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Making a Living Selling Drugs?
Last Updated on Thursday, 2 September 2010 03:40 Written by Monica Thursday, 2 September 2010 03:40
The economic situation going on in the world today has been socially and seriously compared to that of the Great Depression. People find getting a job harder today than ever in the current three generations. Whether the reasons are, again, the economy, aging, or a mistake from the past showing up in new background checks post 9-11, a lot of people are in the same boat: they are having a hard time making a living. Some turn to drug dealing.
Making a living selling drugs is not making a living. You are behind bars in a prison of your own making. First off, you are going to get caught eventually. If you think differently, think again. We see it in Texas newspapers every day. A traffic stop yields 150 pounds of pot, a million dollars worth of cocaine, $11,000 worth of prescription drugs. It happens all the time.
A raid discovers counterfeit money and drug possession. How? Someone has tipped off the authorities. Either during a drug deal gone wrong, revenge or that kid at the local high school got in trouble with Mom or Dad and decided to come clean in order to offset his or her punishment.
Seriously, how does a person make a living selling drugs? More and more “clients” are students. If you get a Texas Mama finding out you are selling drugs to her junior high son or daughter, you may find yourself picked up and sentenced to more years in prison than you have left to live multiplied by ten or twelve.
Making a living drug dealing is not really living. You cannot share stories over dinner with your parents about a huge sale. You can’t celebrate with the neighbors and tell them the reason you were able to put a pool in is because their high school kids are some of your best customers. You are suspicious of every person you come in contact with. You can get hooked on your own product. You are constantly looking over your shoulder. You live in fear of a drug bust or someone pulling a drive-by shooting, usually hitting the wrong house and injuring some child.
Fast food may not be what some people dreamed of doing but if you are having a rough time financially, knock off the “pride” and try for a job there. It is a lot more respectful than having undercover agents arrest you in front of your kindergarten-aged son or daughter.
Think twice before you make a drug de
al. Then think twice again. Making a living pushing drugs is not making a living. It is a crime that hurts not only the person you are selling to, but their families, your own family and more and more, minor children who are suppose to be protected by adults. We all have a responsibility when it comes to that.
Are you making a living selling drugs? Stop, get out now and rebuild your life and character. Because if you get caught in Texas, chances are high that you will not see the road to freedom again in your lifetime. Do you honestly think living high on the hog for a few months till someone narcs on you is worth it? Can you really live with yourself if you contribute to a young person’s road to addiction? Ask yourself that when your view from the top is a set of prison bars on your window or the funeral procession of a child who lived down the street.
Tags: drug dealing, drug possession, drugs, undercover agents | Posted under Texas Rehab | No Comments
“The Man”
Last Updated on Friday, 9 July 2010 12:08 Written by Monica Friday, 9 July 2010 12:08
Okay, now here is a good argument against drugs and for rehab. Many 
people on drugs argue against “the man”. So, for those who do? Think about this. More and more arrests are being made involving drugs and alcohol. More and more arrests mean more money for the court system, the officers, the city and the county, therefore the state, and therefore, “the man”.
Okay, this is not an article against politics but let’s face it, the first paragraph got your attention, right? The truth is, yes, there are more arrests. With the economy today, people are turning more to drugs and alcohol to forget, to feed their depression and to just get through the day, the night, the week.
But think about this: every dime spent on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, every dime is taking away from helping yourself in other areas. You could put that money towards a class or trade school. You could put it in savings. You could buy a family board game and spend time with your children, memories that will last a lifetime in a much sweeter way than them witnessing an arrest and visiting you in jail.
Drugs and alcohol can make you forget the outside world for a little while but it will not go away. Sooner or later, we all have to face our actions and deal with the consequences.
Think about what is really important in your life the next time you make a drug deal or buy a case of beer that will be gone by morning with you being the only drinker. Buried within those walls you have put up is a person who once had dreams, a person who has loved ones, perhaps a spouse or children, a person who MATTERS. Yes, you matter.
I don’t apologize for using “the man” tactic as an excuse to get you to notice this article. I simply wanted to get your attention so that you get the true message of this article: with this economy, many of us are bound to feel sorry for ourselves, and yes, even with good reason. But sinking into the forgetful addiction of drugs or alcohol is not the answer. It puts us further in debt, sets a bad example for our children, and costs us everything dear to us.
This economy makes us feel out of control but guess what? There IS something you can control. You can a) stay away from the pitfalls of addiction or b) reach for the phone and call that number there at the side and get into rehab. The feeling of taking control of a seemingly hopeless situation will increase as you learn the tools to stay clean.
