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Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 10:07:41 GMT
Alisha, Belfast
I think it is terrible that you are putting these people on live television
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 10:00:01 GMT
Lynn, Aberdeen
After watching my son for more years than I care to remember, he once again came to me for help in getting clean. This time we tried a different approach we took our caravan and booked onto an isolated site in Scotland and then the nightmare began, cold turkey with no drugs to help, but it worked he stayed in that caravan for 2 months 1st with me then with his brother and sister. He stayed clean for 10 months then used again, went all the way to hell but is now on the road to recovery, he is only 22 but already a third of his life has been ruined by heroin. Not to mention the lives of us, his parents and siblings. The programme gives people a small look in but it is still very far from the deprivation drugs brings to peoples lives. But let me say there is hope and it can get better, unfortunately nothing is for ever and the fear lives on.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:58:12 GMT
Cjones, Norwich
Who is going to pay for the drug they are using? My daughter who has been a junky for 15 years, she can not get help, she buys it on the black market as her doctor will not help.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:58:08 GMT
Kitten, Wiltshire
My ex partner is a recovering addict. I would like to wish the friends and family of the 3 guys on the show all the luck etc in the world. It is hard work; my ex had horrid mood swings and was very self involved, this was amongst other side affects to his medication, which he has been on for over a year now. I found it difficult to cope and had to leave with our son. I really hope that the people supporting the 3 guys on the show can cope.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:57:48 GMT
Lynn, Bournemouth
I was addicted to heroin then methadone for 6 yrs. I had tried several different methods to kick the habit but could not afford a clinic like your patients have been fortunate to receive treatment. My boyfriend had put up with this for 2 yrs. We decided in the end to do it his way with some medication. We agreed b4 hand that he would do anything to stop me using. This involved us sleeping chained to each other, and during the daytime if he had to go out I was chained to the bed. Although at the time this seemed harsh, I have been clean for nearly 1 yr and 7 months pregnant, given up drinking and smoking. I'm really happy and looking forward to being a family.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:56:50 GMT
Mrs Griffiths, Bromley
A gutsy real life issue, something the BBC should be doing as a Public Service Provider (Laugh). Question: Is the Rehab clinic PRIVATE or NHS funded? If it is private who is paying for the cost of the rehab? Is it Channel 4? You should let us know.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:56:23 GMT
Christina, Bristol
I appreciate that it is vital that we are all better informed about addiction but I have grave concerns about the live aspect of following these extremely vulnerable people. While I understand that the service offered to them may be superb in terms of care, it is difficult to see how their consent to such an invasion of privacy could be freely given and I hope that their long term needs have been considered fully and appropriate support systems put in place.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:55:14 GMT
Sarah, London
My older sister has been clean from heroin for 6 months now. She was lucky enough to go into rehab and have the help and support she needed from not only her family and friends, but from the hospital she received treatment in and various groups. It scares me to think that she went through 'going cold turkey' herself, but I'm so proud that she has. Although this is a big step for all three of these people to take, it's the aftercare and support that they continue to receive that will 'make or break' this break away from drugs. My sister attends a group (either alcoholics or narcotics anonymous) every evening and through these meetings she has met and made so many new and supportive friends who are in the same position as she is. She looks healthier and happier than she's been in years and I know that these three individuals, once through the worst, will be exactly the same! Good luck to them all!
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:54:47 GMT
Lisa , Romford Essex
I'm sitting watching this programme wishing all of them the very best, I have tears rolling down wishing that my brother could be in their place when I see Darren he reminds me so much of my brother. He will be 40 this year and is DESPERATE to get off Heroin and methadone. I wish we had the £3,000 pounds for him to go to that clinic. I know that my brother would be so willing as he is so in need of a life free of drugs he wants nothing more than to have a relationship with a woman, he has the kindest nature in the world and is such a good person we all adore him. He deserves a chance in life. We worry because he has now started to develop strange habits as though his mind is going, he will sit with a mirror and tweezers of an evening and pick at things. We taped him doing it but he is not aware at the time. My children do not know he is on heroin as it would break their hearts. We love him so much. He still lives at home with my mum but she is 64 and cannot cope she worries for his future...
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:54:38 GMT
John, Birmingham
Good luck to all of you brave people! I’ve just got over my addiction of heroin and crack cocaine and it was hell. I think that any one who can cold turkey and survive shows that they have sheer determination. Good luck you can do it guys, believe in-your-self. John
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:54:45 GMT
Sarah, Dundee
I think they are all doing really well and hope they all keep it up when they go home. I've got a soft spot for Darren, he is such a gentleman! I can see the difference in him already. Stick with it Darren, you can do it! x
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:52:37 GMT
Joshua, Oxford
Wow, what a programme! Firstly I'd like to say all the best to the three incredibly brave people and wish them all the luck in the world. Secondly, I'd like to say a huge thank you to the producers’ et al. I've been going through a very low time recently and drinking way too much. Some how watching this programme over the last few days has helped me so much. This morning I woke up and knew that I'd just got through it. Thank you for the insipiration (?spelling?).
