I am trying to help educate Americans on the reasons Government Healthcare/Insurance Takeover is BAD!
Also why drugs and the societal influences on young people can be devastating. It all ties together when you see it from my perspective
Thank you!
INDEED.
THX.
I pray that God blesses you and your family. <><
God HAS blessed my family. My son is one of the Lucky Ones! He survived with no brain damage and we have been blessed with a wonderful surgeon who has worked diligently to reconstruct his face/jaw.
My son is close to getting his dental implants and we will have a Smile Party when that day arrives!
We still have medical expenses to deal with but fortunately he has had private insurance that has covered a large part of this ordeal. (Government insurance-AHCCS doesn’t cover the replacement of teeth but the private insurance has helped a great deal!)
Try the “under my roof..under my rules”. Stick to it.
They are an adult when they pick up the tab for your dinner.
He was 19 at the time of his injury and lived on his own.
He came back home after 3 weeks in the hospital...we spent several years dealing with the ramifications of the situation. Still dealing with it today, he is 24 now and has been able to move out on his own in February. He has faced the situation with strength, determination and I am proud of him.
Yes, he has a several good friends from high school who did join the military and I have marveled at the situation.
It took me a while to reply..(Haven’t clicked on the link yet) We’ve had a family member over the age of 18yrs old who was a victim of a crime, there were no bullets, but the mental wounds were horrendous. I deeply appreciate your thread, and will forward the article. You and your son are in my prayers..
I can so relate to that...
That’s ok. Obama plans to legalize drugs for revenue purposes. He doesn’t care how many lives will be destroyed.
My son’s depression was influenced by some legal drugs, Oxycontin and Xanax to be specific. He did not get them in a legal way however, people don’t fully understand the ramifications of some med’s that doctors prescribe.
When my son was in the early stages and I was trying to understand how he got so depressed, (he is usually a happy upbeat guy) he wrote to me, “Mom anyone who uses Oxy is depressed.” He couldn’t speak at the time because his jaws were wired shut and he had a trachea.
The kids that he hung out with at the time called Xanax, Zany bars. I thought at the time, they have made it sound like Candy Bars but look how dangerous this pill is.
(Our counselor had a personal experience with Xanax and it is not supposed to be prescribed for long term anxiety due to its addictive qualities.)Doctors don’t always tell their patients about the dangers of the drugs they prescribe.
There is also honor in serving in the military and if you get injured, it is much diferent than living with the ramifications of a self-inflicted injury.
Suicide carries a terrible stigma even after all the progress made in the mental health field.
It is really unbelievable the market for legal drugs on the black market. Oxy and Xanax in particular are much scarier than some illegal ones. But Doctors are much more willing to prescribe them than they probably should. Especially Xanax. Sometimes people should be freaking out. But once you give it to someone who doesn’t really need it, they can sell or give it to other friends who don’t even have pretext to get it legally.
That’s very true. I knew someone who committed suicide after having been prescribed drugs that were not considered harmful at all. Sometimes doctors don’t realize it, although I think this has changed over the years.
I was shocked to learn that a good friend of mine was prescribed Xanax for insomnia, with no warning about the addictive nature of the pills. She thought they were great until I pointed out that was what my son was taking.
The physchiatrist told me at the time that Xanax reduces anxiety for about 4-5 hours but increases it after the meds wear off. (The kids also called it, instant memory eraser.)
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