January 14th, 2010
ABC’s of drug addiction:
A = Addiction - n. the condition of being a slave to a habit: strongly inclined.
B = Be-all and end-all - Informal - the most important person or thing. To an addict, drugs or alcohol are THE most important thing and they are the most important person to themselves. The addict or alcholic can only focus on their needs. Their drive is their addiction for the next fix or drink.
C = Cocaine - n. A drug used to deaden pain and as a stimulant. It is a narcotic obtained from dried coca leaves. When used in excess, it can cause systemic poisoning. It has been proven that once a person starts taking this drug, it is almost impossible to free yourself physically and mentally without the help of an effective drug rehab.
D = Drugs - n. 1. A substance (other than food) that, when taken into the body, produces a change in it. Drugs are a poison to the body. Aspirin is a drug. Drugs are obtained from molds, parts of plants, parts of animals, and minerals or are prepared synthetically. 2. A drug that brings drowsiness or sleep, or lessens pain by dulling the nerves; narcotic. Narcotic - n. Any of a group of drugs, including opium and its derivatives and similar compunds, that have a strong pain-killing effect and produce drowsiness, dullness, or sleep, and that have the potential for physiological dependence with prolonged use.
The world of drug addiction is a deadly game. It can happen in the blink of an eye, that one answer, “sure I can try it once….he says its not addicting” and the person is hooked! The addict is now on that road of slavery to drugs. Education and learning the ABC’s of drug addiction can keep a person out of that deadly game and living drug free.
If someone you know and love is playing that deadly game get them to a successful drug rehab and before you know it they will be playing the game of life and living!
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January 4th, 2010
Yes NOW is the time! If you are having a drug or alcohol problem, please seek help. Now is the perfect time to go to rehab. Do it for yourself and everyone around you.
Addicts may not realize but they are causing chaos all around them. An addict, who only has the ability to concentrate on themselves, as they are so driven to acquire the drugs or alcohol needed to relieve their pain, cause much upset and grief to those around them. The relatives around an addict are so consumed with what the addict is doing to themselves and it is always on their minds of what is happening or going to happen to their loved one, they themselves have accidents and problems.
The addict needs help. When the addict cannot realize this on his own it is best for the family to call in the experts to best handle them. The expert being an interventionist. He or she will ensure that the intervention will be controlled and done in such a way to get the addict to come to his or her own realization that they need help and agree to go to rehab. This is the best way to handle an addict or alcoholic as they will not have taken any responsibility for the addiction in the first place and it is a very hard thing to swallow that you are an addict and need help.
There are many effective drug free rehabilitation centers with highly successful programs to enable a person to live a drug or alcohol free life.
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December 9th, 2009
There is always someone in the family isn’t there? When you were a kid it seems a little funny, you were going over to Uncle Joe & Auntie’s for that big Sunday dinner, hmmmmm and there was good ole’ Uncle Joe at the door smiling a crooked smile, hugging ya, welcoming everyone at the door with lots of big laughs! Only those big laughs were not from feeling truly jolly it was from all that booze he had consumed before everyone had arrived.
Then when you get a little older you realize the dinners have stopped and you get that “No” from Mom “you cannot stay over at cousin Suzie’s……”. What why not? ……seems there’s a little trouble over at their house.
Uncle Joe is a drinker. An alcoholic. He’s abusive. The family is in trouble. He’s not working, the family has to go on welfare. The emotional upset I later found out, nearly killed my aunt. She decided to stay and in that put herself and her family at risk. Uncle Joe continued to drink, heavily. My cousins who were nearly 13 had such upsets, and the fear when their father drank of the abusivness that they used to wet to bed almost everynight. My aunt found out she had sugar diabetes amongst many many other illnesses. My Uncle threatened them and beat down their resistance in that it took several years before my aunt had the courage to leave him.
My Aunt only needed to hold her ground and insist he get help and check into a drug and alcohol rehab program and all would have turned out quite different. Uncle Joe would have had a fighting chance to beat his alcoholism had everyone in the family stood up and said “NO” you must go to a rehab program.
