Posts Tagged ‘cocaine’

A B C’s OF DRUG ABUSE & ADDICTION

Thursday, 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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DRUG ADDICTION - A MOTHER’S STORY

Sunday, 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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CANADA - THE TRUE NORTH STRONG & FREE

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Canada is the true north! But is it really strong & free? How can it be strong and free when drugs are so prevelant across our country?

Drugs have taken hold of our youth in one way or another. With drugs comes effects which can be felt across the country. Our young people are subjected to lowered IQ, lowered perceptions, their abilities and ambitions are lacking. The long term effects are impaired physical and mental health. How are we to be strong when the youth who are to support this country are weakened.

Following are statistics listed from the Government of Canada The National Anti-Drug Strategy website:

-In British Columbia in 2003, 23% of students in grades 7 through 12, reported having used an illegal drug other than cannabis in their lifetime.

-In Alberta in 2005, 4.2% of youth in grades 7 through 12 reported use of cocaine in the past year.

-In Ontario in 2007, 25.6% of youth in grades 7 through 12 reported use of marijuana in the past year this represents 256,610 youth in Ontario. This is more than double the 11.9% of Ontario students who reported use of cigarettes in the past year.

-In Quebec in 2006, 8.8% of students in secondary school reported use of hallucinogens in the past year, (excluding cannabis)

-In Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007, 7.2% of students, in grades 7, 9, 10 and 12, reported use of ecstasy in the past year.

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, an increase of 67% over 10 years.
For links to these and other Canadian surveys with more detailed information on illicit drug use, visit drugprevention.gc.ca.

With such high percentages of our Canadian youth using illegal drugs the future of our country and all that it means is at stake. Not to mention the family unit suffering as drugs and addiction is far reaching.

Do you know someone in your family or close friends family who is struggling with addiction? There are very effective drug rehab programs in Canada with high success rates for someone to go to.

We need to educate ourselves on drugs, the signs of someone using drugs, educate our children before they are subjected to drugs so they know to say “NO”.

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