A mother from the Lacey Township, N.J. area describes the troubles she says she had with her son's heroin addiction. Michael Capone died earlier this week.
Heroin does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter if you are male or female, short or tall, rich or poor, young or old. Once in your veins, the person who you always loved and cared for becomes a stranger. A beast in his own mind, whose only goal in life is to get the next fix…chasing the very first high that they have felt.
“Scumbag!” Every article I have ever read about people being arrested for drugs always has comments made by their readers that say that word. I can assure you that they are sadly mistaken. My son's name once lit up the newspapers of his glorious days as a wrestler and as a little boy entering fishing contests. Now the papers print his name for his arrests from heroin addiction.
As I read this post I'm crying and filled with emotion. Why? Because I'm seeing my youngest grandson in this story. He comes from a good family, a family who loves him and cares for him deeply. A perfect family; no, but a loving, giving, caring family. He has been raised in church, went to Christian schools and prayed and read the scriptures corporately and on his own. His life has promise and hope, but pot, heroine and maybe other drugs got him. I'm not saying it wasn't his choice or responsibility, but these drugs are so powerful that once taken it's almost impossible to reverse. Thankfully his last hit didn't kill him, but it was very close and could have. A sheriff found him just in time and saved his life. We can only thank God for this and the many family members, church and friends who were continually praying for him. This didn't happen in Baltimore or another larger city; no this happened here in Salisbury about 2 weeks ago. This area is loaded, filled, overrun with drug dealers, and with any kind of drug you want. There are people in high places who take the drugs and who benefit from the sale of drugs. All ages and socioeconomic people are in the "trade". Don't be fooled my fellow citizens. We are inundated with this scourge in our area. Lastly, he is in a wonderful rehab that believes in God and practices, teaches and totally believes the Bible. He will be there for a long period of time. This rehab and it's comprehensive program is rated #1 world wide. There are Never guarantees because we are still human, but at last we are hopeful our grandson is getting the best care possible, the best training and teaching possible and his future looks so much brighter. My Name is LEGION...
And there are those of us who did not gravitate toward drugs of any kind.I drank too much,but I lost interest in it and stopped.Some of us can click it off like a light switch & go on with life never missing or wanting drugs again.Others like the person 12:33 speaks of will wage a lifelong battle.I truly feel sorry for those who wake up each day wanting their fix.
12:33, Too bad about your grandson and hopefully rehab will help him overcome his addiction. One thing to keep in mine though, HE must be totally serious and committed to staying off of drugs. One sign to look for is if he throws away his cell phone willingly. It is pertinent that he does not ever associate with his former drug using "friends." Also when he gets out he may want to attend SMART Recovery meetings. I believe Easton is the closest. They teach a take charge of your own life approach by making better judgments, in other words you are in charge of your destiny and you have the control and power not the drugs.
If you don't mind me asking 12:33 is it Saint Jude Retreats? Their success rate is over 60% which is phenomenal. They say they are a "non treatment" program, because they don't buy into the addiction is a "disease" way of thinking.
From their site- Addiction, or the use of alcohol and/or drugs in any pattern, is not a disease, but rather, a choice. Therefore there is nothing to "treat." The non-treatment methods we use to help people struggling with alcohol and drug problems are based on teaching positive behavioral self-change, responsibility for one's actions, and finding greater purpose and fulfillment in one's life through a Social and Educational approach.
Ultimately - Our Program helps people to create their own physical brain changes through new learned actions, behaviors and thought patterns, created by them, by their own self motivated power."
As I read this post I'm crying and filled with emotion. Why? Because I'm seeing my youngest grandson in this story. He comes from a good family, a family who loves him and cares for him deeply. A perfect family; no, but a loving, giving, caring family. He has been raised in church, went to Christian schools and prayed and read the scriptures corporately and on his own. His life has promise and hope, but pot, heroine and maybe other drugs got him. I'm not saying it wasn't his choice or responsibility, but these drugs are so powerful that once taken it's almost impossible to reverse.
ReplyDeleteThankfully his last hit didn't kill him, but it was very close and could have. A sheriff found him just in time and saved his life. We can only thank God for this and the many family members, church and friends who were continually praying for him.
This didn't happen in Baltimore or another larger city; no this happened here in Salisbury about 2 weeks ago. This area is loaded, filled, overrun with drug dealers, and with any kind of drug you want. There are people in high places who take the drugs and who benefit from the sale of drugs. All ages and socioeconomic people are in the "trade". Don't be fooled my fellow citizens. We are inundated with this scourge in our area.
Lastly, he is in a wonderful rehab that believes in God and practices, teaches and totally believes the Bible. He will be there for a long period of time. This rehab and it's comprehensive program is rated #1 world wide. There are Never guarantees because we are still human, but at last we are hopeful our grandson is getting the best care possible, the best training and teaching possible and his future looks so much brighter.
My Name is LEGION...
And there are those of us who did not gravitate toward drugs of any kind.I drank too much,but I lost interest in it and stopped.Some of us can click it off like a light switch & go on with life never missing or wanting drugs again.Others like the person 12:33 speaks of will wage a lifelong battle.I truly feel sorry for those who wake up each day wanting their fix.
ReplyDelete12:33, Too bad about your grandson and hopefully rehab will help him overcome his addiction. One thing to keep in mine though, HE must be totally serious and committed to staying off of drugs. One sign to look for is if he throws away his cell phone willingly. It is pertinent that he does not ever associate with his former drug using "friends."
ReplyDeleteAlso when he gets out he may want to attend SMART Recovery meetings. I believe Easton is the closest. They teach a take charge of your own life approach by making better judgments, in other words you are in charge of your destiny and you have the control and power not the drugs.
If you don't mind me asking 12:33 is it Saint Jude Retreats? Their success rate is over 60% which is phenomenal. They say they are a "non treatment" program, because they don't buy into the addiction is a "disease" way of thinking.
ReplyDeleteFrom their site-
Addiction, or the use of alcohol and/or drugs in any pattern, is not a disease, but rather, a choice. Therefore there is nothing to "treat." The non-treatment methods we use to help people struggling with alcohol and drug problems are based on teaching positive behavioral self-change, responsibility for one's actions, and finding greater purpose and fulfillment in one's life through a Social and Educational approach.
Ultimately - Our Program helps people to create their own physical brain changes through new learned actions, behaviors and thought patterns, created by them, by their own self motivated power."
Saint Jude Retreats is lying.
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