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Originally Posted by Russ
I'm not looking for sympathy, just slightly more understanding. The stereotyped view of a herion junkie as desperate criminal with no cares in the world other than their own is outdated and wildly inaccurate.
There are many who are desperate to come off the stuff but don't have the ability to succeed on their own. The support should be there for anyone who needs it.
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the help is there Russ ,plenty of it,it's the ones who don't help themselves that i've no sympathy for .They disrupt the efforts of ones who genuinely do and use up valuable rescources which should go elswere
and yes you are absolutely correct about the outdated stereotype ,in my case my sister-in-law became addicted to speed then cocain ,drink you name it ,she was married 3 kids reasonable job ,reasonable house nothing flash just ordinary .
She ended up going into a state rehab clinic losing the kids ,living with us for 12months when she got kicked out of rehab then put back in rehab kicked out again ,rehoused courtesy of the state, fell pregnant again had that one removed by the father (whoever he was)more treatment (by this time i didn't care what)another kid ..and on it goes
sympathy ..not likely