Drugs are a constant problem all over the world. My knowledge basically pertains to the United States since that is where I am from and currently reside. There are two categories that separate drugs. legal and non-legal.
To start with the legal aspect, most people get a prescription, take it to their local pharmacy and get it filled and then actually utilize that medication for the purpose of helping the ailment that they have. Unfortunately there are also the individuals who get narcotic (classified) prescriptions, take them to the pharmacy to be filled and abuse the medication. Another group of people get prescriptions filled, usually narcotic, just to turn around and sell them illegally. Then the final group actually try to forge the prescription, drop it off to be filled and then return (not so smart) to pick it up.
Just some information for those out there that think they can beat the system...you may get away with it a couple of times but sooner or later you will get caught. Rules and regulations pertaining to pharmaceuticals are governed by the FDA and DEA. Both of those agencies are Federal. You also have the local police who respond when a forged prescription is discovered, if someone is refilling too often or the quantity is too much. Neither local, state or federal officials take it lightly.
Then you have the illegal substances that are on the market and easily accessible. One in particular that I would like to discuss is Meth. That is short for methamphetamine. I have heard that there are many ways to make the drug but some of the key ingredients can include pseudo fed, bleach, drano, iodine and other very harmful chemicals. other than the pseudo fed I believe most of the ingredients that are used, when bought separately, have a warning on them not to ingest them into your body.
Another point about this particular drug that I would like to point out is that when selling a product that has pseudo fed in it, you are asked to present your I.D.. It is really scary when you look at most of these individuals I.D.'s and they were beautiful people. Then you look up at their face and you think what a waste! I guess the high of the drug is better that the health and appearance of your body. What is really amazing is how many people are on disability that continually try to purchase more than their legal limit of pseudo fed.
Either way a legal substance or a non-legal substance can be abused. I feel sorry for people that are so miserable that they have to have the high to make life bearable. I don't feel sorry for the addicts that jeopardize their selves but most of all their family, especially children, just for a "high" or to make money off of other people ruining their lives.
There is plenty of help out there if you or someone you know needs it. Please don't hesitate to utilize the help and try to persuade someone you know to use it. After all, it may save their life or the life of a loved one.
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Price of Life
Whoever has ever put a price on a life would probably have a bond with a California couple that the majority of the human race would not. In Salinas, CA a couple were arrested for child endangerment for trying to sell their baby for $25 in front of Wal-Mart.
Things like this just take the cake in my book. I can't even begin to believe that anyone would be out of their minds enough to put a 6 month old baby up for sale at Wal-Mart for $25! There are plenty of couples who are childless who would be outstanding parents if given the chance. They would typically pay thousands of dollars to adopt a child. In an instance such as that I believe it is a blessing for that couple to receive such a precious gift. Not because they paid thousands of dollars but because for what ever reason the natural birth parent could not keep the child, instead that child begins a life with loving and nurturing parents.
But to put a price of $25 on the head of a baby at Wal-Mart is unforgiving. Obviously that baby should be place in a home where the parents could never place a value on it's worth. The couple approached two women initially and they thought perhaps that the couple was joking. The father then became persistent and the women knew something was wrong.
Thankfully they took down the license plate number and notified the police. When the police arrived at the residence, it was believed that they were on methamphetamine. The report by the police noted that the mother of the child had admitted to breast feeding while on methamphetamine.
The child is now in the custody of Child Protective Services and the couple are to arraigned today. They have other pending charges against them other than just child endangerment.
I have to wonder if the parents were not high on meth if they still would have considered selling their baby? If you were taking or addicted to a drug that made your mind loose all sense of reason, would you not be able to stop? This entire ordeal is why birth control was invented and meth should not have been!!!!!!! After working in the pharmaceutical industry and seeing the extraordinary number of people who constantly buy pseudo ephedrine (mostly for making meth) why has it not become a controlled substance to help prevent meth being so accessible?
There are two very wrong issues with this story, neither of which I ever wish to read about again!
Things like this just take the cake in my book. I can't even begin to believe that anyone would be out of their minds enough to put a 6 month old baby up for sale at Wal-Mart for $25! There are plenty of couples who are childless who would be outstanding parents if given the chance. They would typically pay thousands of dollars to adopt a child. In an instance such as that I believe it is a blessing for that couple to receive such a precious gift. Not because they paid thousands of dollars but because for what ever reason the natural birth parent could not keep the child, instead that child begins a life with loving and nurturing parents.
But to put a price of $25 on the head of a baby at Wal-Mart is unforgiving. Obviously that baby should be place in a home where the parents could never place a value on it's worth. The couple approached two women initially and they thought perhaps that the couple was joking. The father then became persistent and the women knew something was wrong.
Thankfully they took down the license plate number and notified the police. When the police arrived at the residence, it was believed that they were on methamphetamine. The report by the police noted that the mother of the child had admitted to breast feeding while on methamphetamine.
The child is now in the custody of Child Protective Services and the couple are to arraigned today. They have other pending charges against them other than just child endangerment.
