Curing Junkies 9/22/09

In this part of the story Malcolm tells how exactly they cured junkies. The junkie would see a recognized ex-junkie and he would use slang to convince the junkie that he can be trusted. Next they would tell them that it was killing them and that they needed to quit drugs and go "cold turkey", they would also bring some of their religion into as well, the ex-junkie would tell them how the white man was using drugs to keep the black man down. The ex-junkie would also take them to a mosque with other black people who would call them "Sir" or "Mr." and that would help the junkie feel black pride within himself. After a while the junkie would decide he is going to try to go for a period of time without drugs and when he does the ex-junkie is there to help him through it mentally and emotionally. When the junkie is cured, he then goes to the streets and cures others.