When we were young they taught us to stand up & speak out
And when we're all grown and big they turn their words around They tell us not to talk & tell us to sit down
I won't sit in silence, I will not be ignored I will not be invisible or quiet anymore!!
(I don't care about profanity, I'm a big girl and can handle big people saying nasty things)
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
"BEN, DIARY OF A HEROIN ADDICT"
I came across this film by pure coincidence while browsing youtube. It is mostly filmed by Ben, a heroin addict from the UK who decided to chronicle his days through a video diary. He filmed his family life and Christmas gatherings but also filmed the darker side of his life. He filmed his ups and downs, he filmed himself shooting up in the groin because he had deep vein thrombosis. Ben also filmed himself through several attempts to quit and clean up. He died before he finished his film at 34. The maker of this documentary used his footage and filmed some interviews with his family after he was gone.
I have to say it is a sad film. A sad story, but what is sadder is that it is a real story. One that has parallels in all parts of the world and in every culture. Addiction is a transnational disease and crosses into different religions, cultures, genders, and age groups. I can tell you several stories similar to Ben's that took place right here in Egypt. With names and family members as well. I would not describe the scenes in this film as graphic in a dangerous way for recovering addicts. The misery we see overshadows any longing for the high itself.
I've left Egypt 6 years ago, to come back during the revolution to find bunch of my friend to be either heroin addicts, or recovering addicts.
I have been following ur blog for 4 years now. I was about to try cocaine more than once, and remembering ur blogs, and 1/4 gram, both kept me away from this very first step
I believe u can play a significant role to start a campaign addressing the addiction problem, and how can we keep this problem at a bay, also to change the stereotyped masses perception of addicts from "junkies" to "patients"
AS I don't see the revolution to be only about politics, it's our generation's life project, our generation perception of the future country we wana live at, it's really appropriate to assign a revolutionary name to the campaign, like "mashroo3 el thwra lel qada2 3la el edman" or " shabab el thwra men agl ta7seen 7yat marda el edman" or wtever name u pick.
So do ur part and try to start this, cause I don't think there is anybody out there who is qualified for this job more than u r.
If u need help, or u need to reach out with other revolutionary groups, i would be more than happy to help.
U can also reach out with " el legan el sha3beya le 7emayet el thwra" in ur neighborhood and start working on this project through them.
thx for sharing those videos :) and God bless u and bless ur recovery till the last day of ur precious life :)
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I've left Egypt 6 years ago, to come back during the revolution to find bunch of my friend to be either heroin addicts, or recovering addicts.
I have been following ur blog for 4 years now.
I was about to try cocaine more than once, and remembering ur blogs, and 1/4 gram, both kept me away from this very first step
I believe u can play a significant role to start a campaign addressing the addiction problem, and how can we keep this problem at a bay, also to change the stereotyped masses perception of addicts from "junkies" to "patients"
AS I don't see the revolution to be only about politics, it's our generation's life project, our generation perception of the future country we wana live at, it's really appropriate to assign a revolutionary name to the campaign, like "mashroo3 el thwra lel qada2 3la el edman" or " shabab el thwra men agl ta7seen 7yat marda el edman" or wtever name u pick.
So do ur part and try to start this, cause I don't think there is anybody out there who is qualified for this job more than u r.
If u need help, or u need to reach out with other revolutionary groups, i would be more than happy to help.
U can also reach out with " el legan el sha3beya le 7emayet el thwra" in ur neighborhood and start working on this project through them.
thx for sharing those videos :) and God bless u and bless ur recovery till the last day of ur precious life :)
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