Drug Abuse Focus

On the edge of addiciton and Death…

Posted in alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol rehab, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug rehab, drug use by drugabusefocus on January 5, 2009

There is another very interesting story that has just been posted at the DrugAbuseFocus.com site.
It is called “Teetering on the Edge

http://www.drugabusefocus.com/179/teetering-on-the-edge/

I beleive this post is extremely interesting because it is from a man who was about to kill himself because he felt himself to be worthless.  Drugs were no longer able to hide his feeling of worthlessness.  He had to do something – could he kill himself? 

Please read the full story and please only post your comments, thoughts or stories there:
http://www.drugabusefocus.com/179/teetering-on-the-edge/

Thank you

David Snape.
http://drugabusefocus.com

Perspectives on Alcohol and Drug Abuse / Self-Esteem and Self Worth…

Posted in alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug rehab, drug use by drugabusefocus on December 31, 2008

Well things are picking up at DrugAbuseFocus.com more people are adding their thoughts, comments and stories about drug and alcohol addiction / abuse.

Here are two new posts :

You Are the Last Person to Know You Are an Alcoholic! – This is an interesting perspective from Chris. It is short but to the point and it has generated a bit of interest in the form of comments from others.

Addiction and Self-Esteem or Self Worth – This one is a fascinating insight. Her belief is that addiction is really an expression of self doubt / self-esteem and not seeing the greatness in oneself.

Remember to click here to give your thoughts, comments, opinions or stories about alcohol / drug abuse/ addiction.
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Crazy Drug User – A Sad Tale

Posted in drug abuse, drug addiction, drug use by drugabusefocus on December 13, 2008

It’s been a few years since the story of the crazy drug userhappened.  However, I thought I should tell the story because it is very sad in retrospect.  To see people throw their lives away due to a drug addiction issue is a shame. How many times does this happen each day?  

I understand that breaking an addiction is tough.  But there are success stories out there.  I hope that anyone finding this blog will share their stories over at : http://drugabusefocus.com .  I think it is vitally important to share because this can provide inspiration and hope to others.

Anyway: here is the story about the crazy drug user that visited a coffee shop I once frequented:
http://www.drugabusefocus.com/90/crazed-man-in-coffee-shop/

Everyone most definitely has story to tell – regardless of whether it is about someone else or yourself, the story has value.  Names should be changed to protect identities – we only want the demonstrative effect of the story – we don’t want to harm anyone.   If you wish to share your story, click the big red button to the upper right.  Won’t you add your story for the potential benefit of others?   It could be your good deed for the day!

Tell Your Alcohol or Drug Addiction Story – And Save a Life….

Posted in Uncategorized by drugabusefocus on December 10, 2008

This is a call out to all former alcohol or drug addicted people to submit your anonymous story about alcohol or drug abuse and addiction.

The purpose is to help save lives.  If it isn’t about saving their physical life, then it could be improving the quality of their lives and being a big help to the people who love an alcohol or drug addicted personality.

Chances are good that you had help overcoming your addiction, please give back by telling your story.  Maybe you did it on your own, you didn’t seek or get any help and you still beat your addiction.  Your story could serve as inspiration and motivation to someone who is stuck in an addiction to drug and alcohol abuse. 

Help them, Help others – Give to the world the unique gift of your own story – post anonymously. There is no need to reveal any names or anything that could identify you or anyone else. 

We only want the story in order to help others!

Here is the place to submit your story about alcohol or drug abuse and addiciton:

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Click Here to Submit Your Drug or Alcohol Abuse or Addiciton Story

Help someone today.  Give the gift or your unique experience via your story.  Let’s help others as soon as possible!

Terrorism and Drug Addiction

Posted in alcohol rehab, drug addiction, drug use by drugabusefocus on December 9, 2008

Do you think it could be true that Drug addicts  inadvertently feed terror networks?  It is truly a scary thought and I’m afraid there may very well be some truth to it.  Drug trafficking is one of the many ways that terror networks finance themselves.  

