That really shows what addiction does to a person, man. You'd think even the subject would see the problem, but then the need kicks in...
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Xue Sheng
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@Dirty Dog likely has more than I do. I worked in hospitals for over 10 years but it was over 20 years ago. But I have dealt with more than one Drug Related issue, but I was the guy they called to deal with them when they went off the rails
dvcochran
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There are only a few things I consent to say I must have; my faith, my wife/family, it is a short list. There are things I love to do or have but thinking of addiction scares the hell out of me.
I used to drink quite a bit in my teens and early 20's and raised a fair amount of hell but grew out of that. I still enjoy a beer a few times a week but no more. I used to run with a crowd where it was not uncommon to see lines of cocaine laid out. I never had an urge to try. I tried weed a few times and didn't like the effects.
I see addiction as a lack of independence. Instead of learning how to handle the smallest levels of adversity, people live down to a level of existence that I do not understand. Society has stopped encouraging and, frankly forcing people to subside. When a person doesn't have to actively work their mental and physical self to get by, it appears traps abound. Human nature? I often wonder. Left to our own devices people can do some strange stuff.
Our routine is to hold them for 12 hours, by which time they're considered "sober" (and yes, I know it's an arbitrary time) and get evaluated by psych. That's assuming there was any psych issue. If they're just brought in drunk/stoned and there's no SI/HI/significant disability, they're classed as "MTF" which means Metabolizing To Freedom. We will get psych involved if there is the slightest interest in detox, but otherwise we discharge them when they're reasonably sober.
If it only was that simple.
there are a lot of things that drive people to drug use.
the individuals understand emotionally that something isn't right and use illicit substances to counteract.
Of course, there are studies that follow preteens into adulthood, and conclude that using weed as young person causes mental problems, but seeing that you can't hand illegal substances out like that, the study is flawed.
Xue Sheng
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This may be more for me than @Dirty Dog, but then he is into off roading as well.
I actually saw one of these driving down the road 2 days ago, and before this I have only seen them in pictures
It appeared to be in excellent condition,
I actually saw one of these driving down the road 2 days ago, and before this I have only seen them in pictures
It appeared to be in excellent condition,
What you're describing is the escapism that drives some people to drugs. It's not the full mechanism (maybe not even part of the mechanism, depending which theories you look at) for addiction. Addiction is apparently more dependent (pun intended) on brain chemicals and what our brains get "used to". And some brains are more inclined to chemical dependency than others, for reasons that are not entirely clear (though we have some suspect mechanisms that can explain parts of the issue). Once someone is addicted (especially to psychoactive drugs), escapism is a very small part of the issue.
And add in the concept that some people may be self-medicating for undiagnosed/untreated issues.
Man, I'd love one of those.This may be more for me than @Dirty Dog, but then he is into off roading as well.
I actually saw one of these driving down the road 2 days ago, and before this I have only seen them in pictures
It appeared to be in excellent condition,
Steve
Mostly Harmless
And permanent. A person who survives has an opportunity to get clean. And many do. Their lives still have value.
that was what I was trying to say. Thank you.
Xue Sheng
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They finally let me purchase power supplies for dead PCs and......
AngryHobbit
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That's crazy....
Xue Sheng
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Many moons ago, in one of the hospitals I worked in with a Detox and mental health ward, the police brought in a bleeding IV drug user, who at one point was sitting in the ER room screaming "If you just give me some heroin I'd be fine" It was interesting to watch the nurse attempt to explain that we do not have Heroin in the pharmacy. She eventually gave up because the IV drug user continually told her that she knew she was lying.
The drug user attempted to leave, that is why I was there, to stop her from leaving. She was eventually restrained just prior to admission to the detox unit. However I can tall you walking into the ER, unaware of why you were called, having a bloody IV drug user come running at you screaming, and you have not had time to put your gloves on, is not a fun time
Steve
Mostly Harmless
In the vein of medicine, drugs, and brains, it appears we are one step closer to bringing out the zombie apocalypse:
‘Partly Alive’: Scientists Revive Cells in Brains From Dead Pigs
‘Partly Alive’: Scientists Revive Cells in Brains From Dead Pigs
This may be more for me than @Dirty Dog, but then he is into off roading as well.
I actually saw one of these driving down the road 2 days ago, and before this I have only seen them in pictures
It appeared to be in excellent condition,
Man, talk about a sweet ride.
AngryHobbit
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Well, there've been some technical difficulties with our Warrior Dash photos, and apparently they won't be available for another couple of weeks. Boo....
Most likely, it's the difficulties with indexing them and getting them onto the GameFace Media site where they keep such things.
The Dash employs a rather nifty technology for people to find their photos. When you get to the event and your registration is confirmed, you get the bib with your number. The bib number is immediately associated with your name. When the photos become available, they are not just dumped in a pile for you to dig through umpteen zillion pictures to find three shots of yourself. They are split by obstacle, by time interval, and can be searched by name or by bib number. If you'd lost your bib - you can look your bib number right there and then search.
They've never had an issue in the past, this is the first year something's gone wrong. They do 20-something events every year, each getting its own set of photos, so, statistically, this was bound to happen.
Most likely, it's the difficulties with indexing them and getting them onto the GameFace Media site where they keep such things.
The Dash employs a rather nifty technology for people to find their photos. When you get to the event and your registration is confirmed, you get the bib with your number. The bib number is immediately associated with your name. When the photos become available, they are not just dumped in a pile for you to dig through umpteen zillion pictures to find three shots of yourself. They are split by obstacle, by time interval, and can be searched by name or by bib number. If you'd lost your bib - you can look your bib number right there and then search.
They've never had an issue in the past, this is the first year something's gone wrong. They do 20-something events every year, each getting its own set of photos, so, statistically, this was bound to happen.
Man, I love the media headlines they put on these things. That's such a stretch as a title, and entirely misses the point of the treatment (to get blood and oxygen to the brain of someone whose body isn't providing it, to avoid brain damage).
You mad scientist!
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