In this case, “the man” is really the addiction to drugs or alcohol. Stick it to him and show him you can overcome his power. Oh, and if you do not have insurance and you are broke? See what programs the government offers to help addicts get clean. A little-known positive in these rough times.
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Suicide is Not the Answer
Last Updated on Thursday, 13 May 2010 06:05 Written by Monica Thursday, 13 May 2010 06:05
Prescription drug addiction is a growing epidemic. It does not just affect every day people but those who have reached celebrity status as well. So it was with pain as a fan, a mother and a regular human being that I read about the suicide of former child star Dana Plato’s son.
Dana Plato was a talented actress. However, the producers of Different Strokes did not go the route that so many do and fired her for being pregnant. It was then that this writer, who was the same age as Dana Plate, stopped watching the show.
When Dana Plato died, I grieved in the way of a normal fan. I felt sadness and as a mother, my heart went out to her own child. When her death was ruled a suicide by overdose, I felt somewhat aggravated at her for leaving that legacy for her son. Still, I had been taught to not judge others and instead hugged each of my own three children a little tighter that day.
I have never believed in suicide but I have learned that addiction destroys our common sense and our thinking, leading us to do things we never would have considered before being taken over by drugs or alcohol. The fact that she was addicted to prescription drugs is not in question following a forgery for Valium.
We all have things we have to deal with in our lives. If we have an addiction, it can make those situations multiply into catastrophic events whether they are or not. To this day, I can not fathom leaving a legacy of suicide behind for my children to cope with but I have never walked in the shoes of someone such as Dana Plato.
If you have heard of the suicide of Dana Plato’s son this week and you have an addiction, then I urge you to seek rehab. Think about this: what you do affects other people. Suicide affects your loved ones. If you don’t believe me, think about Tyler Lambert. Don’t let his death be just another story. If you have children or loved ones, even if you are a teenager or college student just starting out,, then do yourself and your loved ones a favor. Get help. Spend the summer in rehab and begin a new life for yourself free of addiction. Suicide is not the answer to the questions you are surely asking yourself if you are addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Help really and truly is just a phone call away. Don’t leave a legacy of tragedy for your family. Do it for yourself, for them and for the future. For every person who gets help after reading this article, know this: you are stating that you want to break free and if your choice was affected by a certain young man’s suicide, you are showing that young Tyler Lambert did not die in vain. You could be keeping your own loved ones from a depression-caused suicide by seeking help for your addiction now.
Tags: Alcohol, depression, drugs, prescription addiction, suicide | Posted under Texas Rehab | No Comments
Friendships and Drugs
Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 April 2010 01:19 Written by Monica Wednesday, 14 April 2010 01:19
Have you seen the commercial for the website Friends Don’t Let Friends Die? It spins from the slogan Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk. Basically, it’s intervention freelance style.
It really is okay to tell on a friend if that person is doing something to hurt him or herself. It really is okay to go against the crowd if it doing something that is not right. It really is okay to go to your parents when your friend confides in you that his or her mother or father is on drugs or drunk all the time.
We have to remember that sometimes our friends are victims of other peoples’ actions and other peoples’ addictions. We also have to remember that many times, a person can die from an overdose because his friends are just as high as he is and are not immediately aware that something is wrong. That is why it is important to educate people on what can and does happen when a person takes drugs. That is why it is also important to clarify responsibility.
A person is responsible for his or her own actions when voluntarily taking drugs. When a group of friends gets together to get high, none of them are thinking sensibly. If they were, they would not be taking drugs to begin with.
On that same note, however, a person who takes drugs damages his or her brain and way of thinking. What to do? If you are a friend, a true friend, then do what is right. If you are at a party and a friend overdoses or loses consciousness or gets sick, seek help immediately. The consequences are far less than if someone dies at a party and no one cared or sought help. Not to mention that, well, that is what friends are for, to be there for each other when needed.
Just as soldiers in combat lay down their lives for their buddies, have each other’s back, so too, does friendship involve going the extra mile. If your friend is using and you are not, seek help. Tell your parents, your teacher, someone in a position of authority who can help your friend get treatment. If you are at a party and something happens, call 911.
Friends don’t let friends die, not on purpose. If you and your friends were not wise enough to say no to trying something and then one of them gets sick, make the emergency call. Knowing you tried is what counts. If you succeed, even better. You and your friends are on a battlefield when it comes to drugs. Drugs can’t handle real friendships but friendships can beat out drugs. Look out for each other, okay?
Tags: addictions, drugs, drunk, friends | Posted under Texas Rehab | 1 Comment
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