ACCIDENTAL OVER DOSE

As Drug Addiction sweeps across the United States another young person takes his last breath and leaves this world from a drug over dose. You sit and wonder what his future could of ended up being like if he did not get caught up in this insane Russian Roulette Games With Drug Addiction.

Yes, I knew this young man in which he was only thirty years old, he was my nephews best friend. Bobby came over to my house many times with my nephew and hung out. He was going to NA Meetings for over a year and was clean and doing well. He recently went through traumatic times his brother a year ago shot himself and Bobby was the one whom found his brother dead. He was struggling with the memory of discovering his brother and the bloody scene in which that haunted him.
Within a half a year after his brothers death his parents got a divorce and his Mother met someone and moved to Arizona., in which that was a triple banger. Your parents are divorcing, Mom is moving thousands of miles away to live with her boyfriend.
He was very hurt and some what depressed by his parents sudden divorce and the loss of his brother.
My nephew made it a point to spend a lot of time with Bobby and be support for him. On the outside Bobby seemed to be doing well, but knowing the situation I often felt he was still overwhelmed and traumatized by his brothers suicide and parents divorced.
I was shocked and sad when I heard Bobby overdose and my nephew was devastated. He said Bobby was clean he was dealing with his brothers death staying straight.
But many times they will stay clean for a long time and the first time they do drugs after being clean they miscalculate the amount and take to much. Sometimes drugs are mixed with other substance and alcohol. We think Bobby miscalculated the amount. In fact this happens often to many people. We are losing many good people to drug addiction and fatal drug overdoses.

According to an article published by the U.S Department Of Health And Human Services 22,400 people died from drug overdose in 2005. The article states that more people between the age of 45 and 54 died from an drug overdose than died from traffic accidents.
The Center For Disease Control And Prevention states, in 2008 36,000 people died from a drug overdose. In 2010 2 million people reported using prescription pain killers, non medically for the first time. CDC states that a 100 people die from drug overdose everyday..
CDC VITAL SIGNS: Prescription Pain killers Overdoses- A Growing Epidemic, Especially Among Women.
And their is a surge in prescription drug usage. Statistics show that 74% of all Fatal prescription over dose was accidental.  An opioid was found in 77 % of overdoses.

Opioids are among the most prescribed drugs. The FDA stated their is a rise in opioids prescription abuse. Opioids are derived from Opium Poppies.These includes Morphine and Codeine.
Opioids and Opiates includes heroin, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, propoxyphene and methadone. All of these substances, natural or synthetic are considered narcotics.
Opioids pain prescription is similar to a Heroin and Morphine high and as you have heard Heroin is
is one of the most addictive drug.
Opioids Prescriptions usage can and does lead to physical dependence it is an addictive drug. The following are Prescription pain pills that are opioid  Hydrocodone, Vicodin, Oxy Contin, Percocet, an Zohydro, and Codeine

A new study showed an alarming increase of PREGNANT Women that were prescribed Opioid Pain Prescriptions. This is alarming because Opioids usage during pregnancy causes birth defects.
According to a 2011 population-based study from the Center For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) women taking opioids in the first trimester had a 2-to 3-fold increased risk of babies with heart defects like conoventricular septal defects, antrioventricular birth defects, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, as well as spinal bifida, and gastroschisis, a condition where the baby's intestinal  organs develop on the outside of the baby's body. A 2012 study in JAMA suggested that the incidence of babies born addicted to opioids was on the rise... Pregnant women are taking more prescription drugs than at anytime in the last three decades.. The New York Time Posted On April 13, 2014, " SURGE IN NARCOTIC PRESCRIPTION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN" This shocked me "Doctors Are Prescribing Opioid Pain Killers To Pregnant Women In Astonishing Numbers, New Research Shows, Even Though Risk To The Developing Fetus Is Well Known. The Lead Author, Rishi J. Desai. A Research Fellow At Brigham And Women's Hospital, Said He Had Expected To " See Some Increase In Trend, But Not This Magnitude".
My Question Is What Is Wrong With These Doctors? Why Would They Prescribe  Opioids An Addictive Narcotic To Pregnant Women Knowing The Risk, That It Causes Birth Defects? And What Is Wrong With These Women Taking Narcotics That Will Harm Their Babies? Are We Losing Respect, Honor, And Love For Life in Today's Society? Are People Becoming Insensitive, Hardened, And Cold? Is The Respect, Love, And Honor For God Becoming A Distant Memory In The 21st  Century????

                                                                                                                 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/science/surge-in-prescriptions-for-opioid-painkillers-for-pregnant-women.html?_r=0


What is causing this alarming growth in subtance addiction and what is so appealing about opioid drugs? Opioids is the world oldest drug which comes from the poppy plant. An opioid is psychoactive drug which mean effects mood changes. It makes you feel numb and euphoric. Meaning of Euphoric " Intensely Happy And Confident"

 What is Today's Society lacking? What is the driving factor that is causing an increase in drug addiction and the need to feel happy? We must stop and think why are so many people of all ages male and female reaching for a drug to make them happy and confident? We can not become numb to this and allow it to be part of our society. I am going to do a series on this subject.

The picture represents Love, Honor, and Respect.

        

 

 

TEAR DROPS OF PAIN

As She Stands Silently Starring Out
Her Window At The City Lights
Emptiness Fills Her World
A Tear Rolls Down Her Face
As She Feel Abandon

She Feels Engulfed By Pain
As She Is Surrounded By Confusion
In A World That Makes No Sense
Feeling As Though A Night Time
Thief Just Stole Her Peace Of Mind


Her Family Has Fallen Apart
Love Seems To Elude Her
She Is Caught Up In A World
Of Playing Different Characters
As She Raises Her Children Alone

She Doesn't Know If  She
Is A Woman Or Man
She Bears The Cross Of Both
A Tear Rolls Down Her Face
Feeling Cheated As She Silently
Surrenders Her Femininity
To The Insane Chaos
Of 21st Century

WOMEN IN CRISIS

DRINKING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG WOMEN IN THE US ON THE RISE AND WORLD WIDE STATISTICS SHOW WOMEN  HAVE FORGED AHEAD OF MEN IN THE ABUSE OF CERTAIN DRUGS...

