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A theoretical 3 question, and 3 answer project. FOCUSED on addiction, and your own opinion for helping the evergrowing number of addicts/death toll due to addiction, and/or alcoholism in our world today. Please see details
Please tag me in the post upon completetion of your answers, Have you, or someone that you love ever suffered from an addiction? Have you witnissed the way it is killing our people? (especially in terms of young adults, and teenagers) Here is a challenge that could be of vital information at some point. PLEASE DO ME THE HONOR OF ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTIONS WRITTEN DOWN BELOW... Keep in mind, whether you do already know for yourself the way addiction is taking lives more than it ever has before in all the history of the world, or whether you are not at all aware of the things that are broken in the system to date, and are just passionate about helping others who are suffering, I suggest you take a look at the link - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-influence/the-rehab-industry-needs-clean-up_b_9210542.html and feel free to do any of your own research about the truth behind our corrupted government, and the hand, the role, and the parts that the government has had in the truth of how broken this world is today for addicts who are seeking help. You will be stunned to discover the truth, and how messed up it all really is once you know it. Any form allowed; just do what you do best No rules other than to be open, and honest, and true to the challenge itself. I personally am a heroin, and methamphetamine addict who has been riding those waves of sobriety, relapse, sobriety, then relapse, then sobriety for the last 13 years of my life. I have tried to get sober a total of 7 times before having any real luck with my ability to live drug free. Answer the following questions below to the best of your ability: 1) if you were in the required/necessary position to either fix completely the epidemic of addiction that is without doubt one of our worlds greatest challenges to date, or have a hand in what happens, and how it is handled...would you want to try something that could help the generations to come? To help the system in which addicts are forced to work with to get into any sort of treatment, and to somehow repair the holes/leaks/faulty parts that are causing the amount of problems at hand? 2) If you answered no to the previous question, explain your answer.Tell me what is stopping you from the thought of helping millions of people who are sick with a disease that is incurable unless they have the help of others? you answered yes to the previous question, please explain why you would want to help. Is there a specific expereience driving you? Tell me a little bit about what it is that you would do if you were able to. What would be the course of action to get drugs/alcohol off the streets once, and for good. 3) It is 10 years from now, and the course of action to fix this problem has long since undergone. Think about what that would do to the world. Would every change be significant? Would some of the results of the changes you made me not so good? What about room for failure, or mistakes. Let me read a description of how you it feel, how it would look, how it would be like to be in a drug free world. Don't forget to tag me when finished. I hope to try and do something awesome,. and who knows maybe even somewhat effective when I finish this challenge using the answers provided. I will maybe send them to people who can present them to the people who could do something with this knowledge THANKYOU!
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“I’m Sorry”

I am sorry for the suffering that this addiction has caused you.

I am sorry for whatever happened to you, to make you choose to turn to an addictive substance.

I know part of it can be biologically inherented.

I also know, there is probably a reason you made this choice. Like so many people do.

I am sorry I don‘t have a good answer, and I’m sorry I am not doing the questions in order.

I am sorry, that you probably won’t like my opinion. Please keep in mind, it’s just an opinion.

I often call opinions, “Kleenex“ as a metaphor, I think that is self explanatory.

Here goes;

I’m truly sorry.

I mean that from my heart.

The thing is;

I know addiction is often called a disease.

I know, it’s considered a “disease” by many, including people in the medical field.

Once again; remember the Kleenex= opinion.

My child has Type 1 Diabetes.

5-7 shots of insulin a day. Everyday for the rest of his life.

His pancreas is dead/Broken. It will never Ever work normally again. There is no, recovery program, for him

He is afraid to have children because they have a 50 percent chance of inheriting T1D.

He is married. He is at an age where this is a major concern and he may adopt.

He can’t bear the thought of his child going through what he’s been through.

He can’t just go to the gym, or exercise/play sports when he feels like it.

NO, he has to wait for a high blood sugar, and then (on purpose) not give himself insulin.

Because, Any activity will bring down his blood sugar, and then he immediately has to stop! Eat something or have juice (usually orange juice) because it has a lot of sugar.

He has to wear an identification/medical braclet and has to go to doctors that specialize in T1D. They are Not local.

This is stressful because that means time out of work, or leaving early.

When he goes out to eat with friends or co-workers, he has to excuse himself to go to the restroom to give himself a shot of insulin.

He is embarrassed, he doesn’t want them to know. (Even though the medical braclet is on him) he is afraid they will/could ”label” him.

His career is in the business field. He is worried about climbing that corporate ladder, and being treated “Different” than his co-workers.

So, he purposefully stays late, goes in early and goes to late networking events, even if he’s exhausted.

He ”can‘t be different!”

(His words^)

He feels he has to “out work” everyone, and he is always the last person to leave the office.

They actually gave him keys, because this is an everyday occurrence.

The stress, the worry, the physical effects from T1D, the decision about having children and the inability to freely engage in physical activities.

^ That is a disease.

My Wish?

Is that it was me, instead of him. Sadly, I can’t change that. If I could I would, in a heartbeat.

JD4 hosted a remarkable challenge about “Free Will”

It was my first and best write, here on the prose.

I am forever greatful to him. The challenge, the support, and nice comments really helped me.

That write is called;

”Dear Free Will”

(it is on my page)

In my (old Kleenex) of an opinion;

To pick up heroin, is a choice. Not a disease.

”Dear Free Will”

I‘m sorry this is not what you wanted to hear.

Also, I’m sorry that I will Not engage in any debate via rights and wrongs, thoughts and opinions.

I have stated how I feel and why.

I truly wish you the best and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

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