Victimless - not so much
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From: HA/KS
13-Jul-17
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I do not claim to understand what it is like to be owned by drugs, or to have an easy way to help these people or prevent drug addiction. This is a read to make us think and consider - much of it in the young woman's own words.
"Delaney Marie Farrell, 23, of Selinsgrove, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Williamsport, after a long and hard battle with drug addiction."
From: HA/KS
13-Jul-17
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"It rips my heart apart knowing it's my actions and decisions that have caused a separation from my family. I'm a dope fiend, a heroin junkie, drug addict, or just cursed by a disease of the mind. It's taking a toll on me...There seems to be no escape. Some of you will never fully grasp or comprehend this ... I'm stuck, trapped, owned, miserable."
From: Tiger-Eye
13-Jul-17
Selinsgrove is about 1 hr from me. My brother attended school there, Susquehanna Univ.
needless loss..... my prayers for her and family
From: HA/KS
13-Jul-17
Tiger, I lost several relatives to alcohol, so know the helpless feeling of those who care about the addicted person.
From: spike78
13-Jul-17
Sad they give it one try whether from friend persuasion or while drunk at a party and it becomes a never ending cycle. I was in high school in the 90's and heroin was not an issue. LSD, pot, mushrooms, and some coke was the popular choices. I never even seen heroin back then. Now it's rampant in the Northeast.
From: gadan
13-Jul-17
I pray her story helps someone else not go down that path. God's grace to the family that remains. My mother was an alcoholic. She died at 48 yrs of age. I often just felt sorry for her knowing she didn't want to be a drunk but not being able to live in a sober condition dealing with the realities of this life. Too many people are raised being taught that life is supposed to be great and that if you do good things you will be rewarded with a pleasant, pain-free life. That, of course, is not reality for most of us. We live in a sin-cursed world where pain and death are the norm. Certainly, we have times of joy and pleasure but equal parts of pain and hardship that we need to be prepared for. When I broke my back and ended up paralyzed, it was hard. But I don't live for today, wallowing in the struggles of the moment, I live for eternity. I am full of joy knowing that some day when Christ returns, I will be made whole. Until then, I pray my life will be an encouragement to those around me enduring their own struggles. I make it clear to my children that life is hard and that despite the struggles, we are all held accountable for what we do with our attitudes in the midst of those struggles because we will all be judged in the end.
From: Woods Walker
13-Jul-17
For some of us "just say no" works. For others no so much. Like Henry said about not being able to know what it's like to be owned by drugs is my situation too. But there sure are a lot of people that know all too well what it's like. It's not an easy answer for sure.
From: HA/KS
13-Jul-17
I think so too. Rhody. It can never happen without a fanatical desire to get away, but for some even that doesn't seem to be enough.