The drug market is huge; it is very big.  It is world wide and you have no idea where your dope comes from.  Who has handled it.  Who has cut it with what – oh, that is another topic, isn’t it. 

Here is a scary scenario I thought up:  What if terrorists were to strike an attack on your home town, killing people you love and the attack was in part funded by the very money you spent on dope?   Talk about a total mind ****. 

Read more:  http://www.drugabusefocus.com/69/drug-abuse-and-feeding-terrorist-networks/

Drug Addiction – successfully breaking one

Posted in drug addiction, drug rehab, drug use by drugabusefocus on December 2, 2008

Part of the purpose of my blog on drug abuse is to share stories, both good and bad, about drug abuse, addiction and what it means to be addicted and what it means to beat an addiction.

Therefore, here is a post on successfully  beating a drug addiction. As you can see it is almost always a struggle to beat and addiction, but it can be done.  

Good and bad examples of drug addiction and what can happen are always welcome at the above blog. Post your anonymous stories about yourself or someone else – change names to protect people.  But post the story – it can help others.

Drug Addicted: Can Meditation Help Fight Addiction?

Posted in drug addiction, drug use by drugabusefocus on December 2, 2008

I posted a blog about my formerly drug addicted friend who utilized a powerful form of meditation practice to defeat his alcohol and drug depenedence.  The cool thing about his story is that in his line of work it is very difficult for him to avoid other drug addicted personalities. 

Therefore, the power of his story is a good one.  If he can thrive in an environment where there are plenty of drug users, you can bet that he has his act together now.  But at one time….

There is hope.  Addictions can be overcome and life can become better again!

Notes on Crack Smoking

Posted in drug addiction by drugabusefocus on November 30, 2008

My friend added an interesting story to my blog on drug abuse.  His contribution was about a crack smoker who wasted 2.5 hours of his time.  Basically, he lied to my friend in attempt to get a ride to his dealer’s house under the pretense of being locked out of his car.  Can you believe that?

It’s one thing to help a person out when they are having a real problem, but to be used in such a way is disgraceful.  Drug and alcohol addictions are serious.  Crack smoking is a bad one because the user is moved to take a crack hit multiple times per day.   This leads to a very messed up lifestyle.  Read the full story at Drug Abuse Stories blog.

Seeing Drug Users is Inspiring

Posted in Uncategorized by drugabusefocus on November 29, 2008

I know it sounds a bit strange, but think about it for a minute.  When you walk down the street, sometimes it is quite easy to spot a drug user. 

Drug abuse stories can serve as an inspiration to those who want to beat the habit and for those who want to reinforce reasons to never get started in the first place!

Make no mistake, both alcohol and drug abuse lead to grave consequences – such as the people I run into around mid town who have that crazed look on their faces.  They ask for money to ‘catch the bus’ or because they ‘ran out of gas’.  The sadness kicks in when you see them telling the same story every week.  How many times can you run out of gas in a week? 

Yes, that is the craziness of drug addiction.  Kick the habit. 

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Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Posted in alcohol addiction, drug addiction, drug rehab by drugabusefocus on November 25, 2008

I want to start out with a story of someone who ended up in a drug rehab center. His girlfriend was exceptionally beautiful when I first met them.  Several months later, she approached me as I was practicing the exercises of Falun Dafa in a local park.

When I opened my eyes to respond to her prescence I was shocked!  Her face was scarred.  She was still beautiful but the scars were noticeable too.

That’s when she told me about her boyfriend drinking and driving. He was an alocoholic who also used drugs.  They were in an accident.  He felt terribly bad about the scars on her beautiful face and motivated himself to go to rehab.

I never heard from or saw her again, save one very brief phone message.  I hope this story had a happy ending.

If you have a story about drug or alcohol addiction, please tell us your story.  Use the comments below.  Links will be deleted – sorry – this is for real people who post because they are inspired to do so.