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Misty Norrod

Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!

July 2 was my son's birthday who passed away in 2024 at 28 years old from drinking alcohol, and honestly didn't get drunk, so beware! He had no health insurance so he was turned away from all detox. places, rehabilitation places, and even in the ER, he was treated, still not walking due to alcoholic neuropathy, and released within 72 hours. He barely had gotten through detox, and his numbers for kidney function, liver function and more were horrible. They saw an alcoholic, but we saw our son, a husband, a grieving Dad, a brother, an uncle, a nephew, and a friend. I wish we had a way for more affordable treatment centers and detox centers, because many die each year from drugs and/or alcohol, not because they don't want help, but because they can't afford it. I get some think it's a choice, and it is in the beginning. But for addicts, it's not long before it's not a choice, some, due to the horrific withdrawals, aka Delirium Tremors, seizures, nausea, heart racing, chest pounding, and so much more, and their brain chemistry! I'm certainly not excusing the disease of addiction, because although its not a choice to be an addict, it is a choice to pick up said drug, and soon become addicted. Plus those substances such as alcohol, opiates, benzodiazapines, that could be prescribed from a Dr even, or just something to have a little fun, can result in horrible physical withdrawals that oftentimes leave the addict using, rather than experience the pains from the many symptoms of drug and alcohol related withdrawals. Yes, there is help, and there are meetings, mostly 12 step meetings such as AA, NA, CA, etc, but access to actual treatment and meds to help through the withdrawals are often saved for those with health insurance or well-off individuals that can afford the cash price. There are also a few charity programs, but nowhere near enough to help most uninsured addicts. In world that has come so far, don't judge what we don't understand. Be kind!

Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!Drug and Alcohol Addiction, just because something is legal, doesn't mean it won't kill you!
J.Smith

#Studies coming out saying that marijuana does not cause long-term cognitive effects. There are studies that say it does so it doesn't really matter. Adults can make that choice in that decision, but the marijuana lobby does annoy me with putting it on a pedestal, so it is the golden drug of all they must remind me of the old hair tonic salesman back in the old days, I want to grow your hair to grow hair here and make you smarter, I mean, you do that is that it'll make you dance on top of the moon. It is a psychoactive drug, it can cause paranoia.It can cause intense anxiety.It can also cause schizophrenic like symptoms.I don't know if it's cognitive.I don't know if it's forever but I know when you smoke.It especially the stuff they have today.Let's just say it's not for everybody. A lot of people can't even smoke marijuana. I used to smoke it a lot as a young guy. But now if I even smell it, I get paranoid and delusional. It's awful. It's a terrible feeling. Now, if you enjoy it, that's fine. I don't think it should be illegal. But just because we legalize it and we stop being so harsh against it, doesn't mean it should be put on a pedestal and told how wonderful it is for everyone. Some people have no business smoking it through the psychoactive effect on the mind. If people already got a couple of screws loose, you don't need to be putting more pressure on the receptors. #HEAD #angziety #munchies #skitzoeffective

Rick And Morty

Shame is not just an emotion. It’s a shadow that lives inside, whispering that you are less than, unworthy, broken, unlovable. It clings to mistakes, vulnerabilities, the parts of you you hide, and convinces you that who you are at your core is unacceptable. It thrives in silence, in hiding, in the moments when comparison and judgment feed it. It turns ordinary human mistakes into identity, failures into verdicts, and vulnerability into chains. The cruelest part about shame is that it dresses itself in responsibility, humility, or self-improvement. It tells you to shrink, to conform, to hide your truth, convincing you that love, acceptance, and belonging must be earned. It isolates, convincing you that no one can understand, no one could accept the parts of you you fear revealing. You begin to feel trapped in cycles of regret and self-punishment, believing that the world sees the worst version of you—and that version is all you are. But here is the truth: shame is perception, not reality. Your worth is not measured by your missteps, your past, or the harsh judgment of others. You are not your guilt. You are not your secrets. You are the witness to your experiences, the living soul capable of growth, healing, and love. Healing begins when you reclaim your story. When you look at the shadow, name it, feel it, and say, “You do not define me.” When you speak your truth, when you allow yourself to be seen, when you sit with discomfort and move through it, shame loses its grip. It becomes a teacher rather than a jailer, a spark guiding you toward resilience and courage rather than chains of fear. Every act of self-compassion, every moment of honesty, every choice to live authentically chips away at its weight. The voice of shame grows faint as you learn to stand in your own light. Because you are not shame. You are not your mistakes. You are alive. You are whole. You are worthy. And no past, no judgment, no fear can ever take that away