~//Nita's KISS 'N Tell Tid-bits//~Welcome to Nita's KISS N' TELL TITBITS a weekly column that will cover serious as well as humorous / light-hearted topics. If you can think of any ideas or particular subjects that you'd like me to tackle,just throw them my way siblings! I hope my first article will give you food for thought. Kiss N' Tell Tid-bits should be updated each Friday or Saturday! Please note: All content and original writing is copyright ©Nita 2001 and may not be used on any other site! This is a column meaning, it will contain both fact and opinion and please remember this is only one person's opinion...hopefully of which will give food for thought and open some minds. Though you may not agree, please respect her when e-mailing her for comments and/ or suggestions. Thank you and enjoy! :::ARCHIVES::: One Mans Medicine Is Another Mans Poison The dangers and stigmas attached to substance abuse are obvious to us all I'm sure, but maybe some of you will change set attitudes on the subject once given a little food for thought. Drugs come in many different guises and they're "easy" availability is a demon that most of us have to face these days whether on a personal level or as a parents of vulnerable teenagers. Chemical abuse of one sort or another is at it's most rife in the "sports" world. This can be anything from steroids taken in pursuit of stamina or the "perfect body", over use of pain killers and anti depressants taken in an attempt to keep a "broken body" going, or "thrill seeking" recreational drugs such as cocaine, speed or heroine used by those who that fail to get a firm handle on their "fame and fortune". Of course there are many more different types of recreational drugs available, but I have chosen these as the common "career killers". It is only human nature to avoid such individuals (addicts) and label them as losers, but should we judge them so harshly? In my opinion, whether they be an ordinary Jo in the street or a well known celebrity they are all victims.victims of today's society, and it's social pressures and expectations. We have no right to "sit in judgement", or "look down our noses" at these victims, because we are all far from perfect. Some people have more addictive personalities than others,and therefore may not have the same strength of will as the man sat next to them. Take yourself for instance, and ask yourself what your addiction is, because we all have one or two for sure. Our bodies readily absorb and react to whatever we fuel them with right? We can get a "high" or a "buzz" from almost anything :- Coffee (energy caffeine)
This is just a short list that immediately sprang to mind,and all are potentially damaging to our physical and mental well-being when taken to excess. When we can't function properly without our "stimulant" we have a potential problem, just like that of the chemical dependant victim. Most of us misuse drugs or any of the short list in an attempt to combat stress or pressure, or as a form of escapism. if any of the above is "taken" to excess, it could result in the likes of :- Cancer
All posses the possibility of being addictive and potentially as self harming as any other form of drug taken to excess. Even music, shopping and exercise are "addictive". Whilst the first two might not "kill" you, you could still end up in serious financial difficulties, depressed and as a result even suicidal……..all as a result of human excessive "addiction". Excessive exercise can make you ill or put you in a early grave too. When you look at human weaknesses like this, you realize that none of us are perfect; we can all identify with something on that list that applies to us. None of us know how circumstances are going to ultimately effect us…..none of us can tell what pain lies behind the eyes of someone under the influence of drugs. Our much loved wrestling superstars are under tremendous pressure to "look" their best physically and "perform" at their best at all times. The temptation to use muscle and stamina building steroids must be great...the temptation to mask injury and pain with pain killers must be even greater still. How much responsibility should wrestling companies and federations take for their victims of chemical dependency ? They seem to pick and choose which victims they help into rehabilitation whilst others are shown the door all too readily. I guess it comes down to your "crowd pulling monetary" value...what ever happened to the general value of humanity? It seems a callous way to operate to judge the "worth" of another human beings life by what money they can earn you. Life is harsh, business men like Vince MacMahon are harsh. I guess sadly they have to be, but in my opinion they have to take at least 70% of the blame for any problems of this manner. It's the likes of the wrestling federations that force these wrestlers back into the ring before they are physically ready to do so after injuries. No one is super human, and we all feel pain.if we are in constant pain we will take what ever help there is available to combat it this is where the problems start. These guys and girls spend most of their time injured, aching or just plain sore...it's the nature of the game I'm afraid. I know that they as individuals chose to be in this game, but I feel that they all deserve the support of such organizations when they fall victim to drug related problems. irrespective of where they stand in the roster. If the likes of Vince MacMahon were to ask the die hard fans of these wrestlers what they thought, I'm sure he'd be surprised by their comments. Give our guys and girls the time and support they need to recover from injuries PROPERLY...give them more "well deserved" breaks with their families. We don't mind if they are missing from the ring for a few weeks or months. WE would rather that than risk losing them altogether. We don't want to see more of our favourite superstars fall by the way side through misuse of drugs through over work, injury or in pursuit of perfection. Take the pressure off them a little...you have more than enough talent to cover them in their possible absences surely? I've recently read that Tom Libous a republican senator for New York, is now pushing a bill called "The Professional Wrestling Health and Safety Act". This could eventually result in blood or urine testing before matches to establish the presence of "drugs". How would the wrestlers feel about this? How would you feel about this? How would this affect the wrestling game in general? Cast your eyes over the following "short" list before you eventually make up your mind :- Terry Gordy (former fabulous "free bird") April 1961 July 2001
Heavy drinker and drug user...died at 40 years of age.
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