DON'T YOU EVEN DARE THINK ABOUT IT!

No, I'm not fighting with anyone right now (except with my boyfriend, which is an entirely different story). He told me, though, that there was a raid in their area the other night when he went home and I was shocked when he said that some people we know were taken by the police and are currently detained in prison. What was the raid about? Drugs. Yes, illicit drug use and dealings. I hate that I have to be involved with people who deal with drugs. I feel sorry for them. But then again, yeah, in the real world, this really happens.

MY PLEA: TO EVERYONE WHO LIVES A CLEAN LIFE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS AND YOU FEEL THAT THE WORLD HAS TURNED ITS BACK ON YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DON'T YOU EVER THINK OF TAKING DRUGS! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH AND TRY ONE BECAUSE IN THE END, YOU WILL ONLY BE LEFT WITH VERY FEW OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: PRISON, MENTAL INSTITUTION, OR DEATH. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS THE WORST AMONG THESE CHOICES, BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE, YOU WON'T BE HAPPY WITH ANY OF THEM. SEEK HELP! THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.

Okay, so people deserve a second chance. I'm not against this. But given it, many still go back to their old ways. 6 months of rehabilitation and then back to one's old habits. They may have 18 months of aftercare but that, most of the time, isn't enough. It's a vicious cycle. You'll only feel more helpless as time goes by. So to those who survived and stopped this addiction and dependency, HATS OFF TO YOU!

When I first saw the rehabilitation center in Magalang, Pampanga, I was appalled by the number of people - men and women - who are serving time there. The same thing goes with one of the rehabs in Bulacan that I've visited. There were even those wearing red t-shirts with a word (which I forgot) at the back meaning it's already their second/third/fourth time to enter the said rehab. Just imagine that! It's very frustrating that the government isn't doing much about this problem and that the officials and police officers themselves are the backers of big syndicates trading/selling illegal drugs.

Pano nga ba naman itutumba ang isang ilegal na gawain kung mismong ang mga dapat magpatupad ng batas at maghigpit at magparusa sa mga taong sangkot ay sila ang nasa likod ng mga ito at pumuprotekta?

They say, "save the user, jail the pusher." But in reality, it's a lot deeper than that. And to these "users" or "drug dependents" as the social workers call them, they know themselves that THEY MADE THAT CONSCIOUS DECISION to try these substances! So the bottom line is it's still a personal choice. If they only want to, and they know for a fact that this is their weakness, then why not turn their back from the very start instead of jumping into the bad guys' bandwagon? Anyway, being a man isn't measured by how many so called friends a person has, but by his ability to stand steadfastly by his principles.

To all the people (who don't act like real people) behind these doings, for now, it may just only be for the money you're getting and you really don't care about how many lives will be affected or lost, but in the end, you will also suffer the consequences of all your actions today!


...the world we live in is really on the verge of its corruption and destruction...