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Denial of Medication

Die for Your Country!

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Drug Free is Not Anti-Drug

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Drug Use Education: Concept

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DUE: A Recipe for Common Sense

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Getting Personal in the ECA

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History: Inside Nixon's Doll House

History: US Prohibition (1920-33)

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Meth and AIDS

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Someday After the War Ends...

Stanford Healthcare OUT

STOP! The War NOW!

Story of Og

Think WOD Is A Smart Idea?

To Those Who Support a War

Tools in Parallel Development

USA Freedom Blackout

Use & Disorders in the ECA

We Teach What We Know

When Prevention is DUE

Why Drug War Won't End

WOD & DUE Applied to Meth

Yellow Rose Mission

Your Brain on the WOD

Zero Tolerance

 

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Propaganda cranked out in the war on drugs (WOD) does not terminate drug abuse or drug use.  The only effect it has is to delay drug administration for a nebulous amount of time from a few seconds until death.  By most accounts, the delay average delay is 2 to 3 years,  disturbing figures which are indicative a higher percentage of the population than the ONDCP under George W. Bush has led us to believe.  During this  "blackout" period, a psychological condition occurs in which would-be drug users and abusers, become "anti-drug".   Because ADD2 is the product of self-hate, it can take many turns and impact many individuals.    
ADD2, not to be confused with Attention Deficiency Disorder, is Anti-Drug Disorder, which very basically constitutes a  societal condition that describes those who oppose the use of drugs and believe that it is a medically treatable condition.  In a world where everything must come down to a disorder, those who are oppressive and insistent that drug use and drug abuse are disorders should know that in a chemical society, there is no disorder linked to drug use. If there were, then most everyone in the civilized world would have such disorder.  Drug abuse is, on the other hand, a disorder associated with a lax education.  The same is true for ADD.  Both drug abuse and anti-drug disorder rise from the ignorance that pervades our society about drugs.  Can someone have a serious drug abuse disorder that is not education related?  Too little is known.  One can, however, become chemically dependent, that is, the craving for the drug becomes strong enough to overcome to produce chemical changes in the brain.  Chemical dependency and addiction differ because one is physical and the other is psychological.  It is possible, however, to prevent chemical dependency and recover from it. 

ADD2 is a sociological phobia that can be extremely dangerous.  It can jeopardize the lives of those who use drugs or even those who are simply suspected of using drugs.  It is unclear just how deep ADD2 is or who might have it, since it is considered "normal" behavior.  But it is not normal at all.  It's pathological implications include domestic violence, constant suspicion, denying someone food or shelter, it can even lead to homicide.  ADD2 is dangerous because it is unpredictable and not even recognized as a disorder.  

ADD2 most commonly occurs among parents, especially those whose careers are immersed in it, but today it is widespread among even those in the gay community, in healthcare, and surprisingly, even those who repeatedly use, misuse, and abuse drugs themselves.  In parents, it is marked by anxiety and fear their child may be using drugs.  In many cases, it can lead a child to drug abuse because the child basks in the attention he or she is receiving.  ADD2 is generated through the media, peers, churches, PTAs, law enforcement, and just about anyone.   It is characterized by an obsession with concern that uncommon behavior is associated with drug abuse, guilt feelings after someone has died as a result of an overdose.   But perhaps the greatest conflict arises among those who undergo drug treatment and have convinced themselves that drugs are bad.   When former drug users and abusers suddenly falter during the course of or after completing a drug treatment program, ADD2 can be the cause of anxiety, self-hate, and many times leads to homicide and even suicide.   It is probably the most common disorder of our time and the key reason why the war on drugs persists even though 76% of the US population disapprove of the war on drugs. 

Corporations which demand pre-employment & random drug screens have fueled the disorder enormously.  There are estimates which indicate that a failed drug test can lead to years of anxiety, increased drug use/abuse and suicide.  The CDC recently reported an association between suicide and those in recovery from drugs who failed to pass a drug test.  The amount of depression that comes along with ADD2 is far too vast to measure. 

The motivating factor behind ADD2 is a gross misconception and misunderstanding about drugs.  The war on drugs has created a great burden on our society and has led to a major regression in pharmacology and medicine.  ADD has led physicians to fail in their jobs.  It is far easier for a physician to blame physical illness on illicit drug use/abuse, than it is to work around it.  Ever since physicians were first targeted by the DEA for writing bad scripts during the early years of the Reagan administration, they have expressed a major conflict between doing their job  and addressing over-regulation.

ADD2 is an education issue.  That is, like drug abuse, it has resulted from a lack of education.  As greater numbers of users surface who hold jobs and use drugs sporadically, ADD2 is diminishing.  Politicians may not recognize it, but as greater numbers are incarcerated, as more propaganda is thrust into the lives of the general population, and as "normal" drug users continue to be productive and descent citizens, the more attitudes will change.  A law enforcement organization has developed called LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) which is a milestone since it has been significantly effective in reducing ADD2.  It's almost uncanny that we are on the threshold of change.  This is the perfect time for Drug Use Education to surface and set our future life in the ElectroChemical Age. 

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