Jeanne Sparks-Carreker
Convicted felon, reformed drug trafficker, disenfranchised from society by the government. I spend most of my time creating ways to educate non-users about drug addiction, so that addicts are understood and not thrown away.
I look forward to the day that treatment for addiction is given back to the medical field and taken away from the Department of Corrections.
I do not believe in the legalization of hard drugs.
I am a Christian, first and foremost; I am also a freelance media professional, an artist, an activist, and published author.
Published Author: Opposing Viewpoints Series: Addiction, Christina Fisanick, Greenhaven Press; pp.178-183; "Drug Clinics Are Not Effective at Treating All Opiate Addictions."-Jeanne Sparks-Carreker, Published: April,2009
Favorite authors: David Hume, Baruch Spinoza, Stokeley Carmichael, Maya Angelou, Emily Dickenson
Favorite films include: A Beautiful Mind, Mulholland Drive, Deja Vu, and forgive me, but anything with Will Farrell or Jim Carrey-they are so freaking funny.
Contact me: h2oforthegaslit2009@hotmail.com
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I look forward to the day that treatment for addiction is given back to the medical field and taken away from the Department of Corrections.
I do not believe in the legalization of hard drugs.
I am a Christian, first and foremost; I am also a freelance media professional, an artist, an activist, and published author.
Published Author: Opposing Viewpoints Series: Addiction, Christina Fisanick, Greenhaven Press; pp.178-183; "Drug Clinics Are Not Effective at Treating All Opiate Addictions."-Jeanne Sparks-Carreker, Published: April,2009
Favorite authors: David Hume, Baruch Spinoza, Stokeley Carmichael, Maya Angelou, Emily Dickenson
Favorite films include: A Beautiful Mind, Mulholland Drive, Deja Vu, and forgive me, but anything with Will Farrell or Jim Carrey-they are so freaking funny.
Contact me: h2oforthegaslit2009@hotmail.com
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Not so ironic that we lose more liberties every year in a country built on enslavement, murder, and theft. -JSC
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Free to Plead for PeacePeace :) -
Where I LiveI wrote this poem during the worst time of my life, while dealing and using drugs. -
36 Seconds: Drug Reform is CriticalHigher quality & content resubmission of a drug policy reform video. It's the second month of 2010, and Washington has already spent over 3.5 million dollars, not on better education, not on poverty stricken children - the War On Drugs collected that chunk of your well-earned money. -
Healthy Alternatives to Traditional Valentine's Day Chocolate CandyThought about using Carob instead of chocolate for a healthy Valentine's Day alternative to traditional? Healthy recipes that your special Valentine will enjoy, nutritional information, and the differences between carob and cocoa. -
Free Bonus Stuff for Starting a Drug Addiction Today!I know everyone loves to get free stuff! Don't pass this up! -
The Only Day in 2010 that I Will Scream "ROLL TIDE!"The Tournament of Roses brings all Alabamians together for 2010, even those who support the Alabama Crimson Tide's bitter rivals, the Auburn Tigers. -
Is My Kid Smoking Crystal Meth?First in a series showing parents things they may find if their kid is using meth, each movie different depending on the method of use. -
Truth Shines Through the GaslightPoem for gaslighting victims.
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The Recurring Dream of Mr. Joe VinesMy friend Joe had a dream. This is a visual representation, done in acrylic and ink on canvas. -
What Are Withdrawals from Ice Like?This is an attempt to paint a picture for those who do not get high. This is what your loved one or friend experiences when running out of ice. This is why they do the things they do to prevent that from happening. -
Minors Allowed to Purchase Alcohol in Birmingham BarsA common practice in local clubs in the Birmingham area allows the illegal purchase of alcohol by minors if they present military identification. -
Most Thankful for a Once Unsuitable RelationshipI have so much to be thankful for, and I owe all of it to one unsuitable guy. -
He is No Longer Where I AmThis is a poem I wrote for a friend a couple of years ago - she was going through marital problems and could not verbalize her pain, only cry. She eventually ended her life. -
It's Never a Small Meth ProblemPrices we pay. -
YES!! Life is gooda few pics of the place :) -
No Respect for the HolidaysCrime has no preference an observes no religious holidays. -
Is My Kid Using Crystal Meth?Is your child using crystal meth? Watch this video to learn what signs to look for.
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Interview with a Gaslighting VictimAll seemed wonderful when Brian married Maria - until she hid his shoes and intentionally humiliated him in public. What happened to show him she was an abuser? -
My Kid Doesn't Get HighMy child doesn't use drugs - guess again.
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The Reality of CleanWhen one abuses drugs, they become a different person, only realizing the differences once they get clean. -
The Mountain Between YouFor my baby girl. -
In My ChasmA poem.
