Replies to '11/20 The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention'

i'm not quite sure you have ever dealt with too many people that are seriously addicted, because if you had you would know that you can not force an addict to be "made clean".  i just watched my son go back into court yesterday, fail yet another u.a., and go off once again in handcuffs.  this judge says "go to rehab".  he's been to rehab on three other occasions.  will this time work?  probably not.  why?  because he is not ready.  i know this because he has been using and in the court system and in jails for now 8 years.  he's almost 21.  i agree with you that all drugs should be destroyed, but that is not the answer either.  most of what is in the drugs my son is using are household items.  this is not intended to make you angry at me for what i have to say, but i know quite alot about this epidemic.  courts ordering  people into rehabs is a complete waste of time, all it is doing is generating revenue to those rehabs.  you have to want to quit.  right now, like so many, he is not ready.  he may never be ready.  i have resigned myself to the possibility that i may have to bury my son. 
again, this is not intended to upset anyone, but you cannot make a person clean.

Drugs are the symptoms of a much larger problem.  The problem is that we all have a void in our lives, and we try to fill it with stuff, whether that stuff be drugs, food, sex, work, play, laziness, you name it.  Nothing will fill that void but our Lord Jesus Christ!  Our identity is found only in Him and when anyone tries to complete themselves without Him problems follow.

You could destroy all the drugs in the world, but there are natural drugs.  If you have an inclination to overdo in a certain area of your life, you will find a way to get the high or need met that you are looking for.  It's just like trying to make all these guns laws to protect people from getting killed, it doesn't work because you haven't solved the original problem  which is hatred in their hearts and a host of other problems that lead people to kill others. 

Back to my point....the only way to get our needs met is in Jesus Christ, He is the only one that can meet ALL of our needs.  If you don't believe me, seek Him out and find out for yourself.