Enough
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Comment from LJbutterfly
Brian is a teenager, and like a lot of teens, many of his decisions are not the best. Lying to his sister and purchasing drugs from a drug dealer is leading him down a path of ultimate regret. I wish he could change his faulty thinking before he does damage to himself.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2024
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Brian is a teenager, and like a lot of teens, many of his decisions are not the best. Lying to his sister and purchasing drugs from a drug dealer is leading him down a path of ultimate regret. I wish he could change his faulty thinking before he does damage to himself.
Comment Written 01-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2024
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Their brains are not fully developed yet and their decisions are indeed poor at that age. Couple that with an addiction to drugs, and it's a recipe for disaster. Things will get pretty bad before they get good again.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This guy has found a neat way of making a few quid, but his addiction to Oxy is a bit worrying and his refusal to get too involved with exercise might hold him back too. It must be awful to need such rehabilitation when you are so young. Another fine chapter Jim, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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This guy has found a neat way of making a few quid, but his addiction to Oxy is a bit worrying and his refusal to get too involved with exercise might hold him back too. It must be awful to need such rehabilitation when you are so young. Another fine chapter Jim, love Dolly x
Comment Written 01-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Thanks, Dolly. Brian is certainly headed down the wrong path at this time. It won't always be this way, though, as there will be a series of ups and downs in his life.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
Such a shame that he is so dependent on Oxy. I had to fight that need off when I split my upper arm bone and managed to not get a third prescription, although my nurse practitioner actually tried to make me take them (and I decided she was an addict to them herself). You have described the need very well. I am a bit surprised he is not feeling any guilt about helping people cheat on schoolwork, but once he's getting the oxy again, feeling guilty drifts away with the pain.
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Such a shame that he is so dependent on Oxy. I had to fight that need off when I split my upper arm bone and managed to not get a third prescription, although my nurse practitioner actually tried to make me take them (and I decided she was an addict to them herself). You have described the need very well. I am a bit surprised he is not feeling any guilt about helping people cheat on schoolwork, but once he's getting the oxy again, feeling guilty drifts away with the pain.
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Yes, you nailed it with your last remark. The Oxy becomes all-important to many, to the exclusion of everything else, even one's morals.
Comment from jmdg1954
Oh boy... I can see Brian quickly going down that dead end road... illegal income to drugs, to dealing for more income to more drugs... not a good avenue.
Nicely written chapter keeping me (hopefully all readers) engaged in the story.
Well done.
John
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Oh boy... I can see Brian quickly going down that dead end road... illegal income to drugs, to dealing for more income to more drugs... not a good avenue.
Nicely written chapter keeping me (hopefully all readers) engaged in the story.
Well done.
John
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Thanks, John. It won't all be bad. His life for a while will be a series of ups and downs as he learns to cope with his addiction. He will need and get help eventually, but he has to sink pretty low first. We're not quite at bottom yet, but coming soon.
Comment from lyenochka
This shows us how quickly one can slip down the wrong road just by making those compromises to integrity - first writing papers for others thereby allowing kids to cheat, and then the outright buying drugs off of a known dealer. Hope Fran figures it out soon!
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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This shows us how quickly one can slip down the wrong road just by making those compromises to integrity - first writing papers for others thereby allowing kids to cheat, and then the outright buying drugs off of a known dealer. Hope Fran figures it out soon!
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Absolutely right. Drugs like Oxy become the be-all and end-all and guide your thought and actions to the exclusion of your morals and decency. Brian definitely will need help to overcome his addiction.
Comment from T B Botts
Good Grief Jim!
Is this kid stupid or what? First he wants to do papers for all the kids who can't get a decent grade, and then he gets hooked on Oxy. I'm cringing as I read this. He's had a few hard knocks in life, but he seems to be setting himself up for more, and having a sister who is a cop is really going to put a wrench in things. Well done.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Good Grief Jim!
Is this kid stupid or what? First he wants to do papers for all the kids who can't get a decent grade, and then he gets hooked on Oxy. I'm cringing as I read this. He's had a few hard knocks in life, but he seems to be setting himself up for more, and having a sister who is a cop is really going to put a wrench in things. Well done.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2024
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Stupid is a good word for it. The desire for Oxy has overpowered his reasoning and sense of morality, which is what is so destructive about drugs. He's not quite at the bottom yet before he realizes he needs help, but it's coming soon.
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
Your writing about PT and the need for it even when you feel it isn't working . . . been there! I had 25 sessions and continue to do mine twice a week along with regular lap swimming. It takes time, but if you put the effort in, it works. Very real and relatable, Jim.
