Posts Tagged drugs and drug abuse

Hi, my name is Deb. I work as a volunteer in a homeless shelter in Ohio. As per a statistical update released in the year 2006 by the department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of homeless in US was around 700,000. It may seem unbelievable to you but I guess the actual figure can be even higher.

Out of all the people I meet each day a whopping 50-55 percent has a history of drug abuse. My colleagues in the shelter often discuss about the menace of drug abuse and how it has become rampant in last few decades.

I’ve been working with drug addicts with more than 15 years now and during the course of my professional journey, I’ve treated multiple drug abusers and helped them get back to normal life. I’ve worked with people of all ages, especially teens and young adults. It always sickens me to see how our younger generation falls prey to drugs and drug abuse and I’ve dedicated my life and career to treat them and get them back to the mainstream of life.

Now that I’ve spent a considerable amount of time working with people addicted to drugs, I feel it is time now to I made others aware of this killing habit by expanding my horizon. That is why I chose to publish my blog on the Internet. The Internet reaches far and wide and I hope my blog will make people aware of the dangerous effects of drug abuse and help them in some way or the other. While I’m writing this first entry in my blog, I can visualize all those desperate people who have come to me all these years and the immense pain they have gone through during the course of their rehab treatment. But, I salute their determination and spirit, as I know how difficult it is to get out of the addiction. Sustained abuse make permanent changes in the brain cell structure that drives a person to take more drugs.

Drug addiction is a problem that has been plaguing us for a long time. It usually starts at a young age and can take anyone under its fold. Let us take a pledge today to do anything and everything for making our homes drug free. I would love to see my readers come up with their share of experience, valuable tips, and suggestion to help these hapless friends.

Through this blog, I appeal to one and all to stop taking drugs and help people who have fallen prey to this deadly habit. I sincerely hope that more and more people will read my blogs and contribute so that together we spread awareness and make this a drug free world.