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Still Kickin'Recent Life -
Menu SpecialsWe all have to eat. -
Drug AddictionMy family had a wonderful life before drugs entered the picture.
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Drug Law ReformThe United States constitutionally protects the "artistic" expression of a lifestyle that encourages and supports actions that we then imprison drug addicts for.
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Methamphetamine Addiction - Just Quit?Addiction scatters, ravages, destroys, and then imprisons an addict in many ways. Then to top it all off, the State imprisons addicts, stating the addict will be helped, but actually just separating them from society.
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LifePortraits of my life -
A Father's Day Poem to My Granddaughter's DadThe celebration of Father's Day is not yet understood by my eight-month old granddaughter, but it one day will be.
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Why Don't You Get Dressed and Come Down?Poem I wrote while addicted to and dealing methamphetamine. -
The Addict's HallmarkQuality family time for an addict -
The Art of RecoveryVisual representations of different thoughts on drug addiction. -
Police to Round Up Homeless and Mentally Disabled from Baghdad StreetsSunni insurgents are reportedly using homeless and mentally disabled Iraqis as unwilling suicide bombers. -
Interview with a Gaslighting Victim: The Rhonda Parkinson StoryRhonda's husband used different gaslighting techniques to cover up affairs he was having. His persistent denial of fact, over time, made Rhonda less able to trust her own perception. Was she insane, as he stated, or was he really cheating on her?
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AddictionIt can happen to you.
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Epiphany of a Recovering Drug AddictRehab isn't so bad! Recovery from methamphetamine is possible. -
What was that Drug Addict Thinking?Those who have never been addicted to drugs justifiably have a hard time understanding the mindset of those who have. This article is not an attempt to justify action, but rather to explore the type thinking leading to the choices made by addicts. -
Will the Morgue Help Lindsay Lohan?The courts now believe Lindsay Lohan will be better helped if she witnesses the fatalities in a morgue as part of her DUI plea agreement. I believe it is a waste of time and this article explains why. -
Drugs:Life's never the same again. -
Not on the MapThe dark pit of drug addiction cannot be easily described. -
The Incarceration Cure?American courts believe they are helping drug addicts by locking them up. Are they really helping? -
Free to Plead for PeaceVisual Poetry #1 -
Methadone Maintenance Programs: The Cure for Opiate Addiction?Years ago, I believed that I could not give up my little pain pill habit. I found a Methadone Maintenance Program that promised relief from withdrawals and professional support. I wound up with a new addiction instead.
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Love in the GaslightResubmition of a poem about gaslighting (NPD) -
Articulate PlansThe paralyzing effects of guilt and how they contribute to "the circle of high," until another addict just gives up. I wrote this a while back, no, it is not representative of a guilt that I cannot come to terms with - and I'm not suicidal :) Just thought I'd submit it. -
CadgeAbstract representation of being taken over by the new Warden of an addiction's self-imposed prison. -
Another Story About Kids Playing with Guns Resulting in Injury:A child was rushed to Children's Hospital on Friday evening after being shot and it seems we've played this song before. -
Drug Law Reform: Perils of the AfflictedDid you know it is your constitutionally protected right to artistically express ideas which directly undermine what the constitution protects? America is contradicting her own beliefs, and we, as a people, allow it. -
The Challenging Attitude of the AddictedI found this in a stack of old papers. I decided to submit it because I do not even recall having written it, which to me, says a great deal about the mindset of a drug addict. -
There's No Paris in Bama: A Comparison of Jailhouse ExperiencesIf we were all so priviledged, the "least of these" would be cared for. -
No More Craving YouJust wait until you find another. -
Crystal Clear ThinkingI beat you. -
ChoicesNew reasons to quit drugs every day. -
Personal Experience at the Hannah Home in Alabama: Homeless Shelters Are Not Necessarily "Rock Bottom"Ordinarily, women's shelters are established for a variety of reasons. For the battered and abused women and children of our society, these homes can mean a safe and secure place to live, sleep, and begin a new, productive life. -
BirthmarkedFalling off a wagon, of sorts. -
Is Jerry Falwell's Questionable Integrity a Red Herring?Maybe you could say I have too much time on my hands or need to "get a life." However you deem my opinion, there still remains a strangeness in the flow of our media and the way it grabs America's attention away from the real issues at hand. -
Al Qaeda Says They Kidnapped Soldiers as "Pay-back"Apparently, the three American soldiers who were kidnapped in the ambush South of Baghdad over the weekend have become the tool for Al Qaeda's vengeance. -
Wachovia Bank Robbery Leaves Two Dead, Two Wounded in AlabamaTwo gunmen robbed the Bessemer branch of Wachovia Bank Monday, fatally shooting two employees and wounding two others. -
9/11 World Trade Center DisasterNo reason for conspiracy against their own is a good reason for any leader. -
Why Do You Not Demand an Answer About 9/11 Mysteries?Perhaps it's the tail wagging the dog. Perhaps it's the cover-up of a possible infiltration that if explained in truth, would scare the world and send shock waves through the "impenetrable society" known as the United States. -
One of Life's Biggest Choices - Should I Go to Rehab?Should you go? What should you look for in a rehab? How do you know you should try?
