Why Do We Get HOOKED?
We know drugs KILL! Taking Fentanyl to me is almost like a death wish. If not this time maybe the next time. We've seen our friends, family, and so many Celebrities over the years succumb to its lure. We see the destruction of lives, 1000s, if not millions of lives. Then there are the millions who live with the addiction for their entire life, destroying themselves, and their families. Taking someone's life, their money for a 1 time fix. Then there's the dealer! Big or small, at one time they were or still are a user who would rather take lives or destroy them rather than flip burgers at McDonalds for $10. per hour. Today, the average drug dealer is responsible for taking over 500 lives. This is not counting the 1,000s of lives destroyed just by 1 dealer.
Yes, life can suck at times! Many times it's the decisions we make that lead us down a dark path never to return. Yes, we turn our own friends into addicts thinking misery needs company. Yes, today many of our kids are living in a single-parent home learning too much about life on the street. 70% of crime comes from children living in homes without that so much needed love and education the missing parent can provide. Oh no you don't! I know so many of you Moms and/or Dads are supplying your kids with what they need by your sweat and guidance.
Much of the drug use does start at an earlier age! Some kick the habit early on only to return later when life doesn't go as we'd hoped. If only self-esteem came in a bottle. No, I don't mean that kind. Self-esteem is that inner feeling we have hopefully for a lifetime which can at a moment's notice disappear! Well, as everyone knows, true self-esteem is not supposed to go away. Tell that to a down-and-out person or family that at a moment's notice has their carpet taken right out from under them. Many a prayer has led people away from taking drugs! We can get so carried away with our problems that we forget the One TRUE help in our lives is the ONE who gave us life in the 1st place. It's only the doubt in ourselves and HIM that gets us in trouble in the first place.
Author, Blogger and Creator Picture above: Jack Canfield and Me
10 个月In most cases we allow ourselves to be HOOKED! We know the path can be a dangerous one but thinking we're going to live forever, taking chances can be cool! Please, use your head. See the sunrise in the morning.