My sister went to prison this week, got sentenced to 6 years

I feel your pain having struggled with the "diease of addiction "myself, However I have many friends who found the the message of "one addict helping another, to stay clean one day at a time" while in an instatution. The disease of addiction is a life long struggle and I have found experiance strength and hope thru N.A. I have 3 years clean I go to meetings, have a sponsor and work my steps. Miricles happen for addicts who surrender to thier God of their own understanding and doors open that for some reason were not ther before. I pray for your sister that she my find the same Happiness I found
Remeber the opium wars? The goverment wants us addicted because we'ar easily manipulated
SF Sailor
San Rafael, CA
"Live Free or Die!"

The drug war creates an army of tax-feeding bureaucrats and goons. Instead of deterring drug use, it creates pushers.

Handsome state-generated profits exist for both legal pushers wearing white coats and gang members who kill each other for territory.

We can no more abolish recreational drug use and self-medication than we can abolish sex.

Alcohol prohibition was a well-documented epic fail. Why can't people see the same applies to street drugs and non-prescribed meds?

Tog, if it was my sister, I'd be mad as hell. But I'd still want to use that anger constructively. How about an anti-prohibition blog, website or campaign in her name?

http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

http://lpuk.blogspot.com/

http://northwestlibertarians.blogspot.com/

Remember, He That Endures Til The End Will Be Saved..(Scripture)

I Totally Agree With One Of The Other Comments Made Earlier. Seek Out Roy Masters, The Director Of The Foundation Of Human Understanding...(fhu.com) He May Be Able To Help You If You Are A Truely Searching Person..Are You Ready ? If So Seek Out His Advice..I Did..Many Years Ago And He Was Able To Show Me How To Deal With Stress And Anger, Two Horns On The Same Goat..You Must Learn How Give Up Resentment..Resentment Is Judgment, Which Leads To Guilt, Which In Turn leads To Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking Or Eating Disorders..Pick Your Poison Man..(Escape) Always Remember, You Become What You Hate..Be Careful !! Your Dealing With Evil Here And You Do Not Want The Evil In Others To Make A Home In You..Be Thankful That The Lord Has Protected You From The World. Thewre Is Hope For You. Forget About Your Family For Now. Seek Out Help For Yourself Fist. You may Be Able To Deal With The Wrold Better After Talking With Mr. Masters..I See Roy Masters As The Spiritual Guide As I Also See Ron Paul As The Political Example Our Republic Needs..

I'm sorry to hear about your sister's being in a bad way, and was particularly struck by this paragraph:

"His daughter (my sister) grows up in this environment, turns out she likes how the drugs fill the hole, gets hooked, and gets sent away to prison by the same system that sent her dad to Nam and pretty much creates the problem and solves it by throwing them away."

There is an organization called The Foundation for Human Understanding ~ www.fhu.com ~ that has been in existence for many years teaching how to overcome the "life sucks" syndrome. It's a simple message that when put into practice literally turns life around. A particularly good place to start is with the article "What you should know about being Upset." http://fhu.com/articles/being_upset.html

thank you all for your great comments, and sympathy. When you grow up in a broken home, the bond you create with your siblings becomes like a wheel, and each one a spoke. When one spoke is missing the wheel simply does not run smoothly. You learn to depend on eachother for everything, as you also learn to help eachother and sacrifice for eachother any way you can, even at risk of yourself. My sister was a person who was always there for me, and one of the last things she said to me was Tim, you have to help me get out of here. In the past, I have always been able to find a way for her, as she always did for me. Now I feel I have to find a way to get her out. I am religious, I believe in God, even though I have had not many breaks in life, I still find ways to believe there is a light of hope and a reason for the suffering. My sister also believes, but she is not as devoted to following it. I used to be the guy that said kill those terrorists, kill their families, whatever it takes. I used to be the guy that believed in the system, in the prison system, in the war on drugs, in the government. My eyes have been opened over the past year and a half, and I fully realize how corrupt it is, even down to the criminals of society. I am thankful for all the advice you all have given, it is too often we are able as human beings to not care about what happens to people we don't know or have never met, so the fact that you all care tells me there is still hope for this world. We have learn to become desensitized to situations that do not effect us, I for one am guilty of this fact. It seems to me we have some really great people on this site, people that are true leaders and great thinkers. I hope when we meet the challenges ahead, we will all find a leadership position in the political and civilian areas of life dominated by corruption. We are what our founding fathers once were, we are going to be the only ones that can truly be counted on to stop this madness. We have the balance of the whole world depending on us, I hope in the end we are victorious. If by some chance we are not, we can still hold our heads up high and continue on to the grips of death together. In the end this fight may cost us all of our lives, but what better way is there to go? I for one cannot think of any better way. Thank you all, you have made a huge contribution to my life.

This really sucks that she is going to prison but I can't say she isn't blameless. What I think is a shame is how a person can hate themselves so much that they drown themselves in to drug abuse. The drug abuse is the symptom of the problem which is hatred for yourself. Until someone comes to the realization that they are the SOLE reason why their life sucks then they can't get help. I went through the drug use/ abuse for quite a while trying to cover up my crappy life. I came to the conclusion my life was crappy because I had a crappy outlook on life. You can be negative all the time which will affect everything around You or You can act positive and it will affect everything around You. I used to blame my parents for my crappy life which is ok when You are young but when You become a adult You are responsible for all Your problems. Most people never realize this and never grow up emotionally. As a matter of fact look at the divorce rate in this country and it will tell You how many children are running around in adult bodies.

