State Expects Greater Interest in Treatment Following TV Series

Underlying most chemical dependency are emotional problems and yes even disabilities. Some people need to be on medications even the vilified benzodiazepines. Every case is different and remember that everything is a business; even rehabs. Some people have a broken heart, spirit, psyche, nervous system ie. PTSD. There is no magic solution. There is no one size fits all. We live in such a sad state of affairs that some people watch "Dr. Phil" to find direction. Some people need personalized help that requires lifetime support. Rehabs can be live savers for many people but there is no fix it factory. Some people are chemically dependent for reasons that we do not even know despite what the "experts" say. Some people need permanent support outside of a confined setting and we all have different levels of memory, sensitivity, insight, intuition, feeling and such. You never know what another person is going through or why they feel the way they feel. There is usually a reason and comparisons are not logical. Let's help people but not get into a Volstead Act state of mind. Some people can use fantasy and delusion to get though life, others are too intelligent or honest with themselves. Some people need to be on chemicals for life. I have seen too many situations where people think that abstinence is a must in the same way that they think religion is a must. Let each person be able to consult with a professional who is not influenced by big pharma indirectly......lots of luck on that one.

Every Oregonian should help "get the word around" on this one. If NOT for family member on alcohol or death-sticks, for close friends: "One in four Americans has a family member who is struggling with addiction"; 23.2 million Americans needed treatment in 2005. In Oregon, an estimated 410,173 adults and 99,252 youth need treatment, with approximately 69 percent of adults and (ONLY !) 35.6 percent of youth who are believed to need publicly financed treatment actually receiving it. Anyone still wish to kill death-stick tax-rise ? Step up and ID-self AND reasons !!