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Supplementing SSI IncomeThe problem is, they're good people. Yeah, I know, I know - selling drugs is wrong, socially unacceptable, and contributes to the creation a degenerative future for America. I agree
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Our BedDying inside while you are gone.
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ShacklesIt's almost like arresting myself.
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Superstition, Urban Legends and Myths: The Truth Behind Old WivesWhich old wives' tales do you follow? You may be surprised to find out which tales are completely false!
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"Free Militia" Suspects Arrested in AlabamaATF has completed a major raid involving an investigation into the cover up of a large amount of explosives spanning across North Alabama.
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Famous Quotes"War is cruelty and you cannot refine it." Gen. William T. Sherman 1820-1891
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Straight Talk About Crystal MethNo one begins an addiction by finding out the origins of a drug or what country has cornered the market in its manufacturing. So here's some honesty for you, if you're considering that unending potential of energy called meth. -
The Ticking Time Bomb: How One Man Ended the Cycle of AbuseDue to having siblings whom he does not wish to upset, the names used in this interview are not those of the real victims and family members. -
Stop Here, I Want to Get OffI wrote this about seven years ago during a life I do not miss. -
Leaving Nowhere to Return AgainI once battled with leaving the past, only to return again. -
Crystal Meth KillsJust the facts: crystal meth can kill you. -
Motorists See Body Hanging in Tree by InterstatePeople making their way along I-59 in Bessemer, Alabama Friday morning witnessed a frightening scene only yards away from the Interstate. -
Going to Jail? What to Expect During the Booking ProcessBecause it is natural to fear what is unknown to us as humans, there are different things with which the average citizen should make himself aware in the event that they ever find they are going to jail. -
That Thing Which Screams a Whisper:There is never enough good feeling and peaceful escape that will ever even come close to the prices and losses you will encounter when listening to the screaming whispers of drug addiction. -
Former Vice President of Iraq ExecutedTaha Yassin Ramadan became the fourth man to be executed for his part in the killings of 148 Shiites in 1982, early Tuesday morning in an Iraqi prison -
Can't We Do Better?One would think that we could avoid what has been historically accepted as "the casualties of war." -
The Saddest Site on the Net:In all our attempts at humanitarian efforts, all our liberating wars in which we seem to be on a mission to free the world of oppression in all forms, we Americans sure don't seem to be doing enough to help the smallest and most vulnerable victims. -
Branson's Challenge for Millions Could "Pay as You Go"This could very well be the greatest hoax perpetuated on citizens by their government in all of history. -
Love in the GaslightI submitted this poem hoping for review comments on the ease of figuring out what the poem means. It is the opening of a fiction novel I am working on, and I would really appeciate the input :) -
Update on the Ashley Ann Pierce InvestigationAshley Ann Pierce, nineteen years old, lay dead under a pile of dirty laundry while her roommate scammed the dead girl's father for three weeks. -
Boy Dies from Abscessed ToothA 12-year old Maryland boy died of an abscessed tooth, his family having lost their Medicaid coverage. -
Director James Cameron to Debunk Christianity Monday?The famous director claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ -
Welcome to the History of a Beautiful PeopleBut what's all this here talking about? -Sojourner Truth, 1851 -
The Daytona 500 Nutshell FactsWomen are mysterios, cunning, clever, and aware that it is race day for the Daytona 500. -
Dear GeorgeA lette to the President concerning the loss of a soldier in Iraq, the letter-writer's son. -
Like Family for ChocolateI can certainly blame someone for my addiction to chocolate, though I won't name any names. -
Propaganda Within the War on DrugsThe "War on Drugs" is becoming something more along the lines of a sweat bee that will not give up on being able to do nothing more than just pestering a massive horse, no pun intended with "horse." -
The Cult of ChocolateThis Valentine's Day is sure to be filled with chocolate delights, aphrodisiac wishes, and the desire to share delicious treats with man's best friend. -
Th Cult of ChocolateThis Valentine's Day is sure to be filled with chocolate worship, aphrodisiac wishes, and the desire to share chocolate delight with man's best friend. -
If I'm Pretty It's Because I'm Looking at YouIt's hearing a funny joke out somewhere, And rushing home to share a laugh with him; Or smiling thoughtfully to yourself when He then tells it to friends and laughs with them. -
My Poem to You on Valentine's Day, LoveOur twentieth Valentine's Day together :) -
When the System AbusesThere had been rumors for years in the small town about the Chalkville Youth Campus and its bad girls court-ordered to stay there. -
