jenny ju ju
13 Answers
pythonlover
Best answer!
I would get out now, it is only a matter of time before someone knows about your drug use.Save yourself the embarrassment, also you could be joining the other inmates under lock and key.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 18 | |
You are aware there is an illness, but you are not ready to treat it; just know that it can kill you or destroy your life.
GET HELP. PLEASE.
Shootah
I don't know if your insurance covers it, like some do for alcoholism. But, your best bet would be to try and get yourself into a detox, and clean yourself up. If you don't back away from it, you'll only end up dead or locked yourself.
There is a very distinct difference between drug usage and drug addiction. You sound as though you fall within being addicted to drugs, just by virtue of the little maintenance plan you have going for yourself.
I could go on and on in describing the pitfalls of your current plan. However, I'm just going to keep it simple and tell you, you need to smarten the hell up. You are hurting everyone who cares about you, and you will hurt them more the first time your addiction comes around to bite you in a legal way. Make a smart choice and clean yourself up...people have been known to make that choice for themselves. I've worked for several very successful people who have...your life story doesn't have to be one of failure!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
Bob/PKB
I have a son in a county jail as a result of drug addiction and things he did to support his drug habit (stealing from WalMart, for example). He gets treated like a piece of sh*t by some of the power-hungry goons who work there.
My son is smart, handsome, funny, kind, and generous. Even if he were stupid, ugly, boring, mean, and stingy, he (and every prisoner) deserve(s) common decency and courtesy from those who are trusted to guard and PROTECT him/them. Instead, he has been antagonized, had his personal possessions absconded, and been intimidated and shoved around just for making eye contact with a guard. He and others are abused verbally and psychologically by people who are supposed to protect and serve.
Personally, I resent you having a position of authority over my son (or any prisioner) when you are just as guilty as he of abusing drugs. Would you want someone YOU care about under the care of someone like YOU?
What you SHOULD do is seek a leave of absence and get yourself into a rehab before someone gets hurt...possibly YOU. Your drug abuse puts everyone at risk. Someone getting hurt because of your disability could result in a huge liability suit against the county and criminal charges against you.
You already know this, or you wouldn't be asking; yes, you are a hypocrite if you don't do something for yourself. A drug test at work could get you fired and put YOU behind bars.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
YOU ARE A DRUG ADDICT.
PERIOD. END OF CONVERSATION.
As to the rest of your comment: Never having cared for anyone or anything except yourself and your carnal pleasure, alcohol, and pizza, you have no idea what influences a child to experiment with any substance. You accuse his substance abuse and subsequent problems as having something to do with his home and upbringing, yet you overlook the fact that my mother-in-law pointed out 25 years ago:
They are yours until they get on the school bus.
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UmbrielKarma: 229420
As you imply, 'carnal pleasure, alcohol, and pizza' are harmless activities which certainly didn't predispose me to illegal substance abuse (unless you count a couple of half-hearted attempts with marijuana while in Amsterdam). On the other hand, I don't think they did anything to proof me against it.
I, with what I have, went right - and am now in my mid 60s. He, with so much more, went wrong. There has to be a reason, but good though theses things are, carnal pleasure, alcohol, and pizza just don't seem sufficient.
You went "right"? A faithless male slut whose arrogance and self-righteousness has no limits? PUH-LEEZE
Neither I nor his father "made" my son a "junkie". What an intentionally vile word you use, trying to rile me up?
Those were choices he made. He is paying for those choices, and he has many years ahead of him to make better choices. Will he? No one knows for sure.
While you are welcome to have your intuition and suggest my son had a "bad mommy", I consider the source (you). I don't have to defend either myself or my son from someone for whom I have no regard.
Your parents were too busy in the military. They had no time to properly raise you. This made you a lonely boy and you became an introvert. As an adult you chose to continue childhood patterns because they are safe and comfortable to you. This makes you an obnoxious introvert. You hide behind the computer and act in a way that you can only wish you could do in the real world. Unfortunately here in cyberland it gets all warped up because cyber does not replace reality well. Better luck in your next lifetime Umbriel.
His response to THIS question was unique: "I wouldn't call him/her a hypocrite unless (s)he was the judge who sentenced me or the cop who arrested me for using drugs and is using drugs him/herself." It's a perspective I wouldn't consider, but I'm coming at it from my angle.
He also found the term "junkie" offensive and inappropriate (just like Umbriel!)
