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Has anyone been watching the new Addiction Series on HBO?
Has anyone seen any of the HBO series....Addiction? It is amazingly real, educational, and a bit scary for any of us who have kids. I have been watching it, and I have to share it.with you all if you have kids out there, have a gander. These are real stories involving real people and what they go through. They had a whole show on Meth("Montana Meth"), and as I understand it, Kern County has a Meth problem. It is a very scary dark, drug! Any comments on what is being done to curtail the problem or view points from current or former users? Do we have any community support to fight this problem in our own community? They showed all the ingredients on the series, and it's essentially made from a combination of poisons and toxins. Yikes! 48 comments from 12 users
posted by
ChristineFroehlich
on Mar 23, 2007 at 08:50 AM
Jewels~ Wow, that's a lot of moula! I respect the fact that you can be so honest, and now I see why you were so adamant about the AA thing and not drinking. Keep it up and hopefully with all your knowledge you can help others in this town. I feel really bad when I see people that obviously (trying very hard not to judge) have a problem. Several times I have seen really skinny, shaking people/ or twitching/ can't stand still, walking around the Check Cashing place, or the Save-mart, usually buying crap food, and only a little bit. The thing that really breaks my heart is that I have seen them with little kids in tow. It's easy to spot as the kids are usually still in their pajamas, and such, no socks or shoes, and look disheveled or dirty. It makes me just want to reach out somehow. It's one thing if someone wants to ruin their own lives, and tragic nonetheless, but when I see kids involved it really gets to me. It makes me feel helpless as I do not have the experience or the knowledge to help these people, and the fact is, they probably don't want my help anyway. Do the existing programs in Tehachapi try to reach these people on the streets or do they have to walk in to a meeting? Anybody out there working the programs, please feel free to chime in here. How do you reach out to these people? posted by
jewels
on Mar 23, 2007 at 09:13 AM
You can reach out, but it is totally something that they are going to have to WANT to do. Sometimes with a nudge from the judge and they are court ordered, it turns a light on and they get it, but really they have to hit their bottom to really surrender and change. I dont live in Tehachapi anymore but i attend my fellowship whenever i get up there. I wish i could save everyone, but i know i cant and i just do what i do and hopefully be an inspiration to someone else. After all its all about helping the person still suffering.
posted by
ChristineFroehlich
on Mar 23, 2007 at 09:33 AM
There was another really cool episode last night. It was the story of Rick Kirkham, a former news correspondent that lost everything, a phenomenol job, his family, wife, everything. C~ |
