just saw this bit on the news.
haven't seen the actual documentary yet
but thought i would post
as even this short clip packs a powerful message.

cnn's "no more sunsets" clip

edit **not a happy story - don't watch if you can't deal**
[Edited 4/9/07 11:56am]

emm said:

yeah isnt it great?
I was seeing this on the news while I was eating.
And had to see dead crack heads in thier caskets on the news.

grow up

emm said:

whatever, I lost my appetite after that shit.

by the way,
a warning would be nice for those of us who might be sensitive to viewing these sorts of things.

so what's more frightening?

the body in a casket
or the skeleton in the hospital bed?

or wait. how about the meth that put him there?

emm said:

He put himself there.

Genesia said:

Yes, we all understand that. Now can we stop pointing fingers and address the broader issue?

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SexualHazard said:

You are about as sensitive as a brick to the head mate

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

And what might that be?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

[snip - luv4u]who cook up batches of meth?

I guess we are bringing out the "bury your head in the sand" element of the org today

i have a very close friend who overcame a meth addiction.

SexualHazard said:

It says Meth in the title..there's nothing pretty and joyful about the drug Meth!!

Shanti1 said:

SexualHazard said:

ffs, what did you expect to see when you clicked the link??

mdiver said:

thats sensitive!

ouch!

I'm sorry, but I just don't find addiction stories even remotely interesting. People fuck up their lives in all kinds of ways. (It's that pesky "free will" thing.) I feel sorry for their families -- who are usually innocent bystanders. But that's as far as it goes.

Genesia said:

Don't read em then....we find your disinterest disinteresting FYI

SexOnWheels said:

you missed what I said , I saw this when I was watching the newS.
images of dead people, dieing people arent too appetising while your eating or when you havent prepared your self for it.

you think CNN cares about this shit?
it shock value, viewers to them . thats all.
and thats the only point of this thread,
to get viewers like yourself.



S
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mdiver said:

Genesia said:

That's a great attitude. I have watched as many of my family and friends destroy their lives as well and I understand the frustration but you never change anything by never trying to understand and get to the root of why they chose that path.....

SexualHazard said:

ah, i understand what you meant now.

i don't believe it's shock value. i believe it's a story that needs reporting.

turn the channel if you don't wanna watch. don't click on the thread if you don't wanna read about it. simple as that.

SexOnWheels said:

there's a million documentarys done on meth.
which I have watched, when I was prepared mentally for it.
mmkay?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Exactly. My sister recently died of a drug overdose. It's been horrible for my family. I've talked with a few drug counselors who have helped me understand what my sister's life/death must have been like for her (not the way we see it from the outside) and it's really helped a lot. So, I do think there is a lot of value in telling those stories. Also, it may help scare some people from trying drugs in the first place.

applekisses said:

I'm so sorry about your sister! How horrific.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Thank you.

Hell, compared to what I see at work, that video is tame. What needs to be filmed and put in a documentary are the battered family members. The beat up spouses, the infants tossed around like a basketball to the point of brain damage and death.
Meth and crack are notorious culprits.
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i know the heart attack at 24 bit shocked the hell out of me
and i don't relish the thought of spending two years in a bed slowwwwly dying
it is such a terrible waste. and yes, the families suffer terribly.

ones who know me know that i like to say knowledge is power
there are lots of younger people who post and lurk here
so if watching that clip gives someone a little more information
about what they might have considered something that couldn't harm them
then fantastic.