Vanity: Honest Obituary of Heroin Addict

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[TigerClaws]

Saw this posted and a tragic story.

I respect her family for sharing their daughter's story as a warning to others.

[Gay State Conservative]

I worked in a big city ER for a long,long time.I've seen more heroin addicts...and more heroin ODs...than most Freepers have had hot dinners.I have very strong opinions about addicts....that I'll keep to myself.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sad. RIP.

[Lurker]

She died because she was stupid.

I hate when people try to sugar coat things.

L

[ConservativeMind]

I see this as a bad affliction, but not a disease.

If I can't stop myself from using a hammer on my knee-caps, that is a bad habit—not a “disease.”

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The cheap heroin epidemic comes straight out of Mexico.
Their military, politics, local cops are mostly bought and paid for.

[morphing libertarian]

heroin use and epidemics come out of the brain of individual users who make decisions to use the drug.

[T-Bone Texan]

Please do not keep your opinions on heroin addicts to yourself.

You are an expert witness who can enlighten others.

[MSF BU]

Those who traffic heroin are enemies of the nation and they should be executed. If anybody thinks that legalizing this poison will make things better they are deluding themselves.

[b4me]

addiction is many times not simple to overcome, but is doable with Jesus. Family and friends can at times help and at times enable or hinder.

Just about all of us battle some form of addiction or other. I’ve relapsed on addictive bad habits so many times I cannot count. Jesus is the only constant to when I stay on course.

[rockrr]

My bet was that she wasn’t stupid at all. My bet was that she was bright. My bet is that she lost her way. Further, my bet is that, bright or dull, wise or stupid, she left behind people who loved her and are devastated by her loss.

That is, if I were a betting man...

[VTenigma]

Truly unfortunate, but I differ with those that call these conditions a disease. I believe it does a disservice to society to label addiction a disease. It allows for abdication of responsibility for what amounts (at least at the onset) to a personal choice. Society has been conditioned that disease is something inflicted on persons through external forces against ones will. Addiction is not such a beast. Once past the drug usage to remain drug free becomes an inner struggle of strength or weakness. I’m sorry for this girl’s passing and her family’s pain.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I watched “Intervention” and they have addicts on there who are using the product while on-camera. Do they get a waiver from the DEA or something?

[WENDLE]

Drug addiction s NOT a disease any more than a rapist sex addiction or a serial murderers blood addiction. It is an evil lack of control and discipline that an only be addressed with harsh punishment. I have lived with the loser bastards in my life. They are no damned good. They didn’t catch a germ in the air. The fell down on low character and ruined their own damned lives.I wouldn’t spend any money or time on these worthless people. I don’t care!!Get off this “disease” crap.That is put out to try to get your money fopr parasites who feed off those losers.

[Chickensoup]

The cheap heroin epidemic comes straight out of Mexico.
Their military, politics, local cops are mostly bought and paid for.

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Open borders kills people.

[Lurker]

Deliberately making oneself more stupid than one was born is a very poor survival strategy. We see that evidenced here.

Put poison into your body and you’ll very likely die from it.

L

[End Times Sentinel]

The cheap heroin epidemic comes straight out of Mexico. Their military, politics, local cops are mostly bought and paid for.

Right said, Eric.

Mexico is a cancer that pumps crime, drugs and dependency into the U.S.

I will also blame the medical community for driving this by being so easy with giving out prescriptions for opioids, lots of innocent Americans have fallen prey to addiction.

I was given a powerful opiate to manage pain after only a compound broke ankle. I never took any, but the very next time we had house work done, they "disappeared".

[QBFimi]

>> In honor of Bella’s short and wonderful life ...

Yeah, right.

[Popman]

I really don’t like the fact “addiction” is now a disease....

I think it plays into the idea something you can cure verses something you overcome...

I understand there are psychological aspects to an addiction, but it isn’t a disease...

It does a disservice to people who actually have a disease....

You can’t overcome MS, but they might find a cure one day...

[bigbob]

I guess they left out the part about her favorite habit of putting her family through hell, repeatedly.

Addiction wouldn’t be so bad if the addict were the only one who was hurt by it.