Rebuilding Solomon's TempleWelcome to Jerusalem...you certainly will pray a great deal more during your visit, and it would probably be wise to kneel, as not only is it a sign of respect and humility to Jehovah, but may very well serve as a safer position when the gunfire erupts. -
The Sacred Day of Re-ThinkSo if I investigate all of your lies, Make all of your promises transparent inside, Decline sitting like foolish sleaze (I'm clearly capable of seating myself with ease), Never trump up truth to show you more capable, As if you are more than truly able.... -
Interview with a Cocaine AddictTo an addict, there is nothing more difficult than managing a habit, and nothing more impossible than controlling its chaotic nature. There exists another world, catastrophic by choice, unfortunately endured by many, and raging within an addict near you. -
Mexican Author's Book on Pedophilia Strikes Governor's NerveOne woman's plight to bring secret injustices to the light has landed her in a world of danger and unrest. -
Free to Plead for PeaceWritten after an acquaintance lost her son in the ambush at Karbala recently, where he was kidnapped and executed shortly after. -
What Law?If alcoholism is a clearly seen as a disease by our gvernment, then why is drug addiction not seen as a disease, and even punishable by our courts when a user acts on the symptoms of the disease? The double standards in America should be noticed. -
I was Raised to Belittle a KingA childhood in Alabama is full of beauty, love, and downright lies. -
Plight of the DeadLiving to die little deaths -
A Dealer of PastelsA poem about a crystal meth dealer
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A Day in the Life of Two Crystal Meth AddictsIf the words we speak display the content of our hearts, then mine was pitch black at one time.... -
Commiserating CelebrationI'll just relieve everyone of the misery I spread, Gashes to gashes, cuts to cuts. Maybe you'll have memories of good times with me, instead. Crashes to crashes, guts to guts. -
Monstrous Dictator or Potential Martyr?Very shortly after the execution of Saddam Hussein, protestors quickly announced that he be martyred. -
A Return to Leaving the Mormon Church:"As a result of his rebellion, Cain...became the first mortal to be cursed as a son of perdition...The Lord placed on Cain a mark of a dark skin, and he became the ancestor of the black race. (Moses 5; Gen. 4; Teachings, p. 169, Mormon Doctrine by Bruce McConkie, page 109.) -
What is Gaslighting?Men and women alike suffer emotional abuse within their relationships. When extremes are implemented by abusers, a victim of Gaslighting can be driven insane. -
Addicitons Are DeadlyThe moment you try a drug for any reason different than what a pharmaceutical is prescribed for (and there is never any reason to try an illegal street drug), your life, your limits, your past goals and beliefs, change. -
Monsters in Paradise: Why Do We Shoot the Mexicans?Can you imagine searching and pushing and struggling to get to the entrance to Heaven, only to have Peter tell you that he was not allowed to aid the fact that you were in limbo, hungry, thirsty, scared, and homeless? -
Thoughts of Meth...Perhaps I forget that my old nemesis still wants to devour my life rampantly, Wishing to give me hell on earth, since I will not be one of the damned. -
Pick Any Random DayA poem I wrote literally while waiting on my husband to return from picking up a large amount of drugs. -
Listen. . . . What You Do Not Hear is Called a "Rut."Every long-term relationship goes through ups and downs. Perhaps you can relate? -
Another Day in the Life of a Methamphetamine AddictWithin the world of drugs, there is one addiction that is so cruel, so merciless, and so rampantly approaching a home near you.
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Beneath the Ice:Waking back forward and up again, though far sustained from all clear, And reality begins to percolate, dripping foul, molten honesty here. -
Just Call Me Blonde'Tis true, I have lived the ultimate enigma: I've raged inward by questioning my own mind. And the "Catch 22" that you ultimately threw Has left me bitter, enraged and unkind. -
PerfidyNothing is expendable where another is concerned. Betrayals, big or small, take their toll on mankind. -
The Abyss is No DeeperI have loved my husband since I was a child. This poem was written for him. -
Ennui"Ennui" is another word for "Apathy," and is the personified subject (then, protagonist, perhaps?) of this poem.
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Idiom, Axiom, and AdageFor me, a poem can explain, describe, and express emotion which I usually cannot otherwise :) -
A Day in the Life of a Methamphetamine AddictTo an addict, there is nothing more difficult than managing a habit, and nothing more impossible than controlling its chaotic nature. There exists another world, catastrophic by choice, unfortunately endured by many, and raging, beneath the Ice. -
For SoniaA man would not know what to do with a heart If it came with instructions. And even if they Did come with instructions, He would not bother to read them... -
Eulogy OutThe glass folding in, folding out, folding around me, Beautiful colors to all you watching from a distance; Outward to inward, so death can claim a finder's fee, Hoping to dismay the weak one who takes the chance....