Who are you really fooling? Probably just yourself

Do you ever peruse social media and come across individuals that are supposedly in drug treatment, and rather they are making a joke of our legal system? I can remember many times looking at my own child's social media and thinking "Wow, how stupid do you think I am?"  I see many people making posts about sobriety, taking it lightly or even joking about it and it really bothers me. Chances are, a judge somewhere or prosecutor, thinks they are in "rehab" and really, they have learned to play the game and say what drug court wants to hear. Who are they really fooling? Do they think the judge is the one risking overdose by an addict sticking a needle in their arm? Do they think police officers have nothing better to do than seek out addicts to ensure that they are in treatment? Do they really think anyone cares that much? I don't mean that harsh, I mean that honestly. No one cares except your family and probably your pastor. The rest of the world is trying to survive themselves and busy making an honest living.

To be candid, our legal system is bogged down with people who are not ready to get help. They are bogged down with people who are going through the motions and have zero intention of getting clean. Is that really our job as citizens to have to police our own drug court participants? No, it's not. If you are an addict in drug court---IT IS YOUR JOB. Trust me, you aren't going to win this fight in the long run. You aren't hurting anyone other than yourselves. Now, if you are a chosen few, who are brandishing firearms at people, that is different. If you are a physical threat, I hope you get locked up and locked up fast. If you are robbing people and pulling weapons on innocent people--then "see ya" because you need to be in prison. If you are out driving a vehicle when you are high as a kite, then you need to be in a facility before you kill someone. However, if you are a "druggie", "junkie" or other horrible labels that have been given to you---then no one is going to come looking for you to get you clean. It's up to you.

So who do you think you are fooling? We all know that credible rehabs typically do not let you use social media. We all know that credible rehabs don't put you in a room with friends and the opposite sex. If you are taunting the same people on social media that gave you the opportunity to get clean, then you are harming no one other than yourself. You are wasting a chance at true freedom. You are wasting your life. You are mocking people who gave you a chance to prove yourself--the same people who will be less likely to believe your stories in the future. You are slapping the face of your family and those who truly love you. There are other people in the world who would love the opportunity you have been given. Take it, or the only person you are hurting is you.

The only person you are fooling is yourself...then who is the real fool?