If you’ve ever seen the film The Mighty Ducks, you may remember the little chubby kid in the team. Well, he’s lost a bit of weight since then. https://www.perthnow.com.au/enterta...o-a-house-ng-a79c982a04b2a1773b759ec286029ca5
On a serious note, due to the line of work I’m in, I see and deal with people like this on an almost daily basis. Just seeing the track lines on their bodies shows exactly where they inject. Meth is an insidious drug. What I don’t understand is why even now some see it as a positive life choice.
Ditto mate, I see it on a daily basis, it's almost a culture in some areas. Some could have all the help in the world and it would still do no good. TBF, some of the drug laws and classifications are in need of a total revamp.
I don’t believe people wake up one day and believe it’s a great idea to use life destroying class A drugs. It’s usually through a series of unfortunate events which leads them to that point. I agree about the drug laws needing revamped. Prosecuting and punishing struggling drug addicts has been the way of the authorities for over half a century and the problem continues to get worse and the users end up in a vicious cycle they’re unable to come away from. It hasn’t worked and will never work. I believe we should be looking to first of all offer safe places for people using drugs so that the drugs can be tested before use and a professional to oversee the procedure of the drug being consumed. This creates a safe environment for the addict but also for us the general public by way of making sure that all paraphernalia is disposed of in a correct and safe manner so our kids aren’t coming across needles lying about parks etc. Once the drug user becomes familiar and comfortable with the drug centre then the workers can start to help them off come clean from the drugs. This should have a much higher success rate than we’ve currently got. Stop prosecuting folk when they’re clearly in possession of a controlled substance that is for personal use. Educate them or put them in touch with professionals who can help them. Durham constabulary have been brilliant these last few years with their policy on drugs. They don’t even bother with cannabis now and rightfully so. I’ve took a few puffs off my joint in front of them when I’ve been walking the dog late at night and they aren’t arsed. I put the bloody thing out after a couple puffs because I felt uncomfortable about it!
Agree with Staffy. What we really need is funding to cure the addictions. Whilst i know that a lot would be against it, if a cost analysis was done in taking into consideration things like police/ambulance resources, court costs, insurance claims for theft and burglary, child removal and protection and hospital expenses, and then compare it against what it would cost to fund addiction centres where people could be weaned off their addiction with prescribed medications i think the results would be surprising. If a form of "hit" was available to addicts at no charge, the crime rate would drop for a start and there would over time be less illegal supply. Let the police focus on the suppliers and producers, not the end users.
Funnily enough I once went for a job interview at a law firm in sunderland (Ben Hoare bell) where they asked me to justify why heroine was illegal. The interviewer ( who had good research in front of him) kept throwing figures at me to contradict everything I said. Was interesting. I didn't get the job.
Anyone convicted of a drug related crime should receive an all expenses paid trip to Wuhan (one way ticket only!).
I used to buy mine off my maths teacher. From 15 -20yrs old I experimented with various drugs inc Cocaine, LSD etc. I just thought it was the norm to try them when growing up. In hindsight my teacher was bang out of order but it was just part of my growing up. Unfortunately a couple of mates continued trying more and more harder drugs resulting in them completely losing the plot. One went to live in a Kibbutz in Israel and the other buggered off abroad. No idea where. However anybody on here who has met me knows I am an absolutely fantastic bloke so thankfully I escaped relatively unharmed.