The results of not going: The family, each one still suffers emotionally to this day from all the abusivness, the fear, and the anxiety from their father’s alcohol abuse. Uncle Joe continued to drink and drink and drink, he died, drunk choking on his own vomit.
This is not what you want to happen to someone you love. If someone you love is abusing alcohol or drugs, get help. There are many excellent drug or alcohol rehab programs to help the person lead a drug or alcohol free life.
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December 2nd, 2009
Kiddie Cocaine! Poor man’s cocaine! This prescription drug can kill, whether your doctor has prescriped it for Little Johnny or he’s managed to buy it from a dealer and abuse it.
Here is a story about Matthew. This is quoted from a “Say No to drugs and Yes to Life” booklet.
Matthew was a teenager who had been on Ritalin for seven years. He died suddenly in March 2000. Although he had no history of heart problems, the autopsy revealed clear signs of small vessel damage. His distraught parents were told by one of the medical examiners that the heart of a healthy, fully grown man weighs about 350 grams. Matthew’s heart weighted 402 grams. His death certificate reads: “Death caused from long term use of
Methylphenidate (Ritalin).”
Also a study supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse found that users of Ritalin and similar drugs “showed the highest percentage of cocaine abuse.” As a person builds up a tolerance to the drug they will turn to stronger more potent drugs which is an escape from an unwanted condition that first lead them to abuse the drug in the first place.
Kurt Cobain was prescriped Ritalin at 7. It is believed this lead to his abuse later of stronger drugs. Which in turn lead to his suicide in 1994.
Had anyone taken the steps to intervene with his drug addiction to get him to a drug rehab with the help of an interventionist we would be hearing his music today.
It would seem that the effects of this drug, Ritalin means “death” to anyone who is prescribed it or they attain it through the local dealer. If you have someone you know and love and they are abusing Ritalin or are now abusing more potent drugs such as cocaine or crack cocaine, heroin do not wait a minute longer! They need help and there are excellent drug rehab programs to help them become drug free and live a healthy life!
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November 26th, 2009
Laughing Gas - a street name for inhalants. This is quite the opposite of laughing……it is extremely deadly!
What are inhalants? Inhalants are substances which their vapors can be inhaled. Such as, an aerosol - hairspray or vegetable oil used to spray on a frying pan, spray paints, glue. This does not leave much to the imagination when you think of a person inhaling hairspray and what it is doing to the lungs…..my god just feel your hair after you’ve sprayed it! What is happening to the tissue inside? I shutter to think!
Who would abuse inhalants? 12 year olds to 17 year olds from spray paint to lighter fluid. Also adults who mostly abuse nitrites to sniff, snort or huff!
From the Library of Parliament the following survey shows the numbers:
The 2004 survey revealed that 67% of those reporting solvent use indicated that they first used solvents between the ages of 12 and 16: 13% first used them before the age of 12 and 19% first used them when they were 17 or older. In the Northwest Territories according to the 2004 NWT survey, 2.7% respondents indicated having used inhalants in their lifetime. As well, the Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (2005) indicated that the proportion of Canadian adolescents who reported using inhalants in the year prior to the survey ranged from 2.3% to 5.3%, depending on whether they used glue or other solvents.
These inhalants can cause permanent brain damage and worse of all it can kill a person by suffocation as the fumes take the place of oxygen or even a heart attack!
These are very serious effects from abusing inhalants. Educate your children early so they understand and can never be lured to
abuse inhalants. Educate , Educate, Educate! Inhalants lead to other drugs, drug abuse and drug addiction!
If you know someone who is abusing inhalants get help for them. Get them to a drug rehab before it is too late!
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November 24th, 2009
As a parent, if you are asking yourself “Is my little Johnny using drugs?”, he very well could be. You’ve probably had that nagging question because there have been signs of using drugs ….but ….but you can’t quite believe it and you’re not sure of what to do.
He’s staying out past the curfew, he’s not hanging out with the same friends the names your hearing are different. He stays in his room sleeping more, he’s dropped out of soccer once his favorite thing to do on the weekends. You found visine in his room. You found little bags…. you notice his eyes are really bloodshot, glassy.
