#5652983 - 05/04/12 06:09 PM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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#5653669 - 05/04/12 10:13 PM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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This is why you should only smoke the reefer.
whos holding?
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#5653721 - 05/04/12 10:36 PM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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The one thing those pics don't tell you is how the Meth addict ruins families,and how they hurt people by stealing from them to get their next fix. 
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#5654193 - 05/05/12 06:35 AM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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Just a public service reminder that drug abuse isn't just a problem for kids, and alcoholism ain't such a pretty sight either:
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#5654258 - 05/05/12 08:21 AM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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Without drugs/alcohol, those abuse numbers would likely decrease greatly as well. Yeah, probably true. I heard that chronic meth users actually have the meth crystals pushing out through their skins causing those nasty skin problems. Is that true? I've heard that as well. Not sure if it's true. I figure that some of the skin issues (blistering, etc) may be caused by the flame/heat they have to use to cook it up and smoke it. No, i think it's an internal thing, not external. Whatever stuff you put into the body works it's way out of the bowel, urinary tract, lungs and skin. Wouldn't be surprised if it was toxins pushing out through the skin, in this case bits of crystal. It must be like taking poison. That's pretty much it. Don't do this if you have a weak stomach, but if you google "Krokodil" and drugs (bronz mentioned it a while back) it has such a violent reaction in the human body that it actually causes pieces of your flesh to fall off leaving open sore wounds leaving people looking reptilian (hence the name Crocodile for the drug mix). In extreme cases people have open bones showing...and they are addicted to the stuff so they won't stop until death. It's disgusting. That's the stuff kids should be shown and taught about (with a degree of respect and censorship so as not to give them nightmares, of course).
That is insanity. I just looked up pictures. Why in the world would anyone do that to themselves?
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#5655946 - 05/05/12 11:04 PM
Re: Public Services. Faces of Meth. Pay attention kids.
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This is an excerpt from Wiki
From 1999 to 2002, Staley became more reclusive, rarely leaving his Seattle condo; little is known about the details of his life during this period. It was rumored that Staley would spend most of his days creating art, playing video games, or nodding off on drugs. Staley's mother owns the last known photo of Staley, taken in November 2001, which features him holding his newborn nephew, Oscar, although the photo has never been published. Other than this rare incident, Staley was not seen often by family or friends. In his last interview, Staley stated, "Don't try to contact any AIC (Alice in Chains) members. They are not my friends."[30] Kinney has commented on Staley's final years and isolation period:
"I kept trying to make contact...Three times a week, like clockwork, I'd call him, but he'd never answer. Every time I was in the area, I was up in front of his place yelling for him...Even if you could get in his building, he wasn't going to open the door. You'd phone and he wouldn't answer. You couldn't just kick the door in and grab him, though there were so many times I thought about doing that. But if someone won't help themselves, what, really, can anyone else do?"[8]
In his last interview, given in early 2002 months before his death, Staley admitted, "I know I'm near death, I did crack and heroin for years. I never wanted to end my life this way."[30] Staley's physical appearance had become even worse than before: he had lost several teeth, his skin was sickly pale, and he was severely emaciated.[30] In the same interview Staley spoke of the damage caused by his heroin addiction:
"I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this *spoon*. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning, and I'm throwing up all the time and *spoon* my pants. The pain is more than you can handle. It's the worst pain in the world. Dope sick hurts the entire body."[30]
As far as published reports are concerned, such as Blender's "We Left Him Alone", close friends such as Matt Fox have said, "If no one heard from him for weeks, it wasn’t unusual." Further in the article, reporter Pat Kearney provides a glimpse into Staley's daily life and public routine:
"It appears that Staley’s last few weeks were typically empty. According to an employee of the Rainbow, a neighborhood bar close to Staley’s condo, the singer was a frequent patron, stopping by at least once a week. 'He minded his own business,' said the employee, who wished to remain anonymous. Staley would never buy anything to drink, the employee said, but would simply sit at a small table in the back corner of the bar and 'nod off. We just left him alone'."[31]
Staley's close friend Mark Lanegan had much of the same to say with respect to Staley's isolation: "He didn't speak to anybody as of late… It's been a few months since I talked to him. But for us to not talk for a few months is par for the course."[32]
Death
On April 19, 2002, Staley's accountants contacted Staley's mother Nancy McCallum and informed her that no money had been withdrawn from the singer's bank account in two weeks. McCallum then placed a call with 911 to say "she hadn't heard from… [Staley] in about two weeks."[33] The police went with McCallum and her husband to Staley's home, "When police kicked in the door to Layne Staley's University District apartment on April 19, there, on a couch, lit by a flickering TV, next to several spray-paint cans on the floor, not far from a small stash of cocaine, near two crack pipes on the coffee table, reposed the remains of the rock musician." The article also stated that the 6'1" Staley weighed just 86 pounds when his body was discovered,[34] mostly due to decomposition as his body was discovered two weeks after his death. The autopsy report later concluded that Staley had died after injecting a mixture of heroin and cocaine known as a "speedball".[8] Staley's mother asked the police if she could move the things off of the couch and speak to the remains of Staley.
In an interview on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with McCallum, former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr said that he spent time with Staley the day before he died as Starr's birthday was April 4. Starr claimed that Staley was very sick but would not call 911. The two ex-bandmates briefly argued, which ended with Starr storming out. Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left: "Not like this, don't leave like this". Since Staley is believed to have died a day later, on April 5, Starr expressed regret that he did not call 911 to save his friend's life; Starr reported that Staley had threatened to sever their friendship if he did. Starr was the last known person to see Staley alive. The interview ended with Starr apologizing to McCallum for not calling 911, but McCallum was insistent that neither she nor anyone in her family blamed Starr for Staley's death. She also told Starr: "Layne would forgive you. He'd say, 'Hey, I did this. Not you.'" With that said, Starr still blamed himself for the death of Staley.[36]
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