View Full Version : The Real Story Of A Young Soldier Stuck In The Game in the Drug War


carvenmoorehead
06-12-2006, 10:50 AM
This is my story that alot of parents should read, and young men and women that got stuck off in the rain trying to make it in life.

Im now 29 years old and form Northern California and I was faced with hard decisons that alot of us make in life. I started out as a typical user to relieve my everyday stress that every man or women faces in there young adulthood. The question I ask all of us is why do people turn to to drugs? We all know that answer and its stress thats why! When its all comes down to it it its stress no matter what anybody says its stress.

So that in mind I was your everyday average guy trying to make it out of my parents house cause I was tired of hearing get a job go to school you know the deal. With this on my mind and my lady telling me she was going to have my baby I was stressing about everything in life in general. We dont even need to get in to that topic because everyone can understand that.

I saw that spending my hard earned dollars to smoke my problems away no longer working out for me. I saw people spending there dollars all day and searching day and night looking for that dealer to give there loot too. I said to myself I gonna get paid and start slanging "D" so I can smoke for free. That turned out to be the start of the biggest mistakes to come the following years.

Soon I started balling or selling dope and I tried to perfect that game.Buying cars and stuff that aI always wanted in life, and it felt oh so good buying things for my baby and family. Counting every dollar paying all the bills every month giving money to family and baby momma felt good to me. But I was a different man that everyone knew, up late everynight slanging dope and allways on my cellphone and grinding it out with people making deals so I could expand and soon get out the game. My plan was to get enough money to open my own business in computers which I was only three units away from getting my degree in Computer Science.

Soon all that came to distant blur finding the resources to just stay on my toes and keep the snitches and police off my back was getting harder everyday. Deep down I had nobody but my self because everybody wanted one thing and 1 thing only from me and that was my dope and cash.Trust is hard to find on the street and haters love to snitch when they dont have what you have.People around me and other dealers were getting popped and going to prison because they were slippin. This is the point when alot of us get to when your past the point of no return. Your parents you cant talk to and you cant talk to people your involved with in the game they just care about the dope and money.

I slanged to support my habit then my bills and then to make a living because I saw no way out. Once your in the game and you start making thousands of dollars every week and get blind to having things and respect from the money your gone. The police dont care about you all they want is the money. There is spots that are hot crawling with dope heads day and night but they dont want to raid because there is no loot there.The want the spot that has money and trust me they dont want to raid a house full of broke crack heads they want the house that makes the profit.So do they really want to help or do they want that money like the lawyers and judges. Thats right now Im facing 4-5 years on my first offense with no looking back tommorow saying good bye to all of you for 4-5 years.If you know someone in the game do all you can to help them out of it because most only seem to care after the fact that man is looking at big time behind bars. Police drive past drunks and bums all day and dont give a shit there looking for that dollar, that good humble cop that cared are no longer a part of our neighborhoods.I died inside the day I got popped. Now I just got restart my life after prison the straight route trying to get a job a s felon

haswtch
06-12-2006, 11:10 AM
Thank you for taking the time to share your story. You are so right about many many things. Hang in there and good luck, tell your family we are here for them if they should need to vent

Eternal Hope
06-12-2006, 11:55 AM
I also thank you for telling your story, and I wish you the best in your decision to stop this vicious cycle you have been caught up in so that you can truly LIVE. Good Luck to you!

carvenmoorehead
06-12-2006, 03:55 PM
Thanks for the blessings

MizzCandy
06-12-2006, 04:13 PM
Thank you for sharing your story! I wish they would start a class in middle school or high school with real live people who face these issues so these kids can get a taste of what they dont want!

Good Luck!

And Welcome to PTO! :wave:

dark04
07-27-2006, 07:27 AM
Hello. And thank you for sharing that story. I don't know if it's allowed so I'll ask first. Am I allowed to print out your story to share with my 16 year old son? We seem to be just starting the cycle! He's in juvie on his first sentence. The charges do NOT reflect the real problem though. He's not in on drug charges, he's in on DV charges. I've watched his use and behavior escalate to aggression and a confrontational manner. Your story shows why (as a mom) I'm so scared for his future! Again....Thank You!

Eternal Hope
07-27-2006, 07:52 AM
dark04,
It is a difficult battle and the time to start is yesterday. I hope that you will see to it that your son gets placed in rehabilitation, and anger management ( if that has not already been requested by the judge at sentencing- the anger management)
I realize he is not in for drug charges, but things will only continue if he still has the addiction. Since he is so young, the best thing for him is to go to rehab. If he is already talking about being violated when he is released, he has not learned his lesson as of yet... I would hate to see you watch your son slowly self destruct. You may highlight the text in the beginning post of this thread and hit print selection. Some prisons do not allow anything with evidence it came from the internet, so you will want to cut off anything resembling an internet printing.
I sincerely wish you the best in this!!!!!!! Good luck, and Welcome to the Drug War Forums!!!!!!!!!

dark04
07-27-2006, 11:14 AM
Thank You! He went in in June but so far there have been no programs assigned to him. Everyone keeps telling me about the fantastic programs for drug addiction and anger management offered in the ohio juvenile system. But until he gets reviewed and placed for the remainder of his sentence, we have to wait. I just feel like we are running out of time. *sigh*

Eternal Hope
07-27-2006, 01:53 PM
dark04,
I know this is a difficult time for you. I do believe that Ohio does in fact have great programs for anger management as well as for drug addiction. The waiting is one of the most difficult things we do out here. Just know this, you are not alone, and you have definitely found the best place for support - PTO. Stay strong, hang in there. Never ever lose hope!!!! ;)