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is contributed by “ msimon6808 at
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Original email to me by
M_Simon, a reader /commenter at www.reason.com
…
Dr. Lonny Shavelson found that 70% of female heroin addicts
were sexually abused in childhood.
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2004/09/heroin.html
Addiction is a symptom of PTSD. Look it up.
Making war on the afflicted is not a moral policy.
Engineering
is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
I
like Polywell Fusion.
(End
M Simon email).
My SQRLSY comments: Yes, I do agree that the drug war is
immoral. Below, I will mirror the main
contents of your blog as of 14 Oct. 2018.
Also note that a good web page on a
closely associated matter is at http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/17/trump-says-pain-pills-are-so-highly-addi
... OK then another at http://reason.com/blog/2018/07/20/thank-drug-warriors-for-the-escalating-d
...
OK then, a copy of M Simon’s blog, for your reading pleasure,
from http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2004/09/heroin.html
…
MY GURU SAYS THE
OBJECT OF EVERY ADEPT OUGHT TO BE POWER AND CONTROL
IT IS MINE
Here is what got me started on the Chronic Drug Use is Caused by Chronic
Pain track. The important thing is to read
Dr.Shavelson's book. The drug war in essence is a persecution of tortured
children.
--==--
Heroin. The name itself strikes terror into the heart these days. But
originally it was named by the Bayer people from the word heroine. Or female
hero. Why? Because it was so effective in relieving pain and suffering. If it
were legal it would still be one of the most effective pain relievers in the doctor's
arsenal. It was also considered such a safe and effective medicine that it was
available over the counter until 1914.
The story these days with heroin is different. It not only is not available
over the counter, its not available anywhere in America legally.
So where does this leave us today? We have black markets and addicts. Black
markets of course require police and addicts require treatment.
An interesting study by Dr. Lonny Shavelson looks into the world of the addicts
and their treatment. What do we know? What works? How can addicts be helped?
First we start out with an unusual point of view. Most addicts are in pain.
This is quite surprising. It surprised me. I thought they were just in it for
the euphoria.
Here is what Dr. Shavelson found in his study of 200 addicts: a high proportion
of severely abused children (beatings, rapes, rapes of siblings). He questioned
his study methodology. He thought there must have been a flaw in how his sample
was selected or in how the questions he asked were framed.
Then while he was doing his research, an article came out in the Journal of the
American Medical Association that said that the addiction rate goes up for male
sexually abused children. And it doesn't just double or triple. It is 25 to 50
times higher than the rest of the population. Approximately 70% of the women in
drug rehab experienced sexual abuse before they started on drugs. In other
words, those heroine addicts not in actual physical pain are suffering from
severe post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. What is the preferred treatment in
America today for these hurt and humiliated souls? We don't deal with the pain
that made them liable for drug abuse. We ask that before they can be healed
that they heal themselves by giving up drugs. And then we wonder why rehab for
hard-core addicts does not work too well. But how could it when the treatment
does not match the disease.
So the next time the TV expose shows the junkie with the spike in his or her
vein think of what torment that person must be in internally in order to put
them in the place they are in. And all too often our response to those
suffering is to jail them. Barbaric. Or treatment that deals with symptoms and
not causes. Stupid.
Dr. Shavelson has written a book called Hooked about his experiences with
addicts. A recent transcript of an interview by NPR with the doctor is
available here.
Hooked - NPR interview.
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