The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Today, another tragedy.
RIP Jonathan A*****. 19 fucking years old, I went to high school with him but I've only met him a couple times because he is younger, but we have a few mutual friends who are pretty torn up.
My mom cried when I told her. She met his parents and his grandma through NarAnon while I was still shooting dope. They had all the money in the world, getting ready to send him to a super ritzy rehab..they were taking advice from the WRONG people. My mom told me she told them how Suboxone saved my life. She must have done it privately, because NarAnon considers Suboxone worse than marijuana (my mom told me that, I have no other evidence to support that statement)! She has come up to me 2-3 times and said "Thank you for not dying," which actually kind of tears me up.
When I heard, I thought about the article Avo posted yesterday about naloxone kits. I wonder what could have happened if he had had some and a person who knew what they were doing to administer it.
EDIT: Turns out this was a suicide. He laid down on the railroad tracks. After four rehabs and being only 19 years old.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-t...
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avogadno
Fri, 03/16/2012 - 21:57
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Shit. I'm so sorry, again.
Shit. I'm so sorry, again.
What happened Ironic?
Btw, the kit is around $10 and it now comes in a nasal spray.
Addiction really binds people together. Whenever I hear of a death from addiction I get very sad, even when I don't know them. Depending on where I'm at, I cry. My Mom feels a bound to people that have had heart attacks and was real torn up when our dentist died from one.
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massive
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 00:59
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Where are these kids getting
Where are these kids getting the dope. Lets go do outreach to the parents.
Dame we have to get the word out that 12 step is a fucking lame way to go these days.
Is this is FLorida? Im so sorry.
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Ironic
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 07:40
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They don't know for sure what happened
But he was a junkie and they found his body by the railroad tracks. Yes, this is in Broward County, FL.
His parents are really wealthy, but on the advice of steppers they kicked him out and he was living at Covenant House, last I heard. They were getting ready to send him to some super expensive treatment center.
He had a kid and one on the way. Not that he was of any use to his baby mommas as a junkie. Hopefully the kids will benefit from his trust fund.
I think I'm gonna go to the funeral to support my mom. I found out on Facebook and called her up before she had to hear it on the news or read it in the paper or some shit. After she had calmed down and we talked a little (and she thanked me for not dying again), I told her that I believe I'm alive today thanks to luck, but also thanks to knowing and learning harm reduction techniques from online.
This didn't have to happen, I know that.
Ironic
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 07:43
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The obituary is up
http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?n=jonathan-e-ad...
I suppose it's OK if y'all know his last name. Can't hurt any I don't think.
Normally when the obit doesn't have a cause of death, it's OD or suicide I think.
AntiDenial
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 08:03
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I am so sorry this happened
I am so sorry this happened to your friend. Only 19 years old. It brings tears to my eyes. That is good you are going to the funeral with your Mom. It really means a lot to the family as well.
There really needs to be more help for minors and teens when it comes to drug and alcohol abuse.
When I have talk to different people in the field, including the courts, it is one of their biggest complaints. Not enough services for youths.
I am glad you did not die either. I am proud of you that you are doing so well in school, too.
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Ironic
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 08:08
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AntiD, thank you for the kind words
My dad actually doesn't want me to go to the funeral. He's scared I'll run into some unsavory characters from my dope shootin days. I'm not too worried, cuz I'll be with my mom the whole time if I go. I think I should go, too. I was actually worried about upsetting the family with my presence. I never used wih him, but they know my mom from NarAnon so they know I kicked the needle and their son just couldn't.
Persephone In Exile
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 08:11
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Oh, I'm so sorry, Ironic.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Ironic. How awful.
I lost a friend this way also, same thing, kicked out on the advice of steppers. It's one of the most infuriating things I've ever been through.
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avogadno
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 08:27
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Your dilemma on whether to go
Your dilemma on whether to go or not reminds me of being in after care. Instead of preparing us to deal with situations (such as yours) it was always advised to run away. Don’t go to the funeral, the party, out of town.
That’s not living life it’s running away from it. Giving yourself an “out”, like having your mom there, is the best plan.
You should be fine, girl. I know you will be.
It’s not all black and white. If my husband left me and took the kids, I’d of had no reason to clean up. At the time I cared not about my own personal well being.
RIP. Another tragic loss that appears was unnecessary.
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