Sorry Stealth... a bit more hijack. I'll be done shortly.
Quote Rigs:
"Sorry, did not mean anything by this other then caution with respect to posting too personal information on the interweb machine. You know how that grapevine works. Wicked web we weave at times. Stay cool
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It took a bit,,, but I get what you mean. I now regret "cleaning up" everything I said. Thinking about it more... if I can save a parent from suffering what I have suffered... I would have left most of what I said,,, in recent past posts.
That being said,,, if anyone has the "stomach" for it... watch a movie called "Traffic". It has stars like Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid... and others. It's a story about a father trying to save his daughter from a life of drug abuse. It's "raw"!!! So be warned. I watched it once... and tossed it in the corner. I was mad, crying... and ready to puke at what the content was, (mostly because I know it is an accurate portrayal of the wrong side of life).
My son has caused his OWN problems,,, by poor decisions... and knows he needs to do something. Thank GOD he doesn't like needles... otherwise I may be dealing with a more serious problem than what he has! Heroine is very pervasive where I live!!! I've been thinking about buying a couple of antidotes,,, just to carry if I run into someone on an overdose.
As I was venting earlier, (now deleted), my son was a good kid that got wrapped up in a company that wants "strong backs"... that will do what they are told. The company DOESN'T do drug testing,,, because they know that if they did that... they would have to pay higher hourly wages to get "good caliber" people.
Sooo... in a way,,, because the company "knows" that drug use and sales is pervasive within the comapny... they are in a sense guilty of ALLOWING "drug trafficking"!!!! At one point my son was moved from one "crew" to another to get him away from the problem... but that didn't fix anything,,, because my son was already hooked. Soooo... in a sense THEY CONDONE it,,, by allowing it!!!
So now... a warning to other parents!!!!! Watch for strange people and/or strange vehicles at your mailbox. If YOUR child seems "different" after observing these circumstances,,, then you have something to be concerned about. Worst case... check their body while they are sleeping. If you see any "needle tracks"... don't waste time!!! Get them some help,,, whether they want it or not.
It was only after the last "mailbox" incident,,, that I noticed the coincidence in my son's behavior. I let it go for a couple of hours,,, but commented on his physical performance while helping me work in the basement. All of a sudden he went to bed. I talked to him then... and told him he had a problem. He actually admitted to me that he did. A few weeks later he ended up flipping his vehicle... and has been jumping through "court hoops" since then.
This isn't the first time! A year ago he got busted for DUI/DWI,,, while testing positive for "coke and smoke". When he flipped his vehicle a couple months back,,, I accepted his custody from the paramedics... but almost thought to allow him to go to the hospital, (with no injury). Would he have tested positive for other substances at that time??? Don't know,,, but by my observation of him it seemed only to be alcohol.
My apology to those that think this is TMI !!! I'm just rtrying to give other parents a "heads up". We as parents have enough worries aboutb our kids... but drugs is as much or more pervasive as when we were kids. The "smoke" is much more potent than it used to be. "Chronic" ain't what we used to have to deal with.
I KNOW this may not be the thread... or the proper place in this forum!!! Thing is... if I posted this in the proper place within this forum,,, many people than need to know and understand this information... might not see it. THAT'S why it's HERE!!!
However!!! If I do see that same vehicle "lurking" around my mailbox AGAIN... they WILL get the idea that they aren't welcome!!!
