Addiction doesn't discriminate, thinking of an old friend.

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It effects kids, adults, blue collar workers, poor people, millionaires, ditch diggers, lawyers and doctors.

While looking through some of my past detailing photos in my photobucket account, I came across this video and thought..."A lot of good this is doing sitting in here hidden away from the world."

This Doctor was my best friend till the day he passed away and his wisdom, compassion and love for helping others lives on through me and countless others who's lives he had touched. I know that he made this video with "CBS" news so that it could help other people...not just doctors.

Here's a thread I made the day he passed away... My best friend died today - Autopia Forums - Auto Detailing & Car Care Discussion Forum I think about him often and miss him very much.

He would want the world to see this video so I thought I'd post it here in his memory.

Rod Hough Interview. video by tuscaroradave - Photobucket

 
Thank you for posting this Dave.

A good eye opener to reinforce the fact that some things have no boundaries.

Sorry for your personal loss.

Bill
 
Sorry for the loss of a good friend Dave and I'm glad you dragged the video out of mothballs...........
 
Sorry about your loss...glad his legacy lives on...
 
runrun411 said:
Sorry to hear of you losing your friend.
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Thanks, It's been over 3 years now since Rod passed away, but it seems like just the other day that we took our last motorcycle ride together.
BillE said:
Thank you for posting this Dave.

A good eye opener to reinforce the fact that some things have no boundaries.

Sorry for your personal loss.

Bill
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You're welcome. If only one person is inspired to change something because they have seen it...it was worth posting it. There's a lot of members here and even more lurkers. You never know. When I first put the booze away and started working toward a sober life back in 2005, I was amazed at how many people I met who went back to that lifestyle and died as a result of going back out to it. Today I think of all the people that I met, who later died and It is very sad to me. In an over prescribed country there's more of an issue with this than most realize.

ShineTimeDetail said:
Sorry for your loss Dave.
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Thanks Shine time. It was a huge loss 3 years ago when Rod passed away. Now 3 years later...I realize that having known him has given me a strength that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life.
 
Sorry to hear about your loss, Dave.
 
Well here we go again...:cry: This addiction crap just outright sucks...

Back in 1978 I met another kid named Dennis James Green Jr. on our elementary school playground. He became my best friend and we got into a lot of stuff together, good and bad.

Eventually I got myself into recovery (almost 9 years ago) from drugs and alcohol. I personally put 200% effort into everything I could do to get well and stay on a good footing in life. A great majority of that effort was "and still is" helping others to also get on a straight path in life.

Dennis and I have worked together in recovery a lot over the years and he was just "too intelligent" to follow any program of recovery that was available to us. He was always holding the reigns.

I am solely responsible for the effort and all of my actions but I use the guidelines and resources available "hammered out by those who have gone before me" and I personally rely on a power greater than myself to give me strength to do all the work.

Dennis repeatedly fell off, back into that dark and dangerous way of life that is active addiction.

Dennis came by my shop Thursday evening as I was replacing some destroyed wheel bearings on a another friend's van. I didn't have time to talk so he hung out with my other friends who were there at the shop waiting with the owner of the van I was working on. I wish I would have made time to talk...

Friday night into Saturday morning, Dennis found his way into a dark, drug laden neighborhood. As a city cab driver, Dennis was no stranger to these places. He got involved in smoking crack with a girl at her house and a fight broke out around 4:00 am. When the police arrived after being called out on a domestic disturbance to the address by neighbors, they found Dennis beaten and stabbed to death.

I can barely feel the emotion that one in my position should surely feel. I do feel somewhat angry, and definitely sad and shocked that this happened, but I know enough to realize that my mind has put barriers to emotion in place to prevent me from feeling the brunt of this right now. I just want to grieve and get it over with and move forward in life, but I also realize that there will be a process to bringing this wall back down to a healthy level.

I'll focus on being a supporting friend to Dennis' family and rely on my own network of supporting friends and daily prayer to get through this.

I started this thread as an awareness thread, and as uncomfortable as the subject can be, there is a solution to the problem of addiction. Unfortunately, a very small percentage of the afflicted people are able to grasp and hang onto that solution. I am very grateful that I (so far) am one of that small percentage.

It is my hope that Dennis' death will help someone else to be able to get off of whatever they might be struggling with currently, or would help someone who might be helping someone currently who is struggling with addiction.
 
Hey Dave...as soon as I'm done typing here...you already know that my phone is on...and I have ears willing to listen. I'll be waiting. Until then...

...I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. Real...and real sad at the same time. I can't imagine how you must feel. One thing is for sure though, honor your friend the rest of your days by never letting yourself go back...honor him and use him as an excuse not to ever go there again and allow his example to inspire you to inspire others to never go back.

Focusing on being supportive to Dennis' family is a good way to keep regret off of your mind. Help when and where you can, then let it go man. Forget about it...that is don't dwell on it because that allows depression to set it. You don't want to go there, and I believe you have the will to stay out of that territory.

It's a sad, sad, story...but still, there is hope for Dennis.
 
Hoytman said:
Hey Dave...as soon as I'm done typing here...you already know that my phone is on...and I have ears willing to listen. I'll be waiting. Until then...

...I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. Real...and real sad at the same time. I can't imagine how you must feel. One thing is for sure though, honor your friend the rest of your days by never letting yourself go back...honor him and use him as an excuse not to ever go there again and allow his example to inspire you to inspire others to never go back.

Focusing on being supportive to Dennis' family is a good way to keep regret off of your mind. Help when and where you can, then let it go man. Forget about it...that is don't dwell on it because that allows depression to set it. You don't want to go there, and I believe you have the will to stay out of that territory.

It's a sad, sad, story...but still, there is hope for Dennis.
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Thanks Bill. That's great advice, and that is my plan.

I'll give you a jingle in a minute. I appreciate your true friendship, past and present.
 
Sad to hear this Dave. It's tough to lose a friend, for sure, especially in such a way. Know that you're in our thoughts and prayers.
 
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Sad to hear this Dave. It's tough to lose a friend, for sure, especially in such a way. Know that you're in our thoughts and prayers.
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Thanks Wayne.

I know prayer works....I appreciate it and so will Dennis' family.
 
Dave, I know that you have a strong network in and out of the rooms.
Prayers sent.
I'm on the nightshift - {dark thirty til whenever} if you need to talk...about anything whatsoever.

God bless you hand.
 
Dave I am sorry for your loss.

It's times like these that test our strength and faith. A strong will and Patience will always produce an A+

You and Dennis and his family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
 
Sorry to hear this news Dave. I had an old druggie friend beaten to death by 6 people over $100

I know I probably should, but I have little sympathy for those that continue to use. Pisses me off something fierce watching folks destroy their lives

Prayer sent for his survivors

You've got my #
 
Sorry to hear about your loss Dave. I believe you have a good, strong support group and you'll get through this just fine. Any addiction is hard to break and you can't break the addiction unless you accept the fact you have an addiction and want to break it. As you know, it's hard to break an addiction without a support group.

God Bless.
 
My brothers fall from grace has be so painful to watch. Was a Navy Seal, got hurt and got out. Had perfect credit. Over 100k in the bank. Couldn't handle real world life and turned to Percocet which led to Heroin. That started about 7 years ago. No money, owns nothing, in debt about 200k and doesn't care.


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