These are signs and as a parent you need to find out, is Johnny using drugs. This is the time when you need to have done your homework so you know the skinny on drugs and alcohol. Give your son the information on the true effects of marijuana. Show him the health problems of drugs that have been proven, growth disorders, inability to understand, study difficulties because he will have a reduced ability to learn and retain information. That dream he has of being a professional soccer player…..down the tubes, the damage to the lungs from the deep inhaling of the marijuana smoke will have taken away the capacity to run.
Give him real stories from real people who thought just smoking pot was fun. How they thought it wasn’t a real drug and how their lives were changed forever because of “just smoking a bit of pot” turned into drug addiction. For reference a good website with real stories from real people is www.drugfreeworld.org.
Before it reaches this point, the point where little Johnny now needs a good drug rehab because he has been smoking pot but is progressing to things that are stronger, we need to educate. Educate before the teenage years, the younger the better.
From the National Anti-Drug Strategy it states nationally, the number of youth, 15 to 24 years of age, reporting use of at least one illegal drug in the past year increased from 23% in 1994 to 38% in 2004 and increase of 67% over 10 years.
Education is the key and its seems from the numbers above we need to get busy!
We want all our little Johnny’s armed like Rambo. Their AK47’s armed with all the information so they can give that loaded question “Come on one hit won’t hurt” a shotgun “NO”. With that “NO” it will be one less Little Johnny in a drug rehab program!
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November 23rd, 2009
What is going on? Everywhere I turn I hear someone talking about a friend, an uncle, a cousin, their friends mother, my daughter, my nephew….. on drugs, a crack addict, smoking pot, abusing prescription drugs..on and on and on!
My uncle had an accident now he’s addicted to OxyCotin, my cousin went to a club and someone gave her ecstasy she ended up in the hospital…almost died! Gee did you hear Jody’s mom got charged with drinking and driving……Sam’s uncle is so depressed his doctor has him on prozac.
The ads are everywhere, magazines, television all promoting…take this pill and it will ALL GO AWAY! This is not true it will NOT all go away with a pill. In fact the problem the person is trying to handle will multiply and the need increases for more pills or drugs. Hence, drug addiction!
The stats on the abuse of illicit drugs and prescription drugs is on the rise as the following numbers give all the evidence.
These are the numbers from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - According to the 2007 NSDUH, an estimated 6.9 million persons, or 2.8 percent of the population, aged 12 or older had used prescription psychotherapeutic medications (anti-depressants and tranquilzers) nonmedically in the month prior to being surveyed. This includes 5.2 million using pain relievers (an increase from 4.7 million in 2005), 1.8 million using tranquilizers, 1.1 million using stimulants, and 350,000 using sedatives.
I find this mind boggling! But these are the statistics and just the simple fact of listening to my friends and associates, the conversations always include the mention of someone in their family, a close friend or an associate on drugs, abusing drugs, or a drug addict.
As a society we need to really take a stand so there can be changes. Get educated! Help get these friends, family members and associates to an effective drug rehabilitation center. They need help!
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November 21st, 2009
Did you know today is “Universal Childrens Day” around the world?
Children are to be celebrated! They are our future.
I have always thought of myself as a good parent. One who is aware and always with the intention that my children would grow up to be able, responsible and most important, happy! When I look around I can see this is not the case with all teenagers and youth.
Something is terribly wrong? When a child reaches their teen years it seems that they are not so happy, not so responsible and not enjoying the sports or activities of their choice.
Drugs and alcohol seem to be the new activity enticing them. Friends who have already been enticed in turn do the enticing. “Come on one hit won’t hurt you”, “You’ll feel great”, “It’ll help you talk to Sarah” “It’ll be fun!”
A 2008 NIDA study reported the following percentages of 8th - 10th & 12th graders had abused these drugs at least once in the past year:
-Powder Cocaine: 1.4% of 8th graders, 2.6% of 10th graders and 4.0% 12th graders.
-Crack Cocaine: 1.1% of 8th graders, 1.3% of 10th graders and 1.6% 12th graders.