                                                 

The Rise In Substance Abuse Among Females Is Increasing In The US At An Alarming Rate.. Psychologist Theories And Conclusion On The Cause Of Substance Abuse I happen To Disagree On, But That Is Only My Opinion.
Throughout The World, Women Have Always Had A Lower Rate Of Addiction Than Men, But Worldwide Statistics Show Substance Abuse Among Women Is On The Rise.

My Opinion And Main Concern Is That I Think American Women Are In A Crisis, I Feel If We Exam What Led To This Than Perhaps We Can Begin To Make Positive Changes And Prevent This Situation Worldwide.

Women Are The Backbone Of The Family Structure. A Women's Natural Instinct  Is To Nurture Her Family And Protect Her Off Spring.
In America The Divorce Rate Is The Highest Worldwide, And The Younger Women In The Child Bearing Age Are Raising Children Alone. The 2013 US Census Data Shows That Today One-Third Of American Children - A Total Of 15 Million  Children - Are Being Raised Without A Father.

THE CRISIS IS SINGLE PARENTING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION IS ON THE RISE AND SO IS CHILD NEGLECT AND ABUSE

Pain Prescription And Alcohol Substance Abuse Among Women Is On The Rise In The US. The New York Post -Oct, 5, 2013 " Female Alcohol Abuse Is A Global Epidemic"
Alarming News Is There Is A Surge In Narcotic Prescription For Pregnant Women

THE RISE IN PARENTING ABUSE, USE, AND DEPENDENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DOES AND IS HAVING A MAJOR NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MILLIONS OF CHILDREN.

                                                      

Many Families Have And Are Facing The Challenge Of Dealing With A Love One With A Substance Abuse Problem. I Am A Single Mother And My Son Was A Heroin Addict. There Is No Quick Fix But The Battle Can Be Won. My Son Was A Heroin Addict For 11 Years. He Is Now Straight Owns His Own Business And Is Getting Married To A Great Girl This May. I Am Proud Of Him.

My Son Had A Girlfriend In Which They Both Were Heroin Addicts. Her Situation Has Not Ended Up Well. She Got Married And Had 2 Children, Her Battle With Addiction Has Had An Negative Impact On Her Children. She Was A Mother Of One And The Child Was Taken Away And Put Into A Foster Home. She Straightened Out Got Her Child Back And She Had Her Second Child And For A Couple Years Or So, She Seemed To Be Doing Well.  I Thought This Is Great My Son And Her Finally Turned Their Lives Around And Both Are Doing Well. Recently, My Son Told Me She Got A Divorce And Did Heroin Again And Her Children Are Back In A Foster Home. That Was Heart Breaking News. My Prayers Are With Her And The Children.                                                                                                                                                          I Can Not Help But To Wonder How This  Effects Young Children 4 And 6 Years Old To Be Taken Away From Their Mother. It Has To Be Traumatic And Very Confusing For Them. They Are To Young To Understand. A Mother Is A Young Child's Only World.

I Know Another Young Woman  She Got Pregnant At 17 Years Old. She Had The Baby And Got An Apartment At The Age Of 18 And My Niece Moved In With Her. The Baby Was About 5 Months Old When My Niece Moved In. My Niece Lived With Her For 4 Months And Moved Out. The Young Mother Partied All The Time, The Baby Would Be Crying, Hungry And Wet. In Which The Baby Needed Her Diaper Changed And Fed. The Mother Would Either Be Sleeping Like A Rock From Partying All Night, Or Partying With A Room Full Of Friends Drunk And High. My Niece Would Take Care Of The Baby When She Was Home.  She Would Tell Me Many Time She'd Come Home From Work And The Baby Would Be Crying Her Little Face Was Red, Her Diaper Was Soaked And The Infant Was Starving.

THAT IS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND THIS IS  HAPPENING ACROSS AMERICA EVERY DAY. WOMEN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS ON THE RISE. 

 WOMEN IN CRISIS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!! WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF A WAKE UP CALL A KICK IN THE BEHIND AND BETTER YET, " IT'S TIME TO GET A SPIRITUAL INJECTION" 

                                                             

 

I Feel I Have Every Right To Express My Disappointment In Today's Women. I Am A Woman And A Single Mother, I Turned 19 In May And My Son Was Born In July. I Cooked The Bacon And Bought Home The Bacon. Yes, Being A Single Parent Your Juggling Alot At Once. Yes It Is Very Challenging, You Can Stand Up To The Plate And Handle The Challenge. I Did Not Graduate From High School I Was A Rebel And Thrown Out In The Eleventh Grade. With My Education Back Ground The Odds Were Against Me. But I Did Not Want Marriage As A Means Of Support. I Love My Child And God, So I Got The Eye Of The Tiger And I Ended Up Owning 2 Businesses. My First One Was At The Age Of 25 Years Old. It Was A Carpet Cleaning Business. Many Times I Wanted To Go And Party But I Knew My Child Dependent On Me And I Would Think About God And Smile. That Was My Strength.

I Need To Add My Son Did Not Turn Into A Heroin Addict Under My Watch. He Was 27 Years Old And I Stood Up To That Challenge. Which Was The Hardest One I Faced. It Is A "Worn Out Beat Your Butt Down, Dragged Out Battle". My Son And I Made It Through That Together.