I have to wonder if the parents were not high on meth if they still would have considered selling their baby? If you were taking or addicted to a drug that made your mind loose all sense of reason, would you not be able to stop? This entire ordeal is why birth control was invented and meth should not have been!!!!!!! After working in the pharmaceutical industry and seeing the extraordinary number of people who constantly buy pseudo ephedrine (mostly for making meth) why has it not become a controlled substance to help prevent meth being so accessible?
There are two very wrong issues with this story, neither of which I ever wish to read about again!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Oil
Well I hae no doubt that most are tired of hearing about the oil spill in the Gulf. I know I am. It certainly is a big enough issue that should be discussed, stopped and perhaps learn a way to prevent it from happening again if that is even possible...but come on. Really?
The impact that the oil spill will have on just the environment is extremely significant let alone every other aspect that is touched by such an event. Where I am upset or confused is where is any action being taken to resolve any of what is going on?
I am not a scientist, politician, oil comglomerate - just a citizen who has heard of so many opportunities for this mess to be approached in a better manner. When something so overwhelming happens that has so many different impacts in so many areas, it is typically too overwhelming for a few people to conquer the problem.
In our case it seems like everyone is talking and yet no one is hearing what is being said. Why is that? Do we really like to make a mountain out of a mole hill? Or is it more fun for the politicians to act like they care and just point fingers? Maybe if they spent more time on focusing on taking care of the spill instead of blame and suing then more would be getting accomplished!
Like I said, who am I to say. However that being said, what are they doing? What has been done to try to help the situation at all? Hopefully something will begin to happen soon and maybe the media and others will quit playing the blame game and spend that energy to help! Enough harm has been done.
The impact that the oil spill will have on just the environment is extremely significant let alone every other aspect that is touched by such an event. Where I am upset or confused is where is any action being taken to resolve any of what is going on?
I am not a scientist, politician, oil comglomerate - just a citizen who has heard of so many opportunities for this mess to be approached in a better manner. When something so overwhelming happens that has so many different impacts in so many areas, it is typically too overwhelming for a few people to conquer the problem.
In our case it seems like everyone is talking and yet no one is hearing what is being said. Why is that? Do we really like to make a mountain out of a mole hill? Or is it more fun for the politicians to act like they care and just point fingers? Maybe if they spent more time on focusing on taking care of the spill instead of blame and suing then more would be getting accomplished!
Like I said, who am I to say. However that being said, what are they doing? What has been done to try to help the situation at all? Hopefully something will begin to happen soon and maybe the media and others will quit playing the blame game and spend that energy to help! Enough harm has been done.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Summer Introduction!
Welcome everyone to my blog. I took Mrs. Chism's class for the Spring semester so I am not totally new to this idea - still and forever learning tho!!!
I am a single parent of two young men and mid-life decided to go back to school! This is my second semester and I am still loving it!!!
It is different going back to school as a 40 something year old vs. when I was a teen something year old. I never thought I would say that I enjoy school but I am. Blogging is fun as it keeps me in touch with what is going on with the outside world. I hope you too will enjoy this aspect of the class.
I am looking forward to reading your blogs and enjoy your summer!
I am a single parent of two young men and mid-life decided to go back to school! This is my second semester and I am still loving it!!!
It is different going back to school as a 40 something year old vs. when I was a teen something year old. I never thought I would say that I enjoy school but I am. Blogging is fun as it keeps me in touch with what is going on with the outside world. I hope you too will enjoy this aspect of the class.
I am looking forward to reading your blogs and enjoy your summer!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Farewell
As school draws to a close this semester, I am writing my final blog for English Comp. One of our recent assignments was a paper about this class and whether we would continue our blog.
I have learned a lot about blogging this semester however I would still consider myself a definite amateur! It has been interesting surfing the net to find articles to write a "blurb" about. One thing that I can say is that I am more in tune with current and world events thanks to this class!
Blogging has now become part of my weekly schedule. I hope I continue to make time for it, bot just because it is required. Now that others have the ability to see if I am following through, that may help motivate me as well.
It has been fun reading my classmates blogs, it gives some insight as to who they are. Since we don't get to meet everyone in the class, it is nice to have some kind of contact with the other students! Regretably I will say farewell for now. I hope to continue to hear from others and I will be checking to see if you continue as well.
Have a great summer everyone! Happy Mother's Day to all who are!
I have learned a lot about blogging this semester however I would still consider myself a definite amateur! It has been interesting surfing the net to find articles to write a "blurb" about. One thing that I can say is that I am more in tune with current and world events thanks to this class!
Blogging has now become part of my weekly schedule. I hope I continue to make time for it, bot just because it is required. Now that others have the ability to see if I am following through, that may help motivate me as well.
It has been fun reading my classmates blogs, it gives some insight as to who they are. Since we don't get to meet everyone in the class, it is nice to have some kind of contact with the other students! Regretably I will say farewell for now. I hope to continue to hear from others and I will be checking to see if you continue as well.
Have a great summer everyone! Happy Mother's Day to all who are!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
How About Those Borders?
