Tina’s Supplied Honesty

I have been working on a few blog segments on addiction for this blog and another that I have. I think that addiction is one of the worst diseases in our country and it is also one of the most opinionated and over looked ones! People like to always find someone to blame when addiction comes into the picture. It had become almost as taboo to talk about as AID’s used to be when people thought it was god punishing gays. On one blog that I used to be a big part of my tag line was always “some take the phrase ‘ignorance is bliss’ a bit too seriously!” I still believe this. I think that people assume they know many things and you know what they say about assuming “it only makes an a*s out of you and me!”

I am not a celebrity blogger nor will I ever be because I do not believe in exploiting humans to make a quick buck. There is nothing funny about degrading someone who is better than you because you are jealous or bitter. Of course I think most celebrities take what they have for granted and others think that they are owed the world when really they just need a good dose of reality. I just do not think that poking fun at others just because they have talent in a form that I do not is really my kind of a good time. Don’t get me wrong; I have my opinions and everyone who does idiotic things often will be poked fun at by me at some point. I always say it is not the mistakes you make that make you the person you are, it is the way that you respond and learn from those mistakes that make you who you are. If you never learn, then quite frankly you are beyond ignorance and are just plain dense or stupid! Anywho, back to my point for this whole post…
I think that DJ AM’s death is something that should be talked about and mentioned to many! I know that you all have your opinions, and because he did do drugs or isn’t against tattoos and piercings you think that he is not a good person. I don’t really care what ignorant thought process got you there but let’s look at some facts. Yes, he went down the wrong path and was into drugs for awhile. Yes, he has a rough hard past that you never want your children to experience. And most importantly, YES he changed his ENTIRE life around and for the last 11 and a half years he spent his life doing everything within his power to help others with their deadly disease of addiction! He even created his own reality show on MTV that was very similar to Intervention and The Cleaner on A&E. In clips of the show that they are using to honor DJ AM it says that he wanted to prove to one girl’s family how easy it was for her to get a crack pipe in their neighborhood so he walked up and bought one. He immediately realized how risky of a situation that was because his “hands started sweating and [he] started to freak out” as he explains.

Some say that he was trying to commit suicide; some say that it was an accidental overdose. It will never truly be known what caused him to even use again, but what it should teach us all is that addiction is serious and it NEVER goes away! These are not things that you can take lightly, and they are not things to be joked about. If you have ever saw anyone you love use drugs or alcohol you know how terrifying and mortifying this road really is.

I wish nothing but the best to all of DJ AM’s family and loved ones! No one should ever have to go through something this horrific, and if he did commit suicide this is something that you cannot ever get over. We always wonder why they felt the need to end their lives, and why they could not come to us to fix what was wrong. It should all just be about honoring him now though, he may have had some slip ups and some mistakes, but the things he did to help so many others in this world can never and will never be forgotten. Have you ever be so selfless in your life that you devoted your entire life to helping people that most see helpless? Have you ever had to deal with addiction yourself? Do you understand how scary addiction is and how hard it is to overcome? Nothing bad should ever be said about a man of this level! Thank you DJ AM for helping others who needed it just because you understood where they were coming from! Rest In Peace!

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