cocaine addicts show

[edith]

I am just commenting on how angry i feel about todays show. That crack head does not deserve any help wots so ever i am a 41 year old who does not smoke drinks occaisionally and does not take any drugs yet 2 weeks ago i was diagnosed with cancer. They discovered this after removing a lump in my groin area but do not know whwre the cancer is i am awaiating different tests (which is very hard) yet he gets offered things for to help him and its plain to see he doesnt want help he is a weaste of space his girlfreind seems ok the best thing she can do is get shot of him for good and he should not be offered any more help from the show

[temperley]

i am sorry to hear of you illness.as i am a recovering addict it is others that introduce drugs and alcohol into our lives then wonse we are addicted then we have to fend for ourselves that is what takes us to the darkest places jail hospitals etc.there should be treatment but remember most treatment centres are charity funded or are else private.
i was in that show of 5th march it was put over very well in the true contex.

[edith]

I can simpothise with you but i was meaning was it was clear to see that guy did not want help i think its great when ppl turn there lives around but i cannot go ppl that think it is all so hard for them and life has dealt them the short straw life is just what you make it and that guy from yesterdays show really got to me cos it was clear to see he is a waste of space and does not desereve help. Well done to you and good luck for your future but i must say it is yourselves that introduce the drugs cos i too have been offered various drugs over the yearsd you just have to have the willpower to say no

[loners]

Hi Edith,
I am sure everyone is on your side with your problem. What help do you feel you should have had that has not been done for you already?
I can understand what you're saying about that guy who didn't seem to actually want any help. I guess he did want help but he was under the impression that someone would do it all for him, and he wouldn't have to make any effort. I think the drug affects part of the brain that mixes truth with fantasy, so when his body craved the drug, the fantasy part made him believe that he needed to get out to get cured, but really it's just making excuses so that he eventually has a reason to take the drugs again, such as when he got back, he probably felt it was his girlfriend or child that made him go back on the drugs again. I'm not so sure there's a lot to do with will power as such, personally I'm all for sectioning in severe long term illnesses of drug abuse. With the choices completely removed, the body would have the chance to recover, and if made to stay long enough, so would the brain.

[edith]

I am still waiting after more than 2 weeks of being diagnosed for a body scan to see where the tumor(s) are. It is a choice thing with drugs cos i know a guy who had to undergo major heart surgery and was in a coma for over 2 months (therefor all herion was out his system ) and he was in hospital for a further 2 months and he was out a week and back on the heroin he did not wish to recieve councilling  so he knew as soon as he got out where his priorities were going to lie ,quite sad really as life has so much to offer.

[loners]

Has the doctor explained to you why it would take so long for a body scan?
My boyfriend had prostrate cancer, but it got cured with that lazer treatment.
Do you think the heroin addict would have prefered death? Or maybe it was the thought of it all that time in his coma that pulled him through. It's hard to know what the long term affect of these things are. For instance, do the drugs become someone's best friend?
There is talk of removing people's rights to an operation in cases when they are drinking or drugging themselves to death, but if we accepted that, where exactly would it stop?
Scary making, really.

[edith]

time and money with the nhs really yet so much money gets given to those with drug/drink problems its not that some dont want the help but there are alot out there that are happy opn the drugs and just play the system those who genually do want to come off them deserve as much help and counselling that the induvidual needs and i take my hat off to those that do it cos it not easy but the guy in no he had no intention of staying off the drugs and couldnt wait to get out to have his next fix he has 2 boys too and i look at my kids (i have 3 aged 18 12 10 ) and i would do anything for them they do not know about my cancer yet as i dont want them hurt i know i will have to tell them but i will wait til i find out more myself got a body scan on wednesday so will find out more soon

[lostandalone]

hi, just read ur post and i understand what you mean about people not wanting help then they shouldn't get it if they really don't care but i have been addicted to cocaine, am clean now and was hard but i wanted the help. does that actually matter tho or is it still my fault for getting into that situation in the first place ......i don't know but all i can say is.some people do generally want help tho,im sorry to hear you have found out you have cancer and i hope your scan on Wednesday goes OK. tc

[loners]

Good luck on Weds.
xx