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05-18-2017, 06:01 PM
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An amazing story. I have never taken any drugs (not even cannabis as a student!) and never felt the desire to do so. Life is a challenge and not always easy - but that's why we're here, to face these challenges and not escape them.
I'm sure that Tobi will have some wise words on this topic. Her experience in such areas is, I'm sure, much greater than mine.
If people must take drugs, they deserve our sympathy, but also they need help to escape the downward spiral. The young lady who volunteered at the centre mentioned in the article deserves a medal. Not only did she save a mouse who was affected (not part of the standard brief) but was also recovering from pneumonia herself at the time.
This part of the article really sums up the important point to be learnt:
"People need to know to be careful with their drugs around children and pets," Blyth said. "Drugs and kids and pets are really just not good."
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The various drug crisis centres are doing their jobs. The woman just instinctively rushed her pet mouse to a crisis centre.
I am impressed with their response, but of course they exist to help people who use drugs.
LPC, you are quite right that the key message is how dangerous drugs are around kids and pets.
It would only take a small amount of heroin to harm a child or pet. We are having enough trouble with addicts getting harmed by their own drugs.
I do distinguish between the serious drugs like heroin and fentanyl that are addictive and Cannabis which is used recreationally and medicinally. I just find cannabis makes me feel euphoric and a bit silly. That is no big deal, but I am not really good the next day. I don't like the euphoric feeling and I hate losing the next day. I don't have that kind of time. Pot is useful when someone has some serious health issues and needs to take something regularly. It is a better option than narcotics. It is better to keep the stronger narcotics for medical emergencies. They lose their effect if you take them all the time and it is too easy to accidentally take an overdose.
Pot isn't safe for pets under uncontrolled circumstances. It just wouldn't have the same effect as heroin. It is amazing that they saved the mouse. There is some talk of using cannabis to treat dogs for certain conditions, but that is a whole different topic for discussion.
Other drugs that are out there are too dangerous for our pets and way to dangerous for us. I never considered even trying them.
Catherine