Back in the Daze
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Her body talked. What her body said depended on the occasion. If it was pleasure, the seductive and sensuous sway of her well-rounded, voluptuous hips aroused every instinct in a man to focus his thoughts on pursuing a conversation with her filled with only select words of love from his heart. The cravings to use drugs fade away for many addicts after they experience a spiritual awakening. They understand that they no longer need drugs as a crutch to deal with their problems or mask their emotions. They experience an end to loneliness and a direction and purpose in their lives. An enormous Peace of Mind envelops them. They have concern for other people and reconnect with the human race. Feelings of gratitude compel them to embrace the normalcy that comes from the freedom of not being enslaved to drugs. They acknowledge that a higher power sustains them with strength to continue abstaining from using drugs a day at a time.
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A young woman finds redemption for the loss of her parents who died six months apart when she was five-years-old. Anger and rebellion controlled Shy Scotch’s thoughts. She became addicted to money, a lesbian lifestyle, and crack cocaine. Shy met Carlos two years before serving a twelve-year prison sentence. Along the way, she ran a street gang and owned a prosperous prostitution ring. In prison, she made a lucrative living from selling drugs. Her relationship with Carlos endured twelve years of incarceration. Friendship helped guide her back to the love, trust, and security that she lost. Take a tour of the mind, body, and soul of addicts and alcoholics in Detroit’s toughest ghetto. The mystery and confusion of an addict’s bizarre behavior is unlocked. It is beneficial to anyone living the roller-coaster nightmare of being in a relationship with an addict. It can be therapeutic for anyone who has a loved one or family member suffering from the disease of addiction. This true story reveals the trauma of addiction and the reality that there is hope for the addicts who are still suffering. Recommended to anyone who is suffering from an alcohol or drug addiction. A valuable book to read before, during, or after treatment.
About the Author
Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Voice, writer for Fisher Center Clubhouse. Paralegal for Trial Attorney. Third Circuit Court assignments: Secretary to the Hon. H.F. Tennen, Wayne County Jury Commission, Psychiatric Clinic, and Friend of the Court. Board of Directors of Fountain Court Cooperatives- Treasurer, Board of Directors, Southwest Detroit Community Mental Health Inc. Involved with candidates for Mayor of Detroit, Wayne County Executive. Male member of the Black Women Lawyer’s Association of Michigan. Ricardo was twelve when his father went to Prison. He joined a street gang at the age of thirteen. At fifteen, he was committed to Boys Training School, he self-taught himself, covering three grade levels in nine months. He was released at seventeen. He is divorced with three children, one grandchild.