Rugeley Villa Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Saw a girl I know at the shop yesterday begging people for money. She's a known heavy crack cocaine user and rumours are she's on heroin now. She looked terrible and had the shakes, she was also crying. I've known it for years, so put my arm around her and talked to her for 5 minutes. She needed £10 which was almost certainly for heroin. She's got 5 kids, her fella has left her and social are involved. I ended up getting the Wife to draw £10 out the bank for her. Not sure it's the right thing to do, but just felt sorry for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugeley Villa Posted February 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2018 My wife has had to distance herself from her best mate who she's known for years. She's developed a terrible cocaine addiction, and has been doing some very risky things lately. Her mate is in a pretty dark place, and won't accept help off anyone. It's created a bit of a barrier between them. Everyone seems to be getting messed up on drugs at the moment. They really are everywhere. I go to N/A meetings now and again when I can be arsed. Without going into detail, it really is crazy listening to people talk, and thinking **** me, that's sounds just like me, and all the little bits of detail that I relate to. My wife told me the other week, that I got that bad that I was wetting myself, and I didn't even know it. She wouldn't mention it, because sometimes we would have people round, and I'd be smashed off vodka and cocaine. I've never ever wet myself, no matter how bad I've been. The black outs were getting weekly. One minute it was 8 at night, then what felt like 5 minutes later, it was 2,3,4 in the morning. No recollection at all of what was going on, or being said. The guilt what I was putting my kids through, and the complete and utter destruction of my mind and spirit, is what made me want out. It's not easy, but I'm moving forward making positive decisions, and dealing with stuff. I was in the bath Friday night, and for a split second, I thought, I can't do this. Living life on life's terms, and not blocking out all the stresses and worries of life. That one drink, and one line takes everything away, but that next morning is like being in hell. The anxiety is not great, but it will go. Anyway here's to living life, and being happy. UTV 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 4, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hang in there, mate, you're doing fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugeley Villa Posted February 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just now, mjmooney said: Hang in there, mate, you're doing fine. I'm all good mate. Life is better now.it's just nice to post in here now and again to remind myself. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 22 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: I'm all good mate. Life is better now.it's just nice to post in here now and again to remind myself. Don't forget, your mind is literally trying to trick you into collapsing and doing it again, because for the first time in a long time, it hasn't got it's own way, which is a huge credit to you. You're literally fighting your own existence, and I can't even begin to imagine that head ****. Keep going! You'll WIN sooner or later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 4 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Don't forget, your mind is literally trying to trick you into collapsing and doing it again, because for the first time in a long time, it hasn't got it's own way, which is a huge credit to you. You're literally fighting your own existence, and I can't even begin to imagine that head ****. Keep going! You'll WIN sooner or later. You're right. I'm actually going against my brain, which can be pretty tough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Quote Argentinian officers fired after claiming mice ate half a ton of missing marijuana. Eight police officers claimed mice ate the cannabis, but forensic experts explained that mice would not mistake the drug for food. Grauniad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post BOF Posted April 13, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2018 I had caffeinated coffee today and shall have alcohol this evening. Aren't drugs fun. But in all seriousness, I do laugh at the way people exclude particularly alcohol when referring to 'drugs'. I've sat in a bar with someone who was drinking whiskey, while talking about drug users being 'this' and 'that'. How 'none of them can control themselves'. How they can't stop once they start. But how drink is different because, for example he can't go and get more once the bar closes (bullsh*t), or he can stop right now if he wanted to (but presumably didn't want to). I just sat, agog at the hypocrisy, the cognitive dissonance, the air of superiority (I'm better than them), and the conviction that he talked with while fully acknowledging that he not only had no experience of the substances he was talking about, but never met any of the people he had just pigeon-holed. Ah yes, that was an enlightening conversation. Didn't go down brilliantly as I asked the pertinent questions that poked Swiss cheese holes in his bullshit mind you. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 On 04/02/2018 at 14:32, Rugeley Villa said: I go to N/A meetings now and again Are those for people who have difficulty filling in forms? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 13, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2018 Just now, snowychap said: Are those for people who have difficulty filling in forms? For people who feel like they just don't fit in anywhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, BOF said: I had caffeinated coffee today and shall have alcohol this evening. Aren't drugs fun. But in all seriousness, I do laugh at the way people exclude particularly alcohol when referring to 'drugs'. I've sat in a bar with someone who was drinking whiskey, while talking about drug users being 'this' and 'that'. How 'none of them can control themselves'. How they can't stop once they start. But how drink is different because, for example he can't go and get more once the bar closes (bullsh*t), or he can stop right now if he wanted to (but presumably didn't want to). I just sat, agog at the hypocrisy, the cognitive dissonance, the air of superiority (I'm better than them), and the conviction that he talked with while fully acknowledging that he not only had no experience of the substances he was talking about, but never met any of the people he had just pigeon-holed. Ah yes, that was an enlightening conversation. Didn't go down brilliantly as I asked the pertinent questions that poked Swiss cheese holes in his bullshit mind you. I often find drinkers are the worst kind of hypocritical druggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 It's easy for me to say I'm not attracted to drugs, but I love coffee and drink it every day and wind down at the weekend with a few beers at home. I hardly feel as if it's excessive because it isn't, but I wouldn't want to give either up. Thing is, as much as substances are addictive, the physical addiction is only one part of the harmful effects of drugs. Under different circumstances, the guy who likes one too many whiskeys but believes he has it under control could quite easily lose control and become an alcoholic or an drug user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 31 minutes ago, PompeyVillan said: It's easy for me to say I'm not attracted to drugs, but I love coffee and drink it every day and wind down at the weekend with a few beers at home. I hardly feel as if it's excessive because it isn't, but I wouldn't want to give either up. Thing is, as much as substances are addictive, the physical addiction is only one part of the harmful effects of drugs. Under different circumstances, the guy who likes one too many whiskeys but believes he has it under control could quite easily lose control and become an alcoholic or an drug user. Sorry, not being pedantic for the sake of it, but that last line..... A guy who like too many whiskey's is a drug user. An alcoholic is a drug user. They aren't separate. Alcohol is a drug and a ruinous one at that. The only difference is the law and people's uneducated perceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 5 hours ago, wazzap24 said: Sorry, not being pedantic for the sake of it, but that last line..... A guy who like too many whiskey's is a drug user. An alcoholic is a drug user. They aren't separate. Alcohol is a drug and a ruinous one at that. The only difference is the law and people's uneducated perceptions. Perhaps I should have made the distinction. I understand that an alcoholic is a drug user, I meant to say illegal drug user (which comes with additional risk). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2018 18 hours ago, PompeyVillan said: Perhaps I should have made the distinction. I understand that an alcoholic is a drug user, I meant to say illegal drug user (which comes with additional risk). There’s little legal risk these days for the end user, confiscation and a fine for possession of amounts deemed to be for personal use is the norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 13/04/2018 at 15:09, BOF said: For people who feel like they just don't fit in anywhere. I don't think that applies in Ruge's case, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, bickster said: There’s little legal risk these days for the end user, confiscation and a fine for possession of amounts deemed to be for personal use is the norm I was more thinking about the unpredictable purity of the substances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2018 45 minutes ago, PompeyVillan said: I was more thinking about the unpredictable purity of the substances. Same goes for some cheaper counterfeit alcohol and dodgy ciggies, the only illegal thing about them is a trademark violation and an avoidance of tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 There is not really a need to risk buying counterfeit alcohol though but with illegal drugs you are essentially buying moonshine every time, with all the risks that involves. Hence why they should be legalised (albeit heavily regulated). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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