I just want to know who does his hair.
I just want to know who does his hair.
Tragic story that is not the fault of the PSU program for sure but those involved no doubt feel some guilt and remorse saying what more could I have or should I have done?
For sure PSU's rep is terrible. I have known dozens of guys who ran there and some were straight up good guys who got sucked into a culture of excess. Easy to do when you are getting your ass spanked despite pounding it out as hard as any other team. Not fair to say everyone is that way for sure. Yet the fact remains thats what everyone says about PSU's distance program - party animals and to some extent too many of the guys in the past in the program seemed ok with that. Doesn't help when the women's team has the rep they do of producing more Playboy playmates than than all-conference runners. But hey it sure helps in recruiting when girls on the team are running around naked!
Maybe guys on the team did try to help Ryan but in the end it was the culture on the team that led him to PSU. For sure drugs are rampant on campus at PSU and thats hardly the teams fault, just kinda how it is.
Really Sad... wrote:
Dang, one of these days I WILL write a book about my life. I will just need to find a good editor...:)
um, WHY would it be an interesting book to read?? Because you were a typical young female who made bad decisions on who to date?? Dime a dozen. And you dated a guy for 4 years and don't know what his degree was in??
And what kind of "Health Care Giver" are you?
I heard from a friend Ryan was arrested again this weekend. Is this true? If so what can be done really?
wow im in shock i knew ryan but not in a personal note. We were in rival schools for the state meet 5A our senior year. Crater at the time was ranked 5th in the Nation and I was part of Team that was 2pts from knocking them down. Yup you guessed it Hermiston Bulldogs. Me and him were in the same position for our teams so whenever we raced he would challenge each other. From Adidas to the Nike Regional meet. I never really knew him like i said but he acted like he was all that and a bag of chips. I dont care how much I would or could dislike someone but I would never wish harm and I hope he can recover from this.
Well I was part of the 5th in the nation team and he never had the mentality of "all that and a bag of chips." He was always about the team, he was our number 1 guy up until Stanford where he had a bad race, he was still happy the team won. Oh and we had a bad day a state ;)
Does anyone know what Ryan is up to now?
Is he clean or still suffering from the addiction?
Hope he's getting his life back together!
[quote]pdx runner wrote:
great, another bum we have to run around on the sidewalks and bike paths in portland. I'm so sick of these slobs dumping their trash and dirty clothes all over, sleeping right on the sidewalks, aggressively panhandling, leaving graffiti everywhere, and acting as if WE are imposing upon them by not being even more accommodating.
What do you do all day? Walk up and down Old Town, Burnside and the Bus Station taking pictures and writing notes about the junkies and the homeless? You are undoubtedly the most angry, critical and sarcastic poster on this board. I rarely see you post anything positive. I pity your family and the very few friends you have.
Does this answer your question?
http://pdxmugshots.com/mug/ryan-todd-santana-10
Looks like he has been arrested about 8 times in 2011 alone...safe to say this guy is not clean. My question is why don't they put this guy away for a few years? He obviously isn't contributing to society. Lock him up for 5 years, let him out and see if he has learned anything.
it costs tens of thousands of dollars to lock up a person for a year. It's way easier to just dump the problem on the streets and pretend it doesn't exist than to pay for a solution.
According to stats kept by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, Portland is the No. 1 American city per capita for so-called “opioid” overdose deaths, which include not just heroin but also prescription narcotics like OxyContin.
In 2007, the DA’s most recent data, there were 130 deaths—one for every 5,399 Portland residents. That’s more per capita than in San Francisco or Seattle, which held second and third place.
Law-enforcement officials and dope users say the reasons have to do with Oregon’s geography, lax drug laws and growing reputation as a haven for junkies.
First, Portland sits on the I-5 corridor—the main line for shipping heroin into the United States from factories in Mexico where it’s produced. Because Oregon is a state with high demand, the potent tar heroin from the drug cartels comes here undiluted.
Next are Oregon’s drug laws—“probably the most lax in the country,” says Mark McDonnell, a Multnomah County senior deputy district attorney. He notes that under Oregon law, street-level dealers don’t get prison time until their fifth bust. As a result, only 4 percent of people convicted of felony drug offenses are sentenced to prison, McDonnell says.
