A DIRE WARNING

Initially designed for school age students. Discussions may be adapted for anyone looking for answers
 

A Warning...  There is an Evil Rising in the World.

Listen to Your Heart, Let Your Brain Help

THE VOICE INSIDE –An old man once said that we are born with all the information we need to live well. We are all alive here in this time and space coming together from a single type of energy. It’s finally been proven from physicists around the world, that matter is merely different forms of the same energy operating at different vibrational rates. Some of you call that energy God, others Gaia, Mohammad, Jesus, the FORCE from Star Wars. Some of you have never thought about it. We can all agree that we're made of the same stuff, yes? Most of us would agree on having a good idea of what's right and wrong, yes? Staying within the P.C.* world, legal, and administrative guidelines, we’ll just say that the TEN COMMANDMENTS WAS A PRETTY GOOD START. The Golden Rule fits most situations. You do know the Golden Rule, right? (Treat others as you would wish to be treated, LUKE 6:31 if you're wondering.) Anyone not agree with any of them? So, killing, stealing, wanting and taking someone else’s stuff, worshiping ‘stuff’ over behavior and over other individuals’ rights generally comes to negative ends… right? I’m just trying to get everyone on the same page. We ARE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT RELIGIONS OF ANY TYPE though I’ll mention a few specific principles later. Make sure everyone heard that. We ARE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT OR PROMOTING A SPECIFIC RELIGION. So… when we are about to do something out of bounds, lie, cheat, steal, something you “know” is wrong, it’s probably 'that voice’ that’s trying to warn you, the one in the back of your head.  “That voice knows we’re getting into an area which can cause us and/or others harm”, yes? This harm may come in a variety of forms; physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, criminal, financial, and simple well being. My purpose here is to give you some methods to reconnect with that voice.
* PC==>> Pretty Clueless

— Dr. Wayne Dyer once said-  "When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes
out — because that's what's inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside."

When you feel pressure by criticism, by argument or disagreement, when you're caught in behaviors you know are wrong, how do you respond? What comes out? Why? 

*Please make a list of your reactions to criticism, arguments, disagreements, and being caught in illegal or immoral activities.
This may shed some light on why darkness follows you and situations seem to continually line up to stop any progress or opportunities from bettering your circumstances.

There is a dire warning I want to sound here. I have been around the drug world for some time now. I have mentored and had lengthy discussions regarding legalizing pot to the idea of gateway drug use. There is an evil sweeping the nation that doesn't discriminate with age, sex, race, money, nor political view point. It doesn't care what kind of job you have or your educational background. You may have not finished high school or hold 3 doctorates. You may have 6 figures in the bank (probably not for long) or not have a bank account. I'm speaking of heroin, fentanyl and the world of opiates. It is truly a devil's drug. 

*AN UPDATE HERE*  Currently, tho heroin is one of the most destructive drugs on the planet both for the individual and the family, FENTANYL has become the leading cause of death to the younger generation (ages 16-45). It doesn't simply suck you in, in many cases if just kills you outright.  It is being brought across our Southern border via i;;egal immigrants and Mexican cartels with the supply chain coming principally from China. Syntheric Fentanyl was originally designed as an operating room pain killer. With outlaw labs producing cheap drugs for distribution from the main cartels in Mexico, the drug is showing up in everything from powder (being used in many ways) to being pressed into commonly taken prescription pills to kid's candy. This drug is potent enough that even inhaling a small dusting can put an adult down quickly with death likely. Narcan may or may not help, depending on strength and timing to getting treatment.  If you haven't heard of this epidemic, then take a vacation out from under the rock you're currently living under.

