Drug War

Instead of teaching the people, who are dependent on chemicals, or any drugs for this matter, not to use those substances, we should be showing them how to use and avoid the negative consequences that are associated with continued and prolonged use of drugs. My sincerest apologies if this sound too radical for the main-stream mentality of the war on drugs.

Check this out! Most treatment centers that are based on the complete abstinence of all mood altering chemicals. Most of these places can boast a success rate of less than 10% who remain sober a year after TX(treatment). These statistics are alarming considering that hundreds of millions are spent every year on this undeniable so-called war. I came face to face with the stark reality and statistics when I met Sharad in Rehab. Where are the results? Don't know? Well I'll tell you, they vanished like a fart in the wind. It's not gone, so don't worry, because the stench of festering substance abuse will return on the wings of social-decay.

we are talking about drugs that made life for many… which gave many a reason to live… a reason to continue… be it prescribed or unprescribed. I think a couple of examples are in order, because I'm making some claims that might be blasphemy against the world Policy on drugs. Which organization approved that codeine is a safe drug? That doesn't matter because it's done and over with: it won't change the fact that it's one of the most popular drugs on the street and in the pharmacy. Ranbaxy, actually made the claim that codeine is non-addictive when used properly. It's is addictive even when prescribed and taken as directed. Look at me I was prescribed codeine by the will of god and I was an obedient addict for good 7 years.

Another reason we need to teach known addicts and, yes, the children alike to use drugs. The alarming reality is that it is easier for our kids to find drugs in the medicine cabinet and the street than to go and buy alcohol over-the-counter or get stoned on a sleazy pub. This can be seen all over the nation and the world. If the youth is taught to avoid then the problem is solved. Right? Wrong Wrong all wrong. Drugs are going to stay and educated lot is the worst hit of chemicals. My affair with Codeine started during my college days and ended with seeing Sharad in rehab 7 years later. No where along the line did anyone say, "You may like these drugs, so much that you may be willing to sacrifice everything you hold sacred in your life to obtain them." Would I even have understood the power of those words at the age of nineteen? This is an issue that will require an unconventional solution. Teach people how to use as opposed to ignorance seems a lot healthier than not I'll conceit.

I am personally satisfied with myself now but it took a lot of effort on my part to get to this spiritual state-of-well-being.

I am not in any position to teach anyone how to use chemicals, for recreation, or even which ones have the least consequences. That's not my judgment. I will say,” The people that allowed known sex-offenders to have prescriptions to Viagra is an issue that should not be ignored." I remember that one clearly, but not because I think that people convicted of sex crimes should not be allowed to have sex. Maybe, it might put the sex-offender, in question; to be more inclined to desire another child for personal pleasure.

Are these isolated incidences? No they are not and they are played out in places all over the world. We will never eradicate the demand for chemical well being or chemically induced recreation. People like me want drug and alcohol for a verity of reasons. Makes sense to teach people how to go about using and make them safer for everyone even the ones who have the right with a documented prescription. A prescription could be seen as a permit to carry a pill that is highly desirable to many but that’s not where the abuses start. For drug abusers like me you need to treat drugs like sex; instead of saying no, R&D should be done to make drug contraceptives. Safe drugs if found… should be promoted.

No one wants to leave their beloved drug and live an orphan disillusioned life. What we want is our beloved shouldn’t screw our liver or shorten our enlightened life.