Did I write about this already? Since this is such a heated debate right now I thought I would join in!!! Arizona is wanting more regulation for their borders. First of all I would like to say, I would not want to be living in Arizona right now.
I was listening to a talk show in my car on the way to work and they were talking to a new American citizen who had just finished the legal avenue of joining us in America. She stated that the illegal Mexicans will stand out and protest with their children who are citizens holding flags of where they are from. This struck me as odd. If the place you left was so horrific that you had to sneak into our country, why would you even want to acknowledge that place let alone if you are wanting to stay in America then why would you not be waving an American flag????
Another issue I have is this. I understand wanting to better yourself or family! Why not do it legally? It is a process and yes it takes time but if you are an upstanding person who should be given the chance to better their way of life why not do it right? You sneak across the border, work illegally taking our jobs and end up with government benefits that most Americans can't even get because the system is stretched to thin. Do they realize or care that pretty soon this country may not be any better if they keep breaking the system?
This is a very touchy subject for almost everyone. Both sides taken into account! How do we find a way to help those seeking a better life while maintaining life for Americans who were already here? Where will we go if we want to improve our situation? There is no place. So why not find a way that will be of most benefit to both parties and maintain a standard of living for all involved?
I was listening to a talk show in my car on the way to work and they were talking to a new American citizen who had just finished the legal avenue of joining us in America. She stated that the illegal Mexicans will stand out and protest with their children who are citizens holding flags of where they are from. This struck me as odd. If the place you left was so horrific that you had to sneak into our country, why would you even want to acknowledge that place let alone if you are wanting to stay in America then why would you not be waving an American flag????
Another issue I have is this. I understand wanting to better yourself or family! Why not do it legally? It is a process and yes it takes time but if you are an upstanding person who should be given the chance to better their way of life why not do it right? You sneak across the border, work illegally taking our jobs and end up with government benefits that most Americans can't even get because the system is stretched to thin. Do they realize or care that pretty soon this country may not be any better if they keep breaking the system?
This is a very touchy subject for almost everyone. Both sides taken into account! How do we find a way to help those seeking a better life while maintaining life for Americans who were already here? Where will we go if we want to improve our situation? There is no place. So why not find a way that will be of most benefit to both parties and maintain a standard of living for all involved?
Not Just Spilled Milk!
This has been happening for a little while but what the heck! As most of you know there was an oil leak that they are still trying to contain. Heading towards the sandy shores of America is a big pool of oil. Although they have been trying to contain the spill it is rather complicated in 5000 feet of ocean.
Most Americans want more drilling at home so we will not have to be so reliant on foreign oil. Yet when a boo boo happens due to a faulty piece of equipment the effects are of great magnitude. So does paying more for oil outweigh the accidents that can come along with drilling ourselves?
The first time I went to South Padre Island I thought it was so beautiful. One day while there we decided to rent dune buggies to run along the beach. Decked out in our new WHITE Padre shirts we loaded up and started "cruising" the long strip of beach that was not occupied. It was a blast! One thing that we started noticing about half way in was that all the sand that was flipping up on us was leaving black stuff all over our new WHITE shirts! What the crap was this stuff? Well it was the oil that the sand had soaked up from the last spill in the gulf. Needless to say the shirts went in the trash. It was a fun day, but the effects of that spill were not forgotten.
Now that story does not even begin to touch on all of the effects that a spill has on the environment. I guess I look at it like this. If you are going to go biking, you are supposed to wear a helmet at the least for safety. If you are dressed appropriately and have a bad wreck you can still get hurt. But the next time that you go biking you will probably try and protect the area that got hurt (if you can) before you head out.
There are risks with everything! Unfortunately sometimes we need something that hurts to remind us to be more careful. So in this case do the benefits out weigh the risks?
Most Americans want more drilling at home so we will not have to be so reliant on foreign oil. Yet when a boo boo happens due to a faulty piece of equipment the effects are of great magnitude. So does paying more for oil outweigh the accidents that can come along with drilling ourselves?
The first time I went to South Padre Island I thought it was so beautiful. One day while there we decided to rent dune buggies to run along the beach. Decked out in our new WHITE Padre shirts we loaded up and started "cruising" the long strip of beach that was not occupied. It was a blast! One thing that we started noticing about half way in was that all the sand that was flipping up on us was leaving black stuff all over our new WHITE shirts! What the crap was this stuff? Well it was the oil that the sand had soaked up from the last spill in the gulf. Needless to say the shirts went in the trash. It was a fun day, but the effects of that spill were not forgotten.
Now that story does not even begin to touch on all of the effects that a spill has on the environment. I guess I look at it like this. If you are going to go biking, you are supposed to wear a helmet at the least for safety. If you are dressed appropriately and have a bad wreck you can still get hurt. But the next time that you go biking you will probably try and protect the area that got hurt (if you can) before you head out.
There are risks with everything! Unfortunately sometimes we need something that hurts to remind us to be more careful. So in this case do the benefits out weigh the risks?
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