PLEASURE DEATH

		PLEASURE DEATH fatalities of a senseless war Illusion to Disillusion... the fate of many drug users and abusers is virtually unknown in the US.
Drug abuse is not a disease or disorder, and the only real crime is a prohibition on education that would enable humanity to live safely. The root of drug abuse is the inability to determine and measure a dose of drugs by people in a chemical society that fails to teach a skill that is basic to human survival. It's like never teaching a child how to eat proper meals. If any parent starves their child, we call that child abuse. Therefore, drug abuse is child abuse. The most common form of drug abuse is overdosing that can lead to accidental death that is sometimes confused with intentional death or suicide. Because the war on drugs keeps people ignorant a large percentage of the 150,000 US mortality cases each year that result from drugs. Surprisingly, between 40 and 55% are directly attributed to errors made by physicians prescribing incorrect medication. Thus, they never get reported as drug abuse cases since it's okay for physicians to make an error; patients can't! Patients are held accountable for accidental overdoses, particularly when they involve illicit drugs. Consider the case of Jesse who died from medication prescribed by his doctor. Jesse was only 17 years old... Fran was 35 when her doctor prescribed a medication that resulted in a seizure. The hospital medical record that was sent to the coroner described Fran as "chemically dependent..." combining multiple street drugs that interacted with other medications prescribed by her doctor. Physicians are not to blame; patients can't be blamed. Where the blame lies is with our lawmakers and educators. Austin was 24 when he died of a pulmonary respiratory disorder associated with a prescribed medication; when he was found on his bed flexing his muscles during a workout, the EMS found traces of cocaine residue on a bottle that was in the vestibule of his Manhattan apartment. The report that came out suggested cocaine had caused him to have a heart attack while working out.
Austin's father, Mike, argued that his son was not a drug addict. Four months after his death, Mike received a court order to have his son's body exhumed. When the forensic lab came back with a report, there was no evidence of cocaine in Austin's body. Furthermore, there was no evidence that Austin had ever used any illicit drug. The news media which had reported the cause of death as "drug-related" had to recant the story. Ironically, Austin's death was due to the drug Trazadone that was prescribed by a physician who assumed that Austin had been using psychostimulants. He wasn't. It was revealed that Austin suffered from a respiratory disease and was allergic to Trazadone. After just one dose, the Trazadone triggered the respiratory disease and Austin's lungs were unable to function. Austin realized what was happening. Wisely, he tried to lift his arms up and bring them down hard to force air into his lungs. But thirty minutes later, he blacked out, unable to force enough air in and out of his lungs. Within a few minutes, his brain had shut down. After 20 minutes, Austin was dead. He had called 911 during the first few minutes, and gave his address but because he could not state the problem he was having, EMS was never dispatched until later that night when his roommate and a girlfriend found Austin's body. Then there is 32-year old Reilly. Listed as a "pleasure death" by the SF Chronicle, Reilly's body was found underneath a platform of a sex club in San Francisco in 2003. Reilly had been using poppers, viagra, and was drinking absolute vodka. Because these drugs are legal, they were left from the report. What Reilly died from, according to the coroner's office, was a fatal dose of methamphetamine and cannabis. It was later revealed that there was not a trace of crystal meth or cannabis in Reilly's blood. There was evidence, however, that Reilly had consumed 100mg Viagra and was using butyl nitrate. There was a half-bottle of Absolute vodka found in his locker and was also in his system. In certain cities, drug users and abusers with no family have disappeared and have never been found. When a friend reports the disappearance, the police don't always respond. When a victim calls and is unable to give information, common sense would dictate a problem. There is no such thing as "Pleasure Death" because there is no such thing as a "recreational drug". Drugs are medicine. Everyone needs to treat it that way..gcontrolled substances they can't get. We are all suffering needlessly
THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS CARVED A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY WITH A RECIDIVISM RATE THAT HAS BECOME SUCH AN EMBARRASSMENT THAT THE NUMBERS ARE CONTINUALLY ELEVATED JUST TO SHOW THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PROGRESS REQUIRED TO KEEP 12 STEP AND OTHER PROGRAMS GOING. SO MANY ABANDON THE 12 STEP PROGRAM THAT IT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE 12 STOP PROGRAM, MEANING THAT EACH STEP IS A STOPPING POINT FOR ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO GO OFF THE PROGRAM. THE SUCCESSES YOU HEAR ABOUT ARE THE ONES YOU WOULD EXPECT TO QUIT, REGARDLESS IF THERE WAS A PROGRAM OR NOT. THE WORST THING ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS THAT THEY FOCUS ON DEHUMANIZING MEMBERS. CONFESSING, "I AM AN ADDICT" OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS NEGATIVE FUEL. IT IS REESTABLISHING THAT BEHAVIOR. I'D LIKE TO SEE A PROGRAM WHERE THE PERSON TELLS US HOW GOOD THEY ARE AND THAT THEY CAN GO BACK TO USING DRUGS IF THEY WANT AND WHEN THEY WANT... THAT'S WHAT I CALL A PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM... AND IT WILL WORK!