Comments on: Dopey Or Doc?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:31:59 +0000

*many of my peers. It’s amazing how leaving out one word can make a person sound so egotistical and narcissistic. Ironically, those that are further along than me were some of the same people I used to party with.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:29:45 +0000

My experience was that half of the kids that did drugs grew into being respectable, drug-free adults. On the other hand, half of the kids that didn’t do drugs ended up being complete losers.

It really all comes down to character.

Drugs are bad but they can also provide valuable life experiences, believe it or not. My own addiction taught me many lessons that have gotten me further in life than my peers.

To each their own. You cannot change people, they can only change themselves.

By: Constanza

Constanza — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:48:31 +0000

Dear child,
It is not up to you to save the world. Children who use drugs are most likely screaming for help. They are emotionally fragile and drugs offer an escape to what they are feeling internally. It is not up to you to resolve someone’s issues.

By: Mary B.

Mary B. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:57:25 +0000

i LOVED! this one. your advice was great. as i was reading, I kept thinking about how someone should really tell the kid that most people who use/abuse drugs and alcohol have something deeper going on in there lives and feel like they need an escaope. And just as I finished the thought in my head…you said it in your column! amazing!

I’m currently reading “The Heroin Diaries: a year in the life of a shattered Rock star.” its a memoir of Nikki Sixx of Motly Crue. In the book he says something that I really relate to, that he knows people can see there is something wrong with him and that he needs help but no one ever actively tries to help him. I never struggled with other self destructive addictions, and where as VARY clear that there was something wrong with me, it was never more then a passing thought in their minds. I eventually got help, but sometimes–most times–an addiction is not something you can rid your self.

I loved your advice…another good one ^_^ as always.