The hit list is long and innocent people plagued with the disease of addiction are dying in Southeast Asia. Filipino dictator Rodrigo Duterte is on a witch hunt for drug addicts and anyone involved in the drug trade.
At the proposed facility, a nurse would be onsite and armed with naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, in order to prevent ODs or other complications.
As a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, I never thought in a zillion years I would agree with anything Governor of New Jersey and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is saying. But what he’s saying — a sympathetic plea for us addicts — is groundbreaking.
There is no cure for alcoholism. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. It’s a chronic disease. But it can be confusing to some why us alcoholics always refer to ourselves as recovering even if we’ve been sober a long time. We alcoholics have dark pasts. Some of us have attempted suicide. Stolen. Ostracized people. Acted out sexually. Even exhibited violent behaviors. These acts can never be undone. So an addict or alcoholic is constantly in need of setting things straight.
On Superbowl Sunday 2012, I sat down with my last six-pack of beer. I think I took it easy since I knew I was going to rehab the next day. I also admitted I was an alcoholic.