"I could get in trouble for this." LOL! I think we know where this is going.
Fran's comment about sitting being worse for the back and that you have to keep moving; sadly, I have found that I can't sit as long as I used to when I write. I set a timer for 30 minutes and get up to do laundry or some other mundane thing to keep going. Sounds like you know what you're talking about.
Oxy has ruined a lot of people's lives, and I wonder if that will turn out to be the theme of this book.
Jim, I'll be leaving FS after my next post - for a while, to do some traveling and then to work with an editor on putting my first book together. I will continue to do SOME reviewing, and your book will be one of the things I read.
I also want to escape the recent drama. I thought I had, then I received a PM yesterday from someone I don't know that well asking me to intervene in a situation she's in. I told her to just move on, as I have. I need to go away and focus on my project.
I look forward to continuing to read about Brian, and I'm rooting for him.
Have a great week:-)
xo
Pam
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2024
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Your writing about PT and the need for it even when you feel it isn't working . . . been there! I had 25 sessions and continue to do mine twice a week along with regular lap swimming. It takes time, but if you put the effort in, it works. Very real and relatable, Jim.
"I could get in trouble for this." LOL! I think we know where this is going.
Fran's comment about sitting being worse for the back and that you have to keep moving; sadly, I have found that I can't sit as long as I used to when I write. I set a timer for 30 minutes and get up to do laundry or some other mundane thing to keep going. Sounds like you know what you're talking about.
Oxy has ruined a lot of people's lives, and I wonder if that will turn out to be the theme of this book.
Jim, I'll be leaving FS after my next post - for a while, to do some traveling and then to work with an editor on putting my first book together. I will continue to do SOME reviewing, and your book will be one of the things I read.
I also want to escape the recent drama. I thought I had, then I received a PM yesterday from someone I don't know that well asking me to intervene in a situation she's in. I told her to just move on, as I have. I need to go away and focus on my project.
I look forward to continuing to read about Brian, and I'm rooting for him.
Have a great week:-)
xo
Pam
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2024
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Oh, say it ain't so, Pam! I hope this will be just a sabbatical for you and not something permanent. I, for one, will surely miss you here.
Addiction to Oxy is only part of the theme. The greater theme will be Brian's attempt to separate the pain relief from the pleasure that opioids have the potential to give. I seem to have a thing about inventors, as most of my books feature inventions, and this one is no exception.
I wish you the best of luck with your book project and hope you find success with it. I'm sure it will be good. And please, come back to us someday!
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Thank you, Jim. I'm not gone yet, and I will still be reviewing this particular book.
Comment from Wendy G
How easy it is to become addicted to opioids, and how hard to cope with chronic pain without it. And so begins a life of crime. It will be interesting to see what happens next as there will inevitably be dramas and ethical questions raised. Well done. Looking forward to more.
Wendy
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2024
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How easy it is to become addicted to opioids, and how hard to cope with chronic pain without it. And so begins a life of crime. It will be interesting to see what happens next as there will inevitably be dramas and ethical questions raised. Well done. Looking forward to more.
Wendy
Comment Written 30-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2024
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Yes, too easy, as they are ripe for abuse. That's the problem when one drug can provide both pain relief and pleasure at the same time. It will become Brian's quest to exclude the pleasure from the pain relief. We'll see if he's successful.
Comment from Thesis
I'm interested to see where this is going. It doesn't feel like it is going to end well for him getting addicted to this drug, lying, and covering everything up.
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2024
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I'm interested to see where this is going. It doesn't feel like it is going to end well for him getting addicted to this drug, lying, and covering everything up.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2024
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His will be a life of ups and downs for a while as he battles with his addiction.
Comment from royowen
It seems to me that Brian is smart, but isn't possessed of any wisdom, drugs must be a one way ticket to oblivion, one way or another, I must any addiction probably is. It is always needs servicing, so I'm effect it's an idol. Beautifully written Jim, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2024
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It seems to me that Brian is smart, but isn't possessed of any wisdom, drugs must be a one way ticket to oblivion, one way or another, I must any addiction probably is. It is always needs servicing, so I'm effect it's an idol. Beautifully written Jim, blessings Roy
Comment Written 29-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2024
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That's an interesting and accurate way to look at drugs, Roy--an idol that must be serviced. Let's see if he has to keep servicing it forever or if he can break the hold it has on him.
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It would be sad if he didn?t stop