Just think, 1.4% of your teenager’s friends in Grade 8 have tried cocaine. These are high numbers considering cocaine and crack cocaine are highly addictive and could also lead to death.
These are our children! It is Universal Childrens Day! Shouldn’t they be celebrating life instead of trying to destroy life with drugs such as cocaine, crack, and marijuana. Even alcohol is a poison and can kill them.
#7 of The Universal Rights of Children (the simple version) written below shows our duty as a parent.
7. You have the right to go to school for free, to play, and to have an equal chance to develop yourself and to learn to be responsible and useful.
Your parents have the special responsibilities for your education and guidance.”
The fact that by grade 12, 4.1% have tried cocaine shows us that as parents we need to ensure more education on the abuse and effects of drugs. By grade 12 they should be so strong minded that they would never try a drug that would lead them to drug addiction and a drug rehab program.
Children should be celebrated and they should be celebrating but not at a crack or cocaine party!
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November 17th, 2009
Parents - Do you know all the lingo? When you listen to the rap music can you make out the words and if you can do you know what they mean? I know I can’t! Its a play on words singing and saying one thing but it means the total opposite.
Here are some street names for marijuana:
Nederweed Roach
Weed White Widow
Boom Astro Turf
Gangster Home Grown Kiff Mary J
Purple Haze Texas Tea
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And thats not all the names, there are probably many new ones as I write this. These are just a few I found.
Cocaine is as popular and on the rise here are some of its street names:
Blow White
Charlie Flake
Toot C Nose CandyParadise Aunt Nora
Bernice Mojo
Coke Dust
When you hear someone around you using any of these names know that they are talking about cocaine.
If your teenager or any of their friends are using these names in their conversation then know they are talking about marijuana or cocaine. Your child and their friends are playing with danger. Sit them down and talk to them. Find out whats happening. If they are doing drugs, get them educated on the effects of these drugs. Get them the real story of people who have used and abused drugs and what they have to say about it. An excellent website to get the real truth about drugs is www.drugfreeworld.org
We do not want our children to be drug addicts and in a drug rehab program.
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November 8th, 2009
Drugs rob us of our loved ones. There is no doubt in my mind. Look around you, you will see there is someone, if not in your own family, in someone else’s family, a loved one with a drug or alcohol addiction.
My son was born January 1986. He was perfect in everyway. When he was 6 weeks old he was trying to make the sounds of a nursery song, he was actually trying to sing. I marked it on his calendar.
He loved music, he sang, he loved to dance. He wanted lessons like his sister. Okay. From that point he was laying the ground work for what he wanted in his life he to took singing lessons, he joined a choir, he auditioned for musicals at the local theater. Every audition he made the cut, he was in the play! He also auditioned for one of the top performing choirs and acquired a spot in this very prestigous choir! He was elated! He had many, many friends all of whom were dancers, singers, performers and all reaching for their goals. He was building his future. What more could a parent want. Life was good. But was it?
At the age of 12 things started to go awry for my son. I did not see the warnings signs. I later found out that peer pressure from friends who were not in the arts gave him such a hard time that to be their friends and be cool he couldn’t be the singer, the dancer the performer he had to be “the guy with the bag of weed”.
The marijuana took his motivation, clouded his thinking, he forgot words to songs and he started losing the friends that were motived. The so called friends that were left had one thing on their minds. Getting stoned!
The road was a long one and it lasted for over 10 years, to me it felt like 100 years. My son went to a rehab. There was some relief from late night calls, the police at the door…..on and on. Then he got kicked out. He couldn’t stay at home we kicked him out. I was heartbroken, was there no end to this addiction! It took less than a year he came begging said he was dying and needed help. The drugs had escalated from marijuana to cocaine, ecstasy and alcohol. Marijuana is addicting and it always leads to stonger drugs.
He had to make the choice continue with the drugs, losing his family, dying or GET HELP! He chose help! And an effective rehabilitation center with incredible results and he made it.
Addiction can end and we can have the ones we love back and living a drug free live.
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