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But yes, you are right, people will only accept help when they are ready for it.
Blnde_BombShell obviously isn't.
"nothing will happen to me"
having watched my brother drop to the floor after a line of coke because he couldnt feel his legs anymore i have to say it has an effect on how you view ignorance.
.matt
Oh yeah, classic junkie arrogance/denial. Big ego, low self-esteem.
what charity do you work for out of interest? i totally agree with that statement and would like to find a way to get involved in drug education in my spare time (of which i have plenty as a student).
ps. havent posted hear for a looong time, glad to see the place is still standing........ been over a year since i last posted but i still recognise 99% of you, although no doubt not many of you will remember me! none the less... HELLO!
At the moment I'm sure you're not ignorant of the risks, I'm guessing you just don't think it can happen to you. I have never even tried skag, but I have friends, family members and parents who have fucked themselves up on it. Many of them sounded exactly like you do now. When/if you ever do quit, it's not pretty and you had better hope everyone's still around you when you hit rock bottom.
Good luck for the future, you're gonna need it.
I used to inject speed myself so I know the draw, once you do it like that, it doesnt seem worth doing it other ways and if youre still loving it, then theres no way youre going to give it up, no matter how many people start threads about it.
I just want you to know I understand and hope you do manage to come out the other side and realise when it is time to stop, and then actually manage to stop, because it is really really hard, once your body decides it needs it.
Please dont assume you know me because you dont. Just because I do speedball doesnt mean my self esteem is low. I have a fine self-esteem so don't attempt to act like I'm one more of your cases because I'm far from that.
People who hit up, are not some other species. They just have found a different way of doing it. Of course there are increased risks, but im sure blonde bombshell knows what she is doing. At the end of the day, its her life.
Of course I don't know you, I'm wrong for making assumptions. Sorry.
But I've heard it all before. It gets boring after a while. You'll seek help when ready.
Meantime, please play safe.
Who's looking down on her?
when you get addicted you're gonna realize how useful the advice has been, my advice, throw the needle away, simple as that.
thats seen as the lowest of the low.
Octopus; Erm to be frank I'd rather not say the charity I work for, it would somewhat lead to me not being as invisable as I want.
If you want to PM me I could tell you a couple of places who might want student people to help them.
Friends of mine use needles (well, the ones that are still alive) and I work with drug users, so I'm hardly likely to, am I?
But blnd_bombshell does appear to be in denial about the risks of shooting up speedballs - one of the riskiest cocktails to shoot.
Isnt speedball what killed RIver Phoenix?
what Erowid says about speedball
Its not something ive ever done, but I do understand what its like to be addicted to something and not be ready to stop.
I also know how hard it is when you do eventually want to stop but cant.
I really think that im one of the lucky ones, because I still occasionally see some of the old crowd, and theyve never managed to stop.
The problem lies with the shorter acting nature of the cocaine, it wears off and you realise you've done too much junk. (or more likely, you dont realise)
So do I. But saying "Well nothing will ever happen to me" is classic denial.