Being found dead with a needle in your arm is not a human right

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45. Thanks, freshwest

My Dad was a alcoholic. In my young adulthood, slapped in the face with life (single mother with child), I became very depressed. But rather than go for drugs, I went for help. I marched myself to the nearest hospital and got some psychological counseling. I learned so much on the side, too. Read every book on abnormal psychology I could get my hands on, went back to college and took some psychology and sociology classes with the rest of my studies, That's what I do. If something goes wrong, I do my best to solve the problem. I hit the stacks. Not all people have the ability or desire to do that. They just give up and reach for the drugs. I am very lucky and wish everyone else was the same. But I darn sure don't look down my nose at anyone who is addicted. That's like kicking a dog when it's down. Not me. That's just not me. I really appreciated Philip Seymour Hoffmans as a brilliant actor. His passing really is a loss. So sad.