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Poison Dart or First Things First

When it comes to drug addiction focusing on the right thing at the wrong time can be disastrous.

Author: John Derry

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Down in the Amazon Rainforest, when the people of the jungle stilled lived in the jungle, there was a small group of men, sitting in a circle around the fire. They were laughing and having a good time bragging about their hunting and stealth skills. They were painted up a bit, wearing their skin loin cloths, and their teeth were stained. They were all really good friends and family members of the same clan.

One of the men stood up from the fire, and suddenly from out of the jungle a feathered blow dart came streaming in and plucked itself right into the man’s backside! The man jumped high and let out a scream. All the other men jumped up too – they were very concerned and knew they must get the dart out right away before all the poison entered their friend.

The stricken man, however, was very angry and he was yelling, he said (in their own language of course), “What colour are the feathers in that dart? Who was the man that blew it into me? Did anyone see him? How long was the blow stick he used? What face painting did he have on? Was he very tall? What was his name?” and so on, he jumped around yelling. He was peering into the jungle, evading his friends who were trying to pull out the dart before it was too late.

With a whole series of questions still on his lips, the man gave one last shiver, scowled, fell down and died.

Many people who come to face their addictions are like the dead man in this story. They feel angry too, and want to know how they came to have the disease. Who gave it to them? When? Who did what wrong and who is to blame? Nature? Nurture? They ask, ask, and ask, jumping around and yelling while those that can help are unable to.

If the man in the story had first removed the dart, then he may have had some time to find answers to his questions. Did it matter at all what colour the feathers were? The poison must first be removed before anything else can happen. In drug and alcohol addiction treatment we encourage people to save their burning questions about the cause or causes of their addiction, for later. It really doesn’t matter when the poison is still present because you will die anyway. First Things First is an AA Slogan that works – in the jungle or the city.

About Author

John Derry, B.Sc.Phm., M.A.
Founder and Director,
A Home Away Retreat Inc.
http://www.ahomeaway.org
Non Institutional Rehab that works - turns addictions into assets

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Poison Dart or First Things First