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Post by AztecWilliam on May 16, 2010 15:18:38 GMT -8
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Post by aztecwin on May 17, 2010 13:11:19 GMT -8
Sad in just about every way you can imagine.
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Post by E31-Aztec on Jun 6, 2010 6:59:02 GMT -8
cocaine is a helluva drug
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Post by Spud on Jun 6, 2010 20:30:11 GMT -8
What's so sad about it? Everything that happened to the guy was due to his own actions. |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Jun 6, 2010 20:36:08 GMT -8
What's so sad about it? Everything that happened to the guy was due to his own actions. That's true. In any case, this is hardly an uplifting story. AzWm |
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Post by Spud on Jun 7, 2010 16:30:25 GMT -8
What's so sad about it? Everything that happened to the guy was due to his own actions. That's true. In any case, this is hardly an uplifting story. AzWm No doubt about it. There's actually a lesson in there for people about how decisions you make can affect you the rest of your life. Something for people with kids to pass on as an example of what not to do. |
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Post by jcljorgenson on Jun 10, 2010 8:54:18 GMT -8
What's so sad about it? Everything that happened to the guy was due to his own actions. Maybe you will one day get to know someone with a serious addiction. They will do things they cannot even understand to support their habit. They feel horrible about the things they do and go to the addiction to make them feel better. It is a vicious circle. I know someone close who is an addict and I have gone through the Betty Ford Center's family program to support her. I learned quite a bit about addictions. For people like you and I, it is hard to understand the "choices" they make. Unfortunately many of the people with addictions either die off, go to prison, or, if they are lucky, hit rock bottom and find a way to get sober - through ongoing hard work. Many addicts also have some past trauma, depression/anxiety issues, and/or personality disorders. |
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Post by Spud on Jun 11, 2010 15:36:24 GMT -8
What's so sad about it? Everything that happened to the guy was due to his own actions. Maybe you will one day get to know someone with a serious addiction. I do know someone who was addicted to drugs (in my family) and they'll be the first ones to tell you, it was a decision that they made to start taking drugs, and they took full responsibility for their actions, as well as the repercussions of their actions. Yes it's sad this guy was once on top and lost everything because he made bad choices. But he needs to live with the result of his actions and quit leaning on his "addiction". He needs to be angry at himself, not at Canada. |
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Post by jcljorgenson on Jun 14, 2010 9:23:42 GMT -8
Maybe you will one day get to know someone with a serious addiction. I do know someone who was addicted to drugs (in my family) and they'll be the first ones to tell you, it was a decision that they made to start taking drugs, and they took full responsibility for their actions, as well as the repercussions of their actions. Yes it's sad this guy was once on top and lost everything because he made bad choices. But he needs to live with the result of his actions and quit leaning on his "addiction". He needs to be angry at himself, not at Canada. I agree with that. I guess just with your first comment, you seemed to dismiss that it should not be a "sad story." To me, it is a sad story, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't hold the guy accountable for his actions. |
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