It never rains...........But it pours.!

Saturday 12.20 pm and I've just left a drug rehab drop in in SE London where people with ongoing drug addictions / alcohol dependency and homelessness attend to find at least some hope of something happening to improve their lives otherwise why attend..?

I met with a friend whom I've known since teen years and is dependent on class A and has been for more years than I can remember ? I asked him how things are and he told me the rehab he's under is delaying his attempt to attend a rehab center for long term mending and he's desperate for change. I should also mention Mark is a valuable member of LACES and has attended many Slippery Slope sessions and has spoken to audiences of students from groups as small as 15 to the hall full of 200 young people......and he hits them hard with the truth......."I've lost my wife and kid's / my home / my hair and all my teeth through drug and alcohol continued addiction"....

His talk has an immediate affect on the students we work with and with the prison cell set up either in the class room or in the hall it adds to the reality of the talk....

It;'s pissing down with rain and that makes feelings worse and depression sets in more than usual..............bad thoughts start to form and you struggle to remain sane.........My friend Mark is a very important part of what we at LACES are working on continuously to improve peoples mental stress through education and not keep feeling as though everything is against you and rain and dark clouds above give a dismal outlook which is very difficult to manage....Suicidal thoughts are never very far away but with the LACES mentality and positive results people like Mark have a chance to change for the better and improve their standing in the community......

I'm sorry for the bad language but I get really pissed off at attitudes within the system to help addicts make a better life for themselves and others by working in partnership with all agencies to create jobs and a positive state of mind...............The time is 12.50 pm and I feel lost right at this moment because although it's early in the day my day is already over...........