As for the grand-daddy of old killers,  heroin addiction comes on VERY quickly. Only a small amount  is necessary to create a "need". That need comes in 2 forms; (1) both a psychological and physical effect that creates a desired "high" that allows a euphoria to remove the user from the boredom or stresses and problems of their world,  AND  (2) the other is a physical pain the drug causes after only a few uses called withdrawal. This pain over the entire body and head comes from NOT doing the drug. Whether trying to get back to the "high numb" place or alleviate the actual pain, the effect is bad enough to drive the user to seek more of the drug by any means necessary. In either case, the effects are generally catastrophic to that persons world. The desired "high" becomes the Number One driving force in their life. This means that money and the source to pay for the next round tops the list for keeping the users daily routine.  So, what's that source of payment? Everything is in play. Cash, trade, and whatever the dealer or supplier will accept. Think about it. The need takes over as your number one daily motivation in being awake. Most other things are secondary. Once ready cash, paychecks, bank accounts, and your own 'stuff' is used up, what's next? Well, if your female (or male in some cases), sexual favors are a possibility for payment. When that's not acceptable, then users generally begin targeting other people's "stuff". That stuff takes any and many forms. Cash, jewelry, electronics, etc.  Anything of potential value. If it's loose, it's a possible source of payment. Grandma's social security checks have been cashed, an available checkbook from mom, dad, a brother or sister, close friend or relative, or a neighbor is target. A gym locker or open car window is an easy mark. Some of your things simply go missing. There is nothing off limits. Again, there is nothing off limits. This includes stealing from strangers. This does carry more risk though for obvious home defense reasons and the definite possibility of being arrested and facing incarceration. This is why many times it's those close to the user who are the first people victimized. The victim doesn't expect a person close to them to actually steal or cheat blood relatives or close friends. This is a common occurrence coming from disbelief, shattered trust, and denial. Victims normally feel secure and non-threatened by a close friend or relative in their home or with their possessions. Why shouldn't they? You can see this, right?  In many cases, these actions are totally out of character of the addict.

So, in this drug world, love, trust, faith, responsibility, and relationships are simply discarded and all become distant, low valued feelings that are replaced by an ever increasing need for the high and more frequent use. Of course, direct byproducts of this behavior is automatic to those close to the user. Shaken trust, the ignoring of perceived relationships, and a new close threat that affects all areas of the user's life. With the loss of love, trust, and responsibility comes loss of family, job, source of income, access to safe environments (no one trusts you to be in their home), and a magnetic affect toward the drug culture. 

News flash; the only doors at the end of this path are the morgue or a jail/prison cell and different colored jump suit. This doesn't show well on a job application and your dealer is not a good character reference. The drug  by it's very nature steals your time, your future, and most things of any value in your life. It leaves devastation in it's wake. It offers no future plan. There is no potential. It destroys our natural ways of bringing happiness and joy to our life. It is one of our life's greatest thieves. 

Whether you see it this way or not is of no consequence. The absolute truth is that drugs such as these are purely a gift from the Devil himself or pure evil in the world. Use whatever phrase you like. Let's look at this objectively. Satan loves to promise pleasure, relief from stress,  feeling new things in new ways, it will give you a new image (imagined) of yourself... and all you have to do is inhale, inject, snort, smoke, drink, or use whatever vehicle you choose. That's it. The cost is cheap... initially.  

Now the truth. The Devil and the evil in this world are after ONE THING. The gift that God gave you. Your Time here. Following the demon's gift, you forfeit your time whether by incarceration or death. Users look back at their week, month, year, and wonder where it went. They look back at events missed, celebrations ignored, and participation in the lives of people closest to them. What they get for the temporary highs is a sea of wasted opportunities and a wasteland of memories.

So, the Devil swaps a buzz or high that is temporary, short lived, and costly, and trades you for love, trust, and support of family and friends, responsibility for family, job, and other interests, and finally seals it with incarceration and/or death. He then laughs at you all the way back to HELL.  What a character. And so many play along, argue their little user point of view, then wonder how "the hell" they ended up here. 

