He’s not. That’s why I don’t write articles about plumbing problems, it’s not my area.
Everyone from a local church to social workers wants to get in the game of drug recovery. Either for money or a misguided notion they can solve things they are not experienced in. Why a church can’t stick with religion and non-addict social workers can’t stick to conventional therapy is frustrating.
Some want you to believe that hospitalization or boarding school might be perfectly good options and that we must get to the “root cause” of addiction in order to solve it. What does a non-addict know about root cause? Nothing, I assure you.
If you want to know the “root cause,” come see me. I have lived through this and I will tell you the very real, personal experience that myself and all other addicts know in our hearts to be true about it. You might be surprised at the answer. Anyone who would like to publicly or privately debate these issues with me, my door and phone line is open. I’m very passionate about this subject.
Most people in SCV know where to come for a dose of reality and experience for this issue (and many other issues). This particular issue, if not handled correctly, can leave kids dead. Not messed up, not unhappy, but irreversibly dead.
This is not a competition and my views are not meant to angle for business. I already work six days a week and while I will always make room for those who want my help, competition is not a motivator for me. I feel an obligation to speak out on these sensitive issues.
For the thousandth time: the only person qualified to work with an addict is an addict. Not your pastor or local therapist who visited the issue in a couple of chapters on the way to their degree. While these folks can contribute to the process they should not be leading the cause any more than a plumber should. Sending someone to rehab, boarding school or calling cops can very seriously do more harm than good in the long run and dozens of factors need to be considered before any of these options are used. For the ten-thousandth time: you cannot understand this issue academically, only experientially.
Now, if you’ll excuse me I have to call a plumber to fix a leaky pipe.
Scott Spackey is a California Registered Addiction Specialist, Interventionist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life-Coach. For more information, please call 661-299-1966, email: Scott@Life-Mind.com and visit www.life-mind.com.