Finally, users say the high quality of Portland heroin has made the city a draw for junkies nationwide—creating a market where dealers compete to provide the strongest product. “Portland is like the heroin capital of the world,” Santana says. “People come here just to do it, because apparently we have the best stuff.”
Freelove wrote:
it costs tens of thousands of dollars to lock up a person for a year. It's way easier to just dump the problem on the streets and pretend it doesn't exist than to pay for a solution.
So lets spend millions of dollars to coddle them. Oregon's method doesn't work. It will never work.
Freelove wrote:
it costs tens of thousands of dollars to lock up a person for a year. It's way easier to just dump the problem on the streets and pretend it doesn't exist than to pay for a solution.
Why should the society he lives in pay for a solution to his problem? I need a new roof on my house that I can't quite seem to pay for -- you wanna buy it for me?
Same thing for a car, the old one is really worn out, you wanna help me out since I didn't make the right choices to have $25,000 in my account right now?
Plenty of people in the world are able to live and STILL not be drug addicts. Do you want to avoid the horrors of being a heroine user? Don't try heroin!
Sorry to say this, but society is paying for this issue more right now, war on drugs, jails overflowed with marijuana cases (when this guy could use a hair of time up river), and tons of states struggling to balance their books. Good luck with the car and roof though. I am sure there will be plenty of skilled laborers out of jobs both in the carpentry and auto fields that you can happily hire for cheap, if the Tea Party takes over next year.
I live in Portland. I'm pretty sure I've seen him around. Probably in downtown Portland around Pioneer Square. I just skimmed the article but I saw that he hangs out there. The entire Portland heroin addict community practically does.
If you want I can keep an eye out for him and pass on a message from LetsRun if I see him.
People might not be resposible for being addicted, but they are responsible for their recovery. Addicts and alchoholics who make recovery the most important thing in their life have a chance at saving that life. Recovery is a full time job and those who put in the work can stay clean and sober. I speak from expierience, I just celebrated a year clean and sober and it took me 12 yrs do do that. I tried every easier and softer way to no avail. When I made saving my life my main focus and gave it all my effort it started to work for me and still does, one day at a time!Lee Corso Phrase wrote:
Er... wrote:Not sure he was making that claim. I am an addict (alcoholic) and I am responsible for my actions--while drinking and while not. I've never had a counsellor tell me otherwise.
I've had every counselor I've ever seen tell me that I am not responsible for my actions, it's the addiction or the alcohol. I don't believe now at all it but used to when they first told me. I think I would have done much better at first if I had the counselors you had.
Portland Americas Drug Haven wrote:
So lets spend millions of dollars to coddle them. Oregon's method doesn't work. It will never work.
Society pays billions of dollars already. You pay for the drug war, for police. You pay implicitly when people get robbed or murdered.
newname wrote:
Why should the society he lives in pay for a solution to his problem? I need a new roof on my house that I can't quite seem to pay for -- you wanna buy it for me?
Same thing for a car, the old one is really worn out, you wanna help me out since I didn't make the right choices to have $25,000 in my account right now?
Plenty of people in the world are able to live and STILL not be drug addicts. Do you want to avoid the horrors of being a heroine user? Don't try heroin!
Anyway, I'm still bewildered as to how you can compare your lack of car or new roof to a person living on the street. Do you really not see the enormous difference between the two situations? Do you really think a homeless heroin addict is likely to quit of his own accord, or would you rather he stays on the street so he can break into cars and mug people? I guess that would satisfy your smug sense of superiority.
O wrote:
I speak from expierience, I just celebrated a year clean and sober and it took me 12 yrs do do that. !
Congrats! Great to hear a success story.
ryan foreman wrote:
I live in Portland. I'm pretty sure I've seen him around. Probably in downtown Portland around Pioneer Square. I just skimmed the article but I saw that he hangs out there. The entire Portland heroin addict community practically does.
If you want I can keep an eye out for him and pass on a message from LetsRun if I see him.
Tell him to go to hell.