CODIENE CAN'T GET ME HIGH

Statistics show that the present American generation is the most drug addicted, suicidal, depressed and alcoholic generation. The importation of addiction has gone from the socially acceptable alcohol and cigarette to the opioids like codeine, royphnol etc.

There is a theory that explains this. The theory of vulnerability which says; vulnerability is the birth place of shame, pain, tears and sorrow but it is also the birthplace of joy, love, peace, patience etc.

Human beings are highly emotional and extremely passionate entities. Anger can ruin a man’s life forever and a little patience can save from a life time of pain. The wholesome virtues that were born in homes and families have been neglected and lost. We create a blame theory like; “the society did it to me”, “my parents did it to me”, “the environment did it to me”. You tell a man the reason he can’t succeed is because he was molested when he was young or because he had a drunken parent. That is true but an excuse for failure does not make you a success.

When we have highly emotional negative moments like betrayal, loss, grief, been jilted, failure etc we forget that our body responds in almost the same manner with the highly emotional positive moments like success, joy, love etc

We cannot numb ourselves from some kind of emotions and allow some. Our emotions are born and sustained from and through the same pathway hence you cannot shut down pain and not also shut down joy, you cannot shut down shame and also not shut down love. Don’t be afraid to love again, or care again or try the task again. We run to chemicals so we can numb ourselves of these realities and we have gone so far to consuming drugs just for a feeling.

I could list the adverse effects of these drugs but I’d rather worry more about the way it is consumed; drinking a whole bottle at once is not healthy at all and has effects that are very dangerous. A Hausa gate man died in Lagos of overdose of this medication.

There are enough problems already in our world we shouldn’t compound it by adding addiction. I knew a very rich fellow once, he worked with a strong multinational company with a monthly pay package of N300k but he spent over 100k on this drug every month. I felt so sad for him because he couldn’t even function at work without taking it daily.

If you are in, try to pull out and if you are contemplating it, take my advice; it’s not worth it. If you want to quit, let me know, my email: ewalds06@yahoo.com