Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 26 2009
Today I went out and talked to another homeless person, Her name is Sue she is 36 years old and has been homeless for the last five years. I asked her if drugs had anything to with her being homeless her answer was a very loud and clear no. We started talking about what brought her to where she is today Sues answer was that yes drugs did help her get where she is today, But she no longer uses. Heroin was her drug of choice she couldn't give me a straight answer on how long she used but stated that she did use for a very long time and decided to stop using when she lost her spouse to the vicious cycle of drugs. After her spouse past away she lost everything because there was no signed will everything was taken from her she has now been clean off of all drugs for 12 years and says she can not get a job because of the were and tear the drugs have caused on her body she has no teeth she has no clean clothes and she does not want to be on welfare. But has asked welfare if they would help her out with getting some false teeth, And if there was a job wave program she could attend with out being on welfare they have turned her down time and time again Sues story has really got to me here is someone who is crying out for help, Not money but anything to help her fit in to the public working world she does not enjoy living on the streets and having to pan handle on a daily basis for food we need to change this vicious cycle and help people that are out there looking for help but cant get it and don't have any ware to turn.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Addiction

Hello my name is Nyssa, I am currently enrolled at CDI College in the Addictions Counsellor program over the next 9 months I will be going out and talking to homeless people and drug addicts to see what brought them to be were they are today and if all homeless people are drug addicts.



March 14,2009

I did my first interview today it was interesting but cut short so hopefully I will be able to talk to this person again and get some more of my questions answered I was asked not to add the persons name.

He is 40 years old and has been in active addiction since the age of 10 Has his own place to live that he rents with some of his friends he has been living there for about a year When asked what the cause of his drug use was he said it was a way for him to make money as a child being forced out of his house at a very young age and over the years his drug use has become a habit and a everyday need in his life to keep him going I asked him if he seen himself getting help to be clean and a real part of socity he said I dont belive in recovery,Treatment,na,aa or any of that junk if i really wanna quit doing drugs i can with will power He supports his drug habbit not by stealing or being on welfare but collecting bottles,scrap metle,striping wire and working on peoples bikes.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Are all homeless people Drug addicts?. That's a big question ?.I have being wondering ,so I have decided to go out there and find out the answer for my self. In the next couple of months I will be going out and interviewing Homeless people. Some of the things I will be asking them is where they were twenty years ago and how they got were they are today, if drugs had anything to do with where they are today, And if the way the economy is , now is effecting them at all