Drug Addiction and our trampled rights

by shamus100 78 Replies latest members adult

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  shamus100

  I'm fairly sure everyone has seen the crackheads / methheads / druggie lifestyle near them. I know where I live, it's pretty rampant, seeing as our economy is one of the fastest growing in the world.

  You hear a lot of people talking about how it's not they're fault - to love the drug addict, hate the drug. There are also some VERY silly shows on now, like A & E's Intervention. I'm not saying that interventions don't work, but to show these idiots on national television is the height of pathetic. Personally, I don't think anyone will disagree with me there.

  I'm sick and tired of seeing these people running around, ruining society. Some people, not all, have NO VALID REASON why they decided to try these drugs and get addicted to them. They are addicted because they wanted to try something and now they're a bunch of criminal leeches of society. What is the answer for these people?

  Now this is a touchy subject, because I know people have struggled with addiction due to depression amongst other issues. To those, they need the help. I say to the druggies who have no valid reason to be on these drugs, they should be give three tries to get straight, then poison they're junk and annialate them. Don't you personally get sick of seeing these idiots running around? Wouldn't the world be a better place if they were no longer here? Isn't there an island we can ship these morons off to? If you don't agree with the above statements, when do society's rights kick in? Isn't it the rights of the greater are more important than the rights of the few?

  I look forward to your thoughts.
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  Octarine Prince

  You sound like a fundamentalist Republican. Maybe you aren't, but that's what you sound like.
  
  Your understanding of addiction, and the ever-evolving understanding of it by medical, psychiatric/psychological, and treatment communities is VERY lacking.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_addiction
  http://www.well.com/user/woa/facts.htm
  
  
  etc.
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  willdabeerman

  See that is it. It is not about the 'rights' it is really not about the drugs. It is about CONTROL. The way the world is (ie: the US government in particular) It is nothing more than a control thing. The reason that bull shit marijuana laws (and or drug laws) are on the books is nothing more than a power grab to pull down 'undesirables'. The undesirables are a group decided upon by holier than thou abortions that have ZERO clue about real life, have ZERO clue what it is like beyond their gated and 'exclusive' communities,and are held in some fantasy world by their better than us family. The whole government is no longer (or has been for a long time) a actual representation of the authentic and true citizen. Now it is all a 'authority' that has been shaped by corporate and power elites that force the will of the few on the masses. Kinda like the religious interests. Now the problem is how much are you and I and the rest of the population willing to take until it all comes to a head and boils over and all hell breaks loose. (I will give you a hint, I am at the breaking point.)
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  Satanus

  Kill drug addicts? Now, there's a permanent solution. One thing to remember though, is that socalled recreational drugs can be roughly divided into two classes, psycheledics, and the other ones. Psychedelics, if used wisely, can actually be theraputic. Often, they are not addictive.
  
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  shamus100

  Okay. A little more information on my stance.

  I am not putting marijuana into the class of drug addiction. I am talking about crack addicts, meth freaks, heroin addicts, and the like. Marijuana just makes you goofy and leaves your brain like a noodle. Those people are not too bad - the meth heads and crack heads who steal anything they can get they're hands on are the real epidemic.

  FYI - I am not from America.
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  shamus100

  Wildaberrman,

  You sound like you're speaking of more than just drugs. I understand what America wants and what America truly wants are two different things. Am I correct?
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  shamus100

  Octrane Prince,

  The links you provided for me were interesting, but it does not negate the fact that drug addicts are ruining my country. They are stealing from old people and invading they're homes. They walk around in drug induced psychosis states killing each other and making our streets unsafe. They leave needles all over the place in playgrounds. You can spot them six kilometers away.

  I read your links. What exactly am I not understanding here?
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  jgnat

  I say to the druggies who have no valid reason to be on these drugs, they should be give three tries to get straight, then poison they're junk and annialate them.

  Your ignorance is staggering. I'm the mother of a meth addict. He also has a mental illness. So perhaps he could avoid your electric chair by having that "excuse". It's been ten long years, but I believe he's finally turned the corner. In these past years, there were months I did not hear from him, living on the streets, and did not know if he was alive or dead. Now he calls nightly, a good son who never forgets to tell his mom that he loves her. Ten years ago, he believed he was a superior human being who could "handle" the drugs, and I was ignorant for not experiencing what he had. Now, he has tasted the full impact of the druggie lifestyle. He is humbled and ashamed.

  So, the mental barrier has been overcome. Now all the has to overcome the easy part. All he has to do is overcome the addiction.

  Who in your magic kingdom, decides who is worthy, and what a valid reason might be? All the addicts I have met have a sad story of some sort to tell. The problem with our institutions and our "cures" is that in the interests of economy, they are far too short. Six weeks of intensive training, all it does is set the gears in motion. The addict still has to overcome on his own in the small, lonely sweet hours on his own.

  My son stayed clean for eight whole months last year. Two were in jail (no access), one was in a very good dual diagnosis treatment centre (but room had to be made for the next batch), and then he was on his own.

  I suspect there will be similar cycles of reform, abstinence, and failure before he fully kicks the habit. I'm glad you don't live in Canada to influence my government on his treatment.
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  jgnat

  P.S. My son does not steal to support his habit. The neighbourhood drug dealer comes for a visit on payday. He then lives on food banks and soup kitchens.

  Due to his mental illness, he's terrified of needles. All the drugs get ingested, smoked, or snorted.

  I now know what a makeshift bong looks like, and I discard them on sight.
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  jgnat

  Forget about drug addiction. What about gambling addicts? At least Las Vegas is smart enough to ship the losing fools in and out of town before they can do too much local damage. Our politicians got sucked in to the promises of easy profits. But since all the activity is local, as soon as the Casino goes up, so does the local crime rate.