P.S. YOUR opinion definitely counts!
lambshank
My daughter was also a prison guard,she neither drank nor took drugs, she genuinely cared for the welfare of the prisoners (I may not have been so charitable with a lot of the hard crims she worked with in a high security gaol) she worked for approx 7 years and was highly commended, she could no longer work there knowing she couldn't do anything positive for them,she went back to her previous job with the airlines,I doubt your addiction places you in a better position to "help" you need to help yourself,and as you said, stop being a hypocrite no matter how you justify your actions how do you oversee people locked up for things you are doing yourself
| 12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
dae dae
stop taking drugs because it may just cause you to loose your job and/or ruin your life
| 12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Ducky
Go to your employer IMMEDIATELY and beg for help! Do it NOW. Your situation is about to get worse and you know it. That is why you are asking this question on a forum. You are already hurting someone......YOU!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
But I digress. Apparently you speak without knowledge so here's something for you to read up on. Enjoy!
EAP(employee assistance program) EASNA (employee assistance society of north america)
Just curious. Have you ever uttered the words "I was wrong" in your entire "really, really, really, old, old, old age of 65 years that you're always whining about?
lindilou
GET HELP!
See here>>>>http://www.casapalmera.com/assessments/drug-abuse-self-assessment.php<<<<Self Assessments
Drug Addiction Quiz
1. Do you ever use drugs for something other than a medical reason?
Yes
No
2. When you use drugs, do you use more than one drug at a time?
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No
3. Is your drug use more than one day per week?
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4. Do you have a history of abusing prescription drugs?
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5. Have you attempted to quit your drug use but been unsuccessful?
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6. Does your drug use cause feelings of guilt?
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7. Has your drug use ended relationships with friends?
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No
8. Do you find yourself neglecting your family because of your drug use?
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9. Has your drug use resulted in problems between you and your family members or friends?
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10. Do your family members or friends ever complain about your drug use?
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11. While under the influence of drugs, have you gotten into confrontations or fights with others?
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12. Has your drug use ever contributed to you losing a job?
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13. Has your drug use caused problems or gotten you into trouble at your workplace?
Yes
No
14. Have you ever gone to jail or been arrested for illegal drug possession?
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15. Do you participate in illegal activities in order to get your drugs of choice?
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16. When you stop taking your drug, do you experience any withdrawal symptoms or feel sick?
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17. Has your drug use ever resulted in flashbacks or blackouts?
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18. Have you ever had medical problems such as memory loss, hepatitis, convulsions, bleeding, etc. as a result of your drug use?
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19. Have you seeked help for your drug problem in the past?
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20. Have you participated in any treatment programs, either inpatient or outpatient, related to your drug use?
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| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
millie111
Please get help!...It is an illness and you need,but need to really want to fight these demons and get better!...(I did it..from benzo addiction...it`s really tough but wow is it worth it)!!....I wouldn`t advise anyone to detox by cold turkey without strict medical help and supervision!!...VERY DANGEROUS!:-(...You can`t continue at your workplace on drugs..you are putting others at danger)...(If I can do it ANYONE can)!!!...
VERY GOOD LUCK,
MILLIE
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
sunnyB
melandrupert
jenny ju ju
I have no idea if I will decide to quit this job. I really care about every person who is broken down from this disease that affects people we never dreamed were sick. I would like to thank you dae dae for your kind words. I fight my demons everyday so I can help the ones who got in trouble only because they are sick like I am
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
This "sickness" is not something that generally cures itself, jenny ju ju.
Talk to people who love an addict (parent, sibling, spouse, child, friend, co-worker). You won't find the benevolence and cheerleader atmosphere you are seeking.
No one said to quit your job; take a leave and clean up your act. You are not "helping" anyone by showing up for work compromised by drugs. The day is coming when a tragedy in the workplace is going to find its source in you; of course, that's assuming you don't cause a vehicular accident on your way to or from. Yeah, my cousin was driving home from his work as a clean and sober guard at a California prison when a drunk driver killed him in a head-on collision...left a child and pregnant wife behind.
You want to help the ones in trouble? Fess up and be a GOOD example.
mycatsmom
zorro
Guess what happens when you get caught. You will end up with the hoods you watch over. How much is freedom worth to you? This is my suggestion. Dont quit . You need the job. Just stop the drug use now. If they find out , you will be fired Future employment for you will get difficult. Using drugs is a sign of weakness. It is expensive. Set goals to recover on your own. If you can do it on your own , you have a better chance of a promising future. So stop now. Keep it secret. But , come back here in a week and tell everybody your clean. Brag about it too. Let us give you the encouragement to keep going. You allready did the first step, thats good. That shows you want to get better. OK I think you are going to get over this with no problems at all. Just stop. I look forward to hear from you, and i know everybody else here wants to hear good news from you. Its easier than you think.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