This shows very clearly how this country has taken the wrong path. We need to keep pushing for freedom and real change.
---
You can pretty much understand Congress when you think of the Democrats as the Genoveses and the Republicans as the Gambinos. - Michael Ruppert (paraphrase)

the real drug dealers are the corporations. all the real alternatives are silenced and we're left to choose from rubbish toxic medications.

I said NO to the medical industry 4 yrs ago and have never looked back. man did they make me sick i canned all medications given to me and seeked only alternatives that actually turned my life around. Neurofeedback was one of the best things i ever came across. youtube it it may help you too. simply amazing stuff yet is largely ignored by mainstream medicine. practitcally a cure for mental illness.

For her own sake. That's obvious and that's the ONLY problem. A helping hand and some kindess and caring might do the trick.

The guys with guns and batons handle it like every other highly complex problem...slamming the cage door for a while or worse.

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Rewiring this Government is possible. It starts with peoples minds. Keep sending out the message and do your best to improve your effectiveness. That's the tool we still have. In the right hands, a solid message is impossible to overcome.

we are actually all prisoners on this planet.....
gradual change occurs....just came from WeAreChange dvd give away in downtown Toronto.

If we can inform enough people in time we will prevail.

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
-- Patrick Henry

The people have been subjugated to the worst things imaginable. Phony wars that slash the hearts, minds and economy of "we the people."

Our government is extreme in growing and sustaining the greatest prison population of any country - including communists and totalitarians.

We long ago abandoned rehabilitation - helping people become productive again. When W was governor of Texas, he increased all mandatory first offense sentences to the extreme. His response was that "incarceration IS rehabilitation" even though it cost Texas taxpayers hundreds of millions.

One good thing is that depending on your state, they will not be able to afford to keep non-violent criminals in prison much longer. Dam; I feel bad for you and your sister. Rest assured, the fine people of this blog will be inspired by your words to help build a growing solidarity.

Larry

END the FED before it ENDS US

AT least they cannot blame her for the financial accident perpitrated on ALL of us..
you-no

It is of evil, by evil and for evil. This is actually the result of atheistic materialism (capitalism), which thrives on greed.

Do you and/or your sister have faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ? That is the first thing you absolutely need to get through this with your sanity intact. Otherwise, the system will get you through hatred, as it did your father.

Christ was persecuted unjustly and He warned us that His followers would not be treated any better. To suffer unjustly for Christ's sake makes all the difference. It turns our suffering into a sacrifice ... which has great merit with God and offers true peace of soul. (Protestantism, for the most part, misses the boat on this).

God is not mocked though He is sometimes slow to act (according to our reckoning). He wiped out all but 8 people in Noah's time, and we are probably much worse today. It took Noah more than 100 years to build the ark, but when it was ready, God acted decisively.

I think our ark is about ready.

The first think you must do is get down on your knees and pray for guidance. Then, I recommend you seek out a traditional Catholic priest for help and guidance. You may have to search for one these days, but when you find him he will help you greatly.

I will pray for your family. Please realize that everything that happens to us ... even bad ... is permitted by God for our own good. True Christians, when handed a lemon, always make lemonade! There is a silver lining in this suffering. Following God is the way to discover it.

You and your family are in my prayers. God bless you. To reinforce what I've said, you might want to view Mel Gibson's beautiful movie, The Passion of the Christ. No one suffered more than our Lord did to save us. I hope it will inspire you to rise above your enemies too.

No one should be locked up for any drug use period. We have to all band together and fight this nazi police state for good people with substance abuse problems are sent to prison and come out of it not rehabilitated but angry with their lives destroyed, job, home and family. Now you have invented another criminal by treating good people the same as violent criminals. This cycle must stop and it will not stop peacefully.
REVOLUTION NOW!

our elected leaders should be tested for them.

and there but for the grace of god go I. I was in a bad car accident 3 years ago. My first doctor would not prescribe me anything for the pain. I tried physical therapy, chiro care, nothing helped. So I started drinking a lot of wine after dinner, Every day I was just in tremendous pain, taking way too many aleve, and holding out til 6pm so I could have wine and get numb. I finally changed doctors, my new doctor started me on 200mg ultram, and I have detoxed down to 25mg twice a day. He told me to continue that many aleve would blow my kidneys. I have to journal my pain intensity and how many pills I take and bring my documents to my doctor, just to cover his ass. He is also afraid of DEA. I found out my first doctor had been the defendant in a lawsuit regarding meds, so i now know why he wouldn't prescribe anything.
BUT, my neck pain is permanent and I need a permanent solution. So unfair. My neck never fused back together properly so now I am pre-arthritic.
I hope the best for your sister, I hope she can overcome all of this craziness. If she had been able to find a doctor willing to treat her chronic pain, it might have all worked out.

On another note, regarding your father: my father was in Korea, and my first husband was a paratrooper in the Congo. Both of these men are so harsh, void of compassion, emotionally unintelligent. I hate war. Not for just the pointless violence, but also for the everlasting effects that the military men have to live with.

I wish all the best for you,
Robyn

If your sister had been Rush Limbaugh, she never would have gone anywhere near a jail cell.

If your sister had been Noelle Bush, she would have gotten a slap on the wrist and 10 days in the joint.

I pray for your sister and pray that America wakes up.