Ben : Diary of a Heroin Addict

Bengaboy · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:46

Is anyone else watching this?

Its terrible watching the poor bloke going through this awful life of his - and seeing his family go through all this torment.

Its like a no holds barred program about the every day life of a heroin addict, and the thing is - hes not a bad bloke, he actually seems really nice.

Good program!

Pilky01 · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:47

I am not watching it because it will make me angry

Bengaboy · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:47

Pilky01 said:
I am not watching it because it will make me angry

Why's that?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:50

Bengaboy said:
hes not a bad bloke, he actually seems really nice.

Uh huh. It's just the heroin that makes him an *******, not his fault at all.

Pilky01 · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:51

Bengaboy said:
Why's that?

Because you would have to be an idiot to even take heroin in the first place, I will be paying for the NHS bill and all the other costs that go along with drug addictions.

V4NT0M · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:51

Doh, thought this was about you ben = bengaboy!

Chimerical · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:51

Drugs should be legalised.

Pilky01 said:
Because you would have to be an idiot to even take heroin in the first place, I will be paying for the NHS bill and all the other costs that go along with drug addictions.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA

Le_Petit_Lapin · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:52

Chimerical said:
Drugs should be legalised.

Some drugs should be legalised. Not Heroin.

=Mac= · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:55

Pilky01 said:
Because you would have to be an idiot to even take heroin in the first place, I will be paying for the NHS bill and all the other costs that go along with drug addictions.

Don't be utterly ridiculous, you have no idea what drove him to this, what his circumstance are or anything. Even if he only took it casually (which believe it or not is possible) addiction may have crept up on him. Trying something new is not a stupid thing to do, some of the 'finest minds' in history have been fuelled by opiates.

I've not watched it but some peoples naivety to drugs and drug culture really is unbearable.

arknor · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:55

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Some drugs should be legalised. Not Heroin.

whatever the rich elite snort is fine though

"andy" · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:56

Pilky01 said:
Because you would have to be an idiot to even take heroin in the first place, I will be paying for the NHS bill and all the other costs that go along with drug addictions.

just because he made a bad descision once or twice in his life doesnt make him an idiot or bad forever

just because you and other young uns get told constantly at school/college how bad heroin is doesnt mean that he was given the same advice

Chimerical · 8 Dec 2008 at 22:59

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Some drugs should be legalised. Not Heroin.

Heroin has to be. Its practically the worst one. It being illegal does nothing; it only allows people to be prey of dealers.

Obviously if heroin were legal, it wouldn't be sold in corner shops, but there should be monitored buildings where people can take it if they choose to. Then they can be helped and given clean needles. Plus, if the stuff was legal, the government would make money via taxes which should somehow cover the 'NHS Bills'. Legalised cannabis should sort that.

People on hard drugs need proper help, not live in fear of being locked up in jail for possession. People will take drugs no matter what; if they're going to do it, it makes sense to at least watch them and be there when it all goes horribly wrong.

Bengaboy · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:01

Just watched the end of it, he was feeling really bad and was "bleeding from every orifice" and thought he was dying.

Next day he checked himself into a rehab clinic at a hospital.

24 hours after that, he died from a brain hemorrhage from drugs withdrawal.

Really, really sad. Never been so moved by a program as much as that.

fail at the internets · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:07

Doing H is deep. What channel was this on?

int · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:08

Bengaboy said:
Just watched the end of it, he was feeling really bad and was "bleeding from every orifice" and thought he was dying.

Next day he checked himself into a rehab clinic at a hospital.

24 hours after that, he died from a brain hemorrhage from drugs withdrawal.

Really, really sad. Never been so moved by a program as much as that.

Very odd as that sounds like he went cold turkey in the clinic which they shouldn't have done. If he was taken off heroin and used methadone he shouldn't have suffered from any of the worse withdrawal symptoms :s

rz30 · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:15

do sky have on demand?

arc@css · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:17

=Mac= said:
Don't be utterly ridiculous, you have no idea what drove him to this, what his circumstance are or anything. Even if he only took it casually (which believe it or not is possible) addiction may have crept up on him. Trying something new is not a stupid thing to do, some of the 'finest minds' in history have been fuelled by opiates.

I've not watched it but some peoples naivety to drugs and drug culture really is unbearable.

Well said.

Bengaboy · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:18

rz30 said:
do sky have on demand?

Think they do mate - http://skyplayer.sky.com/aboutskyplayer/

sigma · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:20

fail at the internets said:
Doing H is deep. What channel was this on?

^^^^^^

izzy eckerslike · 8 Dec 2008 at 23:20

I can never understand how anyone in their right minds gets into taking hard drugs when the evidence of the result is all around to see with various famous pop stars & actors sinking into the depths of utter despair.