tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post4359588946163545492..comments2023-10-04T09:34:12.528-07:00Comments on My Journey: Narcotics (in a nutshell)LLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-5975869862773704672009-08-10T21:58:46.934-07:002009-08-10T21:58:46.934-07:00I agree 100% LL, all one has to do is look no furt...I agree 100% LL, all one has to do is look no further than the prison systems. The vast majority are incarcerated due to addiction or dependency of some form. I strongly believe that the majority of "cases" I will eventually work with will stem from addiction in one form or another.darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-41002191113404346892009-08-10T19:41:51.599-07:002009-08-10T19:41:51.599-07:00Darlin -- this dovetails with your social work int...Darlin -- this dovetails with your social work interest. Many of the social ills in every country can be traced back to chemical dependency. From crime to domestic physical and emotional abuse.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-66313804577261685352009-08-10T16:39:16.203-07:002009-08-10T16:39:16.203-07:00What an immense mess this world of our is in. What...What an immense mess this world of our is in. What I find repulsive is that this is all about money. What the heck ever happened to good clean fun back in the good old days? (The days before technology and instant gratification.)<br /><br />Opus you hit it dead on, escapism is where it all begins and the sad part for many is that the end result is a lonely, painful death. <br /><br />Thank you LL for this insight, this one really has me thinking, not about much in particular, just thinking!darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-1359920419203307212009-08-10T14:36:11.383-07:002009-08-10T14:36:11.383-07:00It's never been a temptation for me. I don'...It's never been a temptation for me. I don't have any idea why people use any of it. People who are users can explain it to me but I still can't internalize any justification.<br /><br />To me it's like injecting strychnine.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-62577699738483809392009-08-10T12:17:11.265-07:002009-08-10T12:17:11.265-07:00Scary stuff. This is the underbelly of drugs that ...Scary stuff. This is the underbelly of drugs that people don't see. Do you know how many people I know who smoke marijuana? People with kids in the house...family people. It's astounding to me. I don't know anyone who uses cocaine but I have a feeling if someone I knew did, they probably wouldn't be as proud of it as they are the marijuana thing.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-51569216638781247982009-08-10T11:56:42.560-07:002009-08-10T11:56:42.560-07:00Wo, they use it to escape their troubles, to feel ...Wo, they use it to escape their troubles, to feel more popular and less shy, to relax, to energize, to fix anything and everything that is wrong with them at the moment. Only later do they realize that drugs did not fix, but compounded their problems. But by then they are an addict. :-(Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-8324428065228590082009-08-10T11:29:02.176-07:002009-08-10T11:29:02.176-07:00Has anyone ever found out WHY Americans insist on ...Has anyone ever found out WHY Americans insist on using the stuff?WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.com