Comments on: Addiction is Devastating For a New Born Baby

By: Shannon Allen

Shannon Allen — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:08:56 +0000

Andrew, keep making great content. This is great information to pass to others. Your sharing through social media is something that will bring you great karma. Keep working hard my friend.

By: Mike Tootle

Mike Tootle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:46:25 +0000

an excellent article! all of us should be more aware of the
people around us–just taking time to notice, are they up or are they down, are they barely making it or do they need our
help-simple things like paying attention, drawing people into a conversation (rather than just “hey”), or having a kind word for someone-just doing anything that says “i care.” however most of us are too concerned about ourselves and our own situations to even notice when someone actually truly needs us or even worse we notice & actually intend to do something but then get wrapped up in our stuff & never do anything. addiction is a very difficult situation and it comes with a whole myriad of problems unique to addiction. add pregnancy and ultimately delivery of a newborn baby into this “deep hole of despair” is extremely difficult and problematic. it requires intervention, much support & even more understanding. it also requires education, medical treatment, caring, sharing, and a lot of love. sometimes we may even think it isn’t worth it; however, these are lives we’re talking about-people who get up each day and struggle to find a way to exist until sleep finally overcomes their discouraged, frustrated, weary minds. then they get to wake up and do it all over again-repeating this viscious, unfulfilling cycle over and over again. thank God there are people who do care-who are willing to inject themselves into this devastating cycle in an attempt to make a difference. i know because i’ve been in both places-the addict needing help and the person attempting to provide some help & some hope. it’s a tough situation from either side of the fence!

By: Patrick Edwards

Patrick Edwards — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:05:59 +0000

I feel that addiction is a problem that manifests itself sometimes through one’s enviroment. All enviroments offer a safe haven either a rich kid’s parents who’s medicine cabinet is like a pharmacy or a poor kid with a crack problem. The rich kid lavishes in the shelter of his home. The police never suspect the columed house near the golf course is the home of a teenage pill addict and being that the street corner of the slum is so ridled with crime and drug use, the addict there is so deep within the problem he often gets overlooked as well. Sometimes it takes people like previous alcoholics and drug users to go out, find those in need of help and try to pull them into seeing what it is that they are doing will ultimately destroy them and the lives around them. But they have to be willing to listen. Not an easy task. Especially when the addict has no motivation to change. Hang in there counselors. They’ll come to you. You’re doing a great job recovering alcoholics and addicts. You’re the testimony that will lead those to the road to recovery.