Foolhardy

I read an article today in the OC Register about a drug bust where they arrested a major Black Tar Heroin Dealer in Los Angeles who was supplying High School and College students in Orange County. The article made it sound like they had removed a major drug supplier from the game. What amazes me is are people that blind? You know and I know that the dealer will be replaced with in 24 hours and there will now be a new 'boss' who is the main supplier.

Addiction is not going to disappear. Arresting people, including dealers is not the solution. We need to educate people especially kids starting in Kindergarten. I read another article that spoke about the 5 signs to look for in your child to see if they are using. The first clue should be your instinct/spirit. IF your spirit is telling you your child, spouse and or significant other is using. Then they are using. I work with families all the time who are killing their children by enabling them to use. They continue to try and 'save' their child. What they do not realize is that the more they try and 'save' their child the more they are killing their child. If I am an addict in active addiction and I know that I still have a life line then I know I still have an out. It isn't until the family finally says 'Enough' that the addict has any hope of getting clean and sober. 

Saying 'Enough' is a difficult concept for people to understand, let alone implement. Yet when they finally draw that line in the sand the game is over. I worked with and individual who would get in trouble, call his parents', they would rescue him, send him to rehab. He would complete rehab, they would get him a car, an apartment and he would get a job. When he got his first paycheck he would get loaded again. It wasn't until they said 'you are on your own' that he went to the Salvation Army for 6 months, got clean and sober and stayed clean and sober.