Posted on 03/27/2018 8:45:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
It takes a village?
We just had a young man my sons age OD here in my small rural community.
I knew the guy, but had no idea he was into that crap. And it was basically ignored by the local 3 page newsrag.
Heard an interview on the radio with a guy who worked in rehab. He painted a very dire picture of the problem. Rehab only seems to work on less than 25% of those who go into it.
Told a story of a small group that watched a friend OD and then went ahead and shot up with the same sh*t he used. 2 more of them died.
They are left with few options once they get into that crap. Prison, rehab or death
I knew 2 of the 3 kids and they came from what we would all call, 'good families'.
All three had both a mother and father living at home, they all graduated HS and/or college and seemed just like every other kid I watched grow up in this neighborhood.
It breaks your heart and there are no easy answers, no smart ass one liners, that I usually spout.
Prayer helps.
And in my business, we remove logjams in a large creek downstream from a pretty crappy town.
My son and my nephew are in the water hooking cables and have to watch for used needles floating in the water.
Last time, they found a whole bag of needles and homemade pipes, so we now keep a sharps container on the jobsite.
Ditchdigging ain’t all fun and glory
Another example of the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise? How better to reach deep into ‘Red’ America?
Rehab? Maybe but rehab preached the idea that relapse is part of recovery. That kills people
There is hope and there is recovery out there. It ain’t easy but it is simple
There are not easy answers as you say.
What I know is that no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. The young feel immortal. You got something new? Sure I’ll take it. It might be great.
They don’t foresee long term consequences
I’m tired of going to funerals of those who wouldn’t get it
There is the scene from Spencer’s Mountain where James McArthur drowns or nearly does.
Creeped me out when I first saw it as a kid.
My daughter is coming up on two years clean... we almost lost her... she truly is a REAL miracle...
It is correct that faith based programs succeed at a far better rate than than secular... not only given the faith aspect.. but also due their length usually being a year or more. It takes at least 7-8 months for an abuser brain chemistry to get back to a normal state.... so length is important.
If it weren’t for prayer... and places like Teen Challenge and Women At The Well... my daughter would likely be dead.
They run on shoestring budgets and most don’t charge if you can’t pay... they ain’t easy... but they are hope to those in need of a life line... both abuser and family.
Prayers to all those suffering addiction... and the families trying to hold it together....
Been a while since I saw that movie. Guess I don’t remember that scene.
The part that got me was Grandpa getting in the way of a tree they were downing. As my father got older, we had to watch out for him doing something like that, since we cut many thousands of trees a year
I’m 99% sure of the movie.
Just now, I looked up IMDB for the title.
So glad you got her back. That’s gotta be really tough to go through. I can’t imagine what that would be like
I’m thankful every day that neither of my kids got into anything like that.
Caught up in the maelstrom that is the opioid crisis are those who suffer from chronic or immense pain. The knee-jerk reaction was for the manufacturers, distributors, doctors, and pharmacists to reduce (if not eliminate) the availability and prescribing of Fentanyl (and other opioid-types) to those who truly are in need of this fantastic drug.
My wife suffers from chronic and acute pancreatitis and often has difficulty in obtaining the medicines she needs due to this heightened awareness/panic over Fentanyl and Dilaudid. Most pharmacists will simply say that they do not have enough on hand. One even flat out told us that they were not ‘comfortable’ delivering the drug. This puts people in a desperate situation, often leading to illegal drug use to attenuate the pain.
No one can simply go off of the drug ‘cold turkey’ and not suffer severe consequences, possibly even dying. The scrutiny is causing many doctors and pharmacists to simply no longer prescribe these medicines without considering what they are doing to their patients.
Yes, it literally has changed my life... for the better. She was not supposed to live... and recovered from 80% paralysis, blindness and brain damage to be perfectly healthy...
The only explanation I have is prayer... and asking God to either heal her as a testament to his grace and power or take her home...
We were told by the doctors to prepare for a new normal with a severely handicapped child... God said otherwise....
I get emotional just writing this... this drug is a scourge on humanity... although I know my daughter is responsible for what happened... I know these dealers are dealing death and they should be treated in a manner reflecting such.
The really sad thing is that many of the rehab centers seem to like it that way so they can keep generating revenue. ObaMaoCare set no limit on the number of times they could go though rehab. A retired law enforcement friend told me that most of them just wanted to get their card punched so they could go back to their self destructive lifestyle.
Singapore has a three strikes and you are out rule. Addicts which fail the third time are exiled to one of the small islands off the coast. A couple of times a month, a supply boat backs in and unloads food. The rest of the time, they are expected to fend for themselves with rudimentary tools and the like to construct their own shelter.
After six months, they can apply for rehab again. Those few accepted back into the program usually don't fail it again.
True words. Prayers for you and yours
Even though chemically one might be mentally free within a year it usually takes a solid five to really get the brain back to normal
Glad your daughter is doing well
Touchy freely stuff us the problem, not the solution.
Liberalism. It’s deadly.
Dead dopers means fewer break-ins.
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