Do you know any substance abusers /self destructives ?

[jwkelly]

I do and I am happy to say they no long use drugs with the help of the Lord.  Now I just need them to quit smoking cigarette  in the name of the Lord, QUIT!

                                                       I knew an old woman who was down and out but would spend hours every single day outside Quik Chek and other stores on the avenue begging foe money and she used it to buy cigarettes.  Late summer I saw her being taken away in an ambulance because she has hardcore breathing issues due to years of smoking,when she got out she was in a wheelchair doing the same thing.   You don't need "the Lord "to help you but you need to help yourself and "God helps those who help themselves".   No sane person wants cancer or to die from suffocating yet ppl smoke and those are 2 of the big possibilities.

[countrygirl12]

Really sad that so many ppl take that route. I know and have known many unfortunately and some have died from it(alcohol,cigarettes,needles...) and they are all so hard to help because they either don't want it or won't help themselves. Life is good  but nobody says it's all perfect  but you have to do what's right and put in the effort or well you better pray that death is better. Can't imagine anything that is basically suicide as having a good afterwards for those who do it and don't need to do it,those who cause their own problems or don't fight the best they can.

Every one does. They may not know the person is using drugs. The problem is worse than most any one wants to admit.

[tnshpalmer85]

I knew someone and it is very sad to see. No one can help them unless they want to get help themselves. Substance abuse does not just affect the individual, but family and friends as well.

[haimsterette]

My mom has been an alcoholic since I was very young. She's had dry periods that range in duration from days to even 4 years once. It's funny I'm seeing this thread now, because it was just today that we discovered she had stolen a few dollars from my sister, and that she was concealing her alcohol in a liquid coffee creamer bottle. Crazy stuff. I've seen her spiral down FAR pretty much my entire life. She's been in jail numerous times, been to the psychiatric ward, been to rehab, been homeless---none of it has seemed to be her "rock bottom." It's really, really hard to see, but unfortunately you do have to come to a point where you kind of extract yourself emotionally from the person. I wouldn't wish having a loved one with an addiction on anyone... It's far too heartbreaking. 

[ancmetro]

 
    Why drugs are every where we go?
    Why are they so tempting?
    Alcohol  and tobacco are not the only
    drugs that can harm you.
    Can you name some other drugs
    that are dangerous?

[bshee58]

People are afraid to admit it but it's happening a lot in every family, they don't want to be labeled as abusers, they think its only for people who legally or illegally abuse someone, but there are all types of abusers, your bodies aren't suppose to be abused like that, it has a long term effect. Our bodies are God's temple, we are to respect it, keep it Holy, don't misuse or abuse it.