Crystal Deth

Beware Crystal Deth!

The curious, it kills.

The ignorant, it smothers.

The stubborn, it conquers.

The foolish, it punishes.

The weak, it ensnares.

Countless are these numbers.

Beware Crystal Deth!

The suffering it has wrought...

The friendships it has ruined...

The lovers it has betrayed...

The dreams it has destroyed...

The families it has torn asunder...

The lives it has enslaved...

Countless are these numbers.

Beware Crystal Deth!

Educate yourselves, O youth!

Do not add to the misery,

rather, be part of the solution:

Do not be curious.

Do not be ignorant.

Do not be stubborn.

Do not be foolish.

Do not be weak.

Beware Crystal Deth!

Do not look for it.

To avoid its curse:

Hear it never.

See it never.

Speak about it never.

Touch it not!

Beware Crystal Deth!

Beware the allure of drugs.

Think not to fall for it.

Its master is the Devil.

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What is the price of Crystal Deth?

In the beginning, it shall sell you a lie.

And then, it shall ask you for your money.

And then, it shall ask you for your job.

And then, it shall ask you for your dreams.

And then, it shall ask you for your health.

And then, it shall ask you for your friends.

And then, it shall ask you for your sanity.

And then, it shall ask you for your family.

And then, it shall ask you for your life.

And finally, it shall ask you for your soul.

So what is the price of Crystal Deth?

Too much.

So don't mess with it...

JUST DON'T.

Cheers to New Addictions

Here's to new addictions -

may all addicts find a worthier love

to fill the hunger in our hearts.

May the longing in our souls

find a better source of sustenance

than the poison of demon drugs.

May the storm and the struggle abate

as we let recovery take its hold

and give serenity a chance.

We have not come this far to forget

but to remember what's worth living for,

so may we know to always remember

the true value our relationships

and be brave enough now

to address the healing of past hurts.

So here's to family and to old flames -

may God bless each our families

and may His grace keep us together.

May old flames never die,

only the pain of days gone by.

Here's to old friends and to new ones,

may old friendships remain ever new

and may new ones feel as old ones do

as if they've always been -

full for forever.

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Recovery is a return to promise.

Recovery is like...

Recovery is like Vampire Vegetarianism.

You know the urge,

that gnawing and familiar pain

that need to feed...

You feel the devouring thirst,

you sense that overpowering need...

and suddenly, you're afraid:

You're an addict in recovery!

You savor the interior struggle,

unbosoming to thy God the truth

of your purest desire,

your most guarded secret.

And in the rising of your prayers

to the God of your heart

you find peace.

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Your thirst betrays the real you.

Breaking Free

This work is dedicated to all suffering addicts and alcoholics:

THIS ADDICTION
has power over me no more.

It has power only over those
who believe in the lie.

This addiction has lied to me,
my family, and my friends,
right from the very beginning.

It has nearly destroyed me.

It has harmed those
whom I hold dear to my heart
who hold me dear to theirs.

Therefore, I no longer believe in the lie.
I can neither trust nor tolerate it:

I cast it away from myself!

The first choice is the wrong choice.

All the choices after that
is the choice of the addiction.

Therefore ---

The next choice I must make
is the one choice I must take
toward the road to freedom.

All the choices after this
are steps that take me there,
far away from here,
far away from the addiction,
far away from the lie
that sought to extinguish
my promise and my life.

The road exists even should I fall
because the road exists for me.

The road exists so long as I believe
that time will take me there
and truth will set me free.

So help me God,
So help me God.
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So, my friends, let us together say:

"V R S N S M V - S M Q L I V B" meaning "Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas!"

Begone Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself!

- from the Saint Benedict Medal