However, the use of heroin is reaching epidemic proportions in many places on the east coast.... especially here on Long Island..... it crosses socioeconomic classes.... there isn't a week that goes by that we don't hear in our Church of another teenager or young adult dying from its’ use.
Last Friday my young daughter graduated from a 15 month drug and alcohol program called Teen Challenge... at the same time a friend of mine attending received a call that his 23 year old nephew was found dead from a heroin overdose.
My daughter is one of the lucky ones... a year and a half ago I sat at her bedside while she laid blind and paralyzed.... and was expected not to live... due to a heroin overdose.....
In the end we are responsible for our own choices... but the availability and dirt cheap cost of this drug only makes it more enticing to potential users....
Something needs to be done..... it is a growing problem....
Something needs to be done..... it is a growing problem....
No offense, but "something needs to be done" is one of the most ridiculous statements anyone can make when it comes to a situation that is ultimately in our own control. This isn't a case of marauding invaders or a landslide that is threatening to inundate a mountain village. If "something needs to be done," then do it.
And I nearly lost my favorite nephew the same way. He’s had his share of drug abuse, (which got worse when his mother passed)..and was on probation, back living at home with his father. His father, an LEO, heard a thump in his bedroom, kicked down the door and found him. He was able to get EMT’s there quickly and administered Narcan. The nephew had to serve the remainder of his sentence in local prison/rhab. The heroin on the streets these days is very powerful, I have friend everywhere attending funerals of 20 something young people, from every family and income situation. I pray for your daughter and for you. It’s a lot worse than when I was that age.
Glad to hear that after many decades Teen Challenge continues to result in changed lives.
Declaring this for you and your daughter...
John 8:36 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free.