Junkie

In Today's Issue

Junkie by Anne Rhodes
Did you Know? Drugs
That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing
Random Joke of the Day
Buy the Book
Finish with a Song

POEM -  JUNKIE???  ©  Anne Rhodes

I am a Junkie! Folk say I am hooked!

A paper-saver – with notes on each side

Printed, hand-written, wherever they looked

When touched each pile makes a paper landslide.

“Look it up again” their despairing cry

“Or file it neatly labelled in boxes”.

“That was the intention,” I give a sigh.

How to use Google adds to my stresses.

It’s better to print and read what I’ve got

To file stuff that’s important from the past.

To save stuff that later might mean a lot

Stuff that in theory I might need fast.

Granted that every flat surface is full

Of poems and stories and other work

Written when housework just doesn’t quite pull

Hobbies that create yet more paperwork!

Yet when I tidy it doesn’t get filed

I put it in carriers to make things neat.

No-one seems happy the way things are piled

How do folks manage this tidying feat?

Unshelved – unread - books all add to the mess.

Question is, really – why isn’t it done?

I should file more and type less I confess,

But without this stuff I couldn’t function!

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Drugs

1 – Drug addiction and abuse takes its toll on all  – Regardless of whether you struggle with addiction in a personal manner, the emotional and financial impact effect stems throughout every town and community.

2 – Drug addiction and abuse in American costs the taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year, £3.6 Billion in the UK. This number includes lost job wages, healthcare costs, crime, traffic accidents and associated costs of the criminal justice system.

3 – Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least ½ of all major crimes committed in the United States, in the UK it rises to 2/3.

4 – Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children. Studies show child abuse to be a major factor in later life drug addiction.

5 – A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment. Common stimulants include cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine and even caffeine, and can be quite addictive.

6 – Many drugs are addictive due to the chemical changes they impose on the brain. Brain chemistry affects how people act, feel and experience life in a general manner. By changing the equation, these substances can cause permanent harm and even psychosis.

7 – Any IV drug use increases the risk of HIV exponentially.

8 – Inhalants encompass an array of office and household products. Users will inhale the fumes emitted by these products to obtain a high. Common inhalants include paints, glues, gas and other chemicals. 

9 – Though a great many people tend to focus their attention on alcohol and illegal drug abuse, the most addictive drugs are often found in the medicine cabinet. Many people become addicted to medications prescribed by a licensed physician to treat chronic pain, anxiety or sleeplessness. Others steal medications from friends and family members or purchase them illegally.

10 – Though marijuana has garnered a reputation as a medicinal cure-all, the drug offers its fair share of side effects, including memory loss, learning issues, clumsiness, altered reality perceptions and increased heart rate. The THC found in marijuana works to inhibit brain function and can result in long-lasting effects even after a user has quit smoking.

There is a helpline for people in the UK who need help and advice about drugs its :

0300 888 3853

In the USA its ;

National 1-800 Crisis Hotline

98% of the DNA in your genes is exactly the same as a chimpanzee’s.

Polaroids. What Eskimos suffer from after sitting down

on the ice for too long.

By the Book

Sorry, blatant plug, but, if you like what you see on here and would like to see it translates into my writing please take a look on Amazon at my new book,

Tales of the Unaccepted

It's 8 short stories all with a twist.

There is an added bonus that, if you buy the book and leave a review, you will end up as a character in my next release due December 2017!

Available on Amazon, Paperback or Kindle Version.

Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1548896446/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500073463&sr=8-1&keywords=tales+of+the+unaccepted

About the Author

Neville Raper invented You Tube, has swum the channel twice and is a habitual liar.

He lives in Yorkshire, where just like the locals, he says what he likes and likes what he says.

Broadcaster, Author, blogger, Neville is an occasional stand-up, and regular sit down.

Message from the Author.

Hi, thank you for buying this book unless you stole it, then shame on you.

Seriously, I hope you enjoy the stories within. A lot of people ask where I get the ideas from so I’ve taken the liberty of sharing the inspiration of each one. I hope that this may inspire you to write your own.

I’d like to say that this has been a long hard road to get to this point, but honestly, it hasn’t. I find writing a pleasure and having my work read a joy.

My ultimate goal is to write something that I would like to read and by doing so, hopefully, something you will enjoy reading as well.

So sit back, dim the lights, but not so much that you can’t read, and come with me on a journey.

These are all stories of ‘what if.' for isn’t that what life is all about?

Yours Forever

Neville

REVIEWS FOR TALES OF THE UNACCEPTED 

Top customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsLoved the twists

By T Southworth on 15 July 2017

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

Loved it...a lot of the stories had a twist which I really enjoyed. I also enjoyed the sneak preview of the next book.....

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5.0 out of 5 starsIf you enjoy the unexpected then this book is for you

By Amazon Customer on 14 July 2017

Format: Paperback

Sinister,humorous,witty,thought provoking and a real page turner. If you enjoy the unexpected then this book is for you. An excellent read.

5.0 out of 5 starsA very enyoyable read

By on 19 July 2017

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

It was a pleasure to read this book. Neville Raper is clearly a genuinely funny man. His engaging and self-deprecating sense of humour runs through these stories, but this is a lot more than just a funny book. Some of these stories explore the dark side of life and have a powerful sting in the tail (and tale).
This is not run-of-the-mill fiction. It is different, quirky and original.
I enjoy Neville’s easy style. He says that he enjoys writing and it shows. He has a real way with words. He uses excellent imagery in these pages and reveals himself as an astute observer of mankind.
I look forward to reading more of the work of this very promising writer.

Finish with a Song

This is the Verve with The drugs don't work released in 1997