We Don't Even Do That: A Prophetic Plea To The African American Community on How To Guard Our Mouths, Money and Majesty

The recent surge of methamphetamine and fentanyl use among Black Americans signals more than a public-health crisis; it is a spiritual emergency. Historically, methamphetamine never held cultural or economic roots in Black communities, yet the drug's reach has expanded at an alarming rate. This prophetic essay contends that meth and fentanyl represent twin assaults on the mouth-the instrument of speech, song, and proclamation. The enemy's tactic is subtle: corrode the body part that carries both breath and testimony so that voices called to declare deliverance feel unworthy to speak. Drawing on CDC and NIH data, sociological analysis, and scriptural insight, the paper argues that this epidemic must be confronted with both medical precision and prophetic urgency. It calls pastors, clinicians, and community leaders to reclaim the dignity of the Black mouthpiece, offering humor, rebuke, and hope: "We don't even do that-so why start now?"