When I was 16 I learned a thing or two about life. My parents had enough. I was confronted head on by family, about my addiction to booze and meth. I foolishly thought I was hiding it well. But that mistake comes with being young, dumb, and addicted to drugs. Fortunately I had parents who cared enough to pay attention to my actions and who I was hanging around. My parents are also both recovering drug addicts who know the brain scrambling effects of abusing your body and mind for too many years. They wanted me to have a real shot at life.
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So you have decided it is time. Either you or a friend has a problem with alchohol. It comes as a hard blow that it is no longer something manageable by you or your family members alone, and it is time to seek counsil from a rehabilitation center. Before you venture any further, you must know this. You are not alone! Many other people have and are, standing in shoes the same overwhelming size as yours. To take the step toward help is about the bravest, smartest, and most intimidating thing you’ll ever do. But once you step through the door of rehabilitation clinic, you’ll see how many people are willing to stand by your side.
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The drug that is usually abused is heroin. It is a very addictive drug derived from morphine, obtained from the opium poppy. It acts on the individual quickly, as fast as 3 to 6 seconds. Heroin is. It affects the brain’s gratification systems and interferes with the brain’s ability to perceive pain. With heroin, pain receptors of the brain are blocked, thus, the person is less likely to feel pain once he/she takes in the drug.
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Taken from the opium alkaloid, oxycontin is a white, odorless, crystalline powder. It is the brand name for a powerful painkiller called oxycodone hydrochloride. Oxycontin is commonly used as a mild to severe pain reliever for patients with chronic pain. Cancer patients are commonly prescribed with this substance and it has been acknowledged for its long lasting pain relieving quality.
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We set our tale in a quiet remote and dusty desert mining town. It’s a boom town and right now it’s in a slump. But the miners continues day and night. There are about 18,000 people living in this town. Enough people to keep a few schools operating and plenty of Wal-Marts. And just enough people to mask a significantly large methamphetamine operation.
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December 20, 2009 6:00 am | 
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