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#134189 - 12/09/07 09:42 AM
sesonal addiction
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Registered: 11/24/06
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Loc: Belfast/Northern Ireland
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i am a little bundle of cheer with this post, sorrie but just wonderring if its global. the sucicide rates rocket at this time of year, as dose drug addiction alcohole, violent incidentes within the familie spured on by some substances. Also and a bit cheerier we get manie more people turning to rehabes and also 12 steap fellowships, churches, or other peer support groups to help with the increas of drugs and drink being used and going disasterise at this time of year, is this global thing. i am fairlie sure its not just scotland, ireland or the uk??Is it??
could you possible rember in prayer the addicts themselfs and all their familie that are or have been darkend by addiction at this time of year.
ps sorrie it aint a cheerie one again
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#134193 - 12/12/07 12:11 PM
Re: sesonal addiction
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Registered: 11/24/06
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Loc: Belfast/Northern Ireland
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yea in uk one dosen't get inprisend for taking drugs its more if cought with (possesion) or dealling drugs that you end up in jail for, i had hear that in some states the jail time was just for being an addict, i never knowen how it was supposed to help them off durgs. Arguable they be clean while in prison. Over heer being in jail is no garintee of not being on drugs, theirs loads smuggled into prison. Onces out temptasion or life starts again and bang! straight back into old coping methods ie drugs. Gottie be some type of rehabe or peer support such as 12 steap programe for just support of other clean recoverring addicts other wise the chances of getting and staying cleans not verie high, (no pun)
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#134195 - 12/12/07 04:57 PM
Re: sesonal addiction
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Registered: 11/24/06
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Loc: Belfast/Northern Ireland
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i not condoning pot, but why stop their. A paket of cigarets is way expensive heer so why pot and not cigarets....if its solie just about kids being deprived financiallie. Why pot cigarets and not drink? legalised pot or not is it reallie less physicallie harfull than alcohole? Or is it just more taxes get paid on alcohole so for government coffers sake lets not make a fuss about that, couldn't loss the revinue on that one now. I am getting cynical, or is it paronoid, or is it just realistick regarding my government.
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#134196 - 12/12/07 06:28 PM
Re: sesonal addiction
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Registered: 04/15/07
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Loc: Arizona
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Celtic, We can take it further: If cigarettes are taxed so much because they are bad for you, why not McDonalds food, it has been proven to be bad for you and can even be fatal! Why not sugar? Sugar is addictive! Pot is not addictive and is natural but they don't make it legal, why? I don't smoke it but it doesn't make sense! There are the large vehicles that put out enough stuff to kill us too,buy no higher taxes on them either! I'm dismayed to see OUR government making "sin tax," only count on alcohol and cigarettes, (as an Italian raised with wine with dinner,) but not these other things! I don't drink now, with my medicine it can be dangerous but if the government wants to protect MY children, I want them to get rid of poisen food! dancer, strange feelings!
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#134198 - 12/12/07 08:24 PM
Re: sesonal addiction
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Katebecca, I'm so glad that your son has stuck this out for at least three months. I hope and pray that he continues down this road.
There are no easy answers to any of this. We can have the programs, and yet, the addict/alcoholic has to WANT to change. Putting them in jail doesn't help, except to stop them from stealing for the drugs. They can certainly get drugs in jail. My son used to tell me that it was the easiest place to get them.
I'm totally convinced it has both a genetic component and a situational component. Many of these young men and women are among our brightest and most sensitive. It's sad to lose them.
Thanks, Celtic, for reminding us to extend the heart of compassion and hope for these lost ones.
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