Of course, the questions then come in, "how do I recover", "this is brutal", "the pain has to be worse than dying", I hope it's over soon".  Sorry. The pain of recovery is always bad, but the cure is better.  Did you really think that something brought to you by the Devil himself would be easy to shake and he'd give you up easily???  I've heard several users say that dying would be so much simpler. Just get it over with. ANOTHER MISTAKE!!!  Checking out and thinking about taking the wimp's way out to escape the pain doesn't work. Like it or not, we are spiritual beings. God and the Devil are spiritual beings. If you choose to side with the evil side, it doesn't end when your physical body quits breathing. Hahahahahahaha. Goofy Idea. The pain of your choices and of trying to escape just picks up on the other side. And you thought that was it???  Ohh, how Short sighted...  Of course, time does extend, so you actually get MUCH MORE TIME to be tormented by your new best friend.

Does this mean there's no hope?  NO. Will life go back to "normal"? NO. Is the answer painful? YES.  Can you escape the heroin and opiate grip? YES.  Payment to get a life back, rebuild relationships, trust, get a job or career back, to see and feel love in the eyes of those closest to you return... these things are priceless. To allow the light of hope and renewal back into this life, the work will take effort. It will be frustrating. It will take understanding. How strongly and quickly those connections can be rebuilt has no guarantees.  What is a life with meaning and value worth? To the drug and drug dealer, the answer is nothing.  The drug world is purely a dark world. Light has no place here. God has no place here. The drug brings destruction to life, relationships, and futures. A user is merely a customer who offers income, access to conveniences, trade product, more customers you can bring them, a place to party, and drug use companionship. There is NO value set on you as a person. When you  are approached by dealers, users, and others promoting this world, they are unwittingly or willfully asking you for permission to destroy your life and those around you... to a level that you can't see nor understand.  

*As my favorite pastor and friend, Pastor Shawn Baker says of sin and I say of heroin, "It will take you further down than you want to go and keep you longer than you want to stay." It also makes the road to recovery steeper and longer than you ever thought possible.  

The answer to escaping this world can be found in love. Love of family, love in God and a higher power, love in what life has to offer and the realization of what life is. What makes it up. What things stick with you. What you would miss when your time runs out or is restricted..  Practically all users have either been close to or actually overdosed. They have faced death from the drug or situation of their creation within the drug world. Can you possibly see why I call this the Devil's drug? A evil substance that destroys lives, darkens love and relationships, and steals your time here? What else would you call something that simply rips you off taking the gift God gave you. It does so by cutting your time off or sending you to a life of incarceration (time confined), or drastically altered. It changes how your world views you. If this sounds like paranoia, it's meant to. It's meant to scare the living crap out of you. As many uninformed, somewhat innocent  people are invited to just 'taste or sample' this substance, it's like inviting a convicted pedophile to chaperone your child's overnite sleepover, alone. Nothing good is going to come of it. NOTHING.

Get them help immediately. If that doesn't work, turn them and the dealer in. Stop the madness. You are allowing a dance with the devil himself that cannot be won. The user will invite the Devil into your home. There is no winning in this game. There are only 2 outcomes, both are bad and both are costly.  It's simply a question of how much damage is inflicted and how many people will be affected. 

Below is An Excellent Site to Explore should you not understand the substance abuse world. It all begins with LIES... Lies from friends who know no better LIES from dealers, LIES from those who want you around for reasons which ARE NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.  

If substance abuse has hijacked and invaded your world or anyone around you, please see the site below... Listed are the various addictions addressed.

http://www.drugfreeworld.org/#/interactive

DRUGS      HEROIN      ECSTACY      RITALIN      PAIN KILLERS      LSD      MARIJUANA      COCAINE      

CRACK      CRYSTAL METH      INHALANTS      ALCOHOL      PRESCRIPTION DRUGS   

I have been to 3 funerals in the past 18 months. After speaking with those attending, most said they or someone close to them had OD'd multiple times. Some even pondered trying the same 'product' that killed their friend but just doing less of it, because it had to be a good buzz. 

There is a widening void in this world. If you or someone you know is in this world, get them help at all costs. It is never a matter of "if, but when" they get pulled back into that world  When we start down the road of recovery and finally empty out the 'bad' activity or substances from our makeup, there is a hole created in ourselves.  Something will always try to fill  it. It's up to us and our "free will" to decide what will fill that void. Trust me, if you don't decide, someone or something else will.