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:50:01 GMT
Ewan, Rosset
I'm a 34 year old heroin addict who has been using since the age of 18. I have received treatment at Harrogate twice now which is really why I am posting this message. On the first occasion I successfully detoxed from methadone, which I have to add was extremely difficult, paticularly after leaving the clinic. I failed to maintain counseling after leaving detox5 as I obtained employment in the US. This was a big mistake as I very quickly slipped into a spiral of alcohol abuse which replaced the opiates and was totally socially acceptable especially in the industry that I was employed in. On the second occasion I found that, although I wanted support from the drug services when I came out, it just wasn't there. Subsequently I went back to heroin after a very short period of time. This was due to my weak willpower, lack of support and social group that I was involved with. What I would like to say is that I wish all three of the patients there the best of luck but they must ensure that they stick with the naltrexone programme and ensure that they make use of whatever post treatment support they can. This goes for their families too. Good luck to all.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:50:00 GMT
Paul , Glasgow
Nitrexiline or however u spell it is a total waste of time at least 6 of friends have tried it and all were using again within weeks. Methadone seems to be the only answer as it stabilises the user
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:47:00 GMT
Billy Wright, London
I've been a heroin addict for about 10yrs and have been on a Subutex script for the last 2. I have managed to get to the point through the Subutex and a local drugs project where I now only use once a week or every other week. However I find it impossible to make that final step and stop for good. But hopefully I shall be going on a Naltraxone script soon. Is rehab followed by Naltraxone the right step, do you think? What these guys are going through is amazing and they are all incredibly brave. Having gone through a cluck a number of times I know what they are going through and I wish them all the best of luck. They have given me the strength to keep going and try to finally stop for good. Cheers for what you are doing.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:46:23 GMT
Gavin, Norwich
I've been an addict since I was 16 but 4 the last 15 months I’ve been taking the heroin substitute subutex. I think it is the best thing for anybody wanting to stop using heroin as it is a partial blocker to the euphoric highs you get from using heroin. since going on subutex my life has turned around it was the best thing I did , I’ve just got to cut my self down as I am still addicted to a substance and am tied to taking a tablet(s) everyday and have to go to a chemist once a week.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:46:01 GMT
Sue, Chesterfield
My son came off heroin a few years ago he is on a Methadone programme, your programme is brilliant and a real eye opener, I can relate to the parents in the programme, I hope the people featured in the programme can deal with their pressures once they return home, the cravings and the circle they have mixed in, especially Alison who seems to have access to heroin on the street where she lives I hope they all achieve good results when they return home, though it won’t be easy.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:38:35 GMT
Cliodhna, Dublin Ireland
After watching your programme last night. I am disgusted and appalled with Channel 4. You have taken the Big Brother philosophy a step too far, you have targeted 3 very vulnerable people and exposed their illness and their issues to the nation. I have worked in addiction for 4 years and have family dealing with addiction, and it is not something to be abused in the manner that you did so. I feel that had you used a different format to expose the seriousness of addiction it would have made more of an impact and been more educational. Your programme has been discussed within our organisation with staff and clients and it is a collective view that, it is not worth watching.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:38:33 GMT
Julia, Bristol
Giving up heroin will mean having to leave the area that you lived in completely. It’s much too easy to fall back into the habit. Support from friends/family isn’t always the best way. Also, if someone doesn’t really want to give up no amount of support or help will achieve a drug free life. I was a heavy user for 5 years, been clean for 7 years and don’t even think about it anymore (even when I hear aluminum foil crinkling which used to be a trigger to remind me). But I really wanted to stop and did it by myself by buying methadone off the street and weaning myself off. Took a week to get over the worst part and 6 weeks to wean off methadone. Worst problem was dehydration; I had to buy Dioralyte from the chemist as it was the only thing I could keep down. As soon as I was clean I left the area and started my life again elsewhere. I hope these 3 people manage to stay off. Getting off is the easy part, staying off is the real killer.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 09:36:56 GMT
Heather, Essex
the only way I could get of heroin was to move over 100 miles away into a refuge and lock myself away from everyone and everything. It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my whole life. They make it look so easy on TV, but its not!!
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 07:36:58 GMT
Heather, Bedford
I'm disappointed with the show as it does not give a true picture of ""going cold turkey"". I am an ex-heroin addict (not used since oct 2003) What you are showing is a detox programme that's out of reach to most addicts as it costs around £3000. Going cold turkey means to come off heroin without any help, to suffer all withdrawals (where your whole body aches, your back feels like its broken in two, sitting on the toilet with a bucket in your hands because you don’t know which end it’s going to come out of first, you cant stop shivering, sweating, climbing the walls and screaming in agony) I was hoping this show was going to educate people who know nothing about heroin as to just how hard it is to come off. Coming off heroin is no whereas easy as your show makes it look. After all it’s not called the ""Devil's"" drug for no reason.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 07:34:04 GMT
Dinnydebs, Kent
I am interested to know what support you are offering the families as it appears to me quite a harsh experience to witness your child going through 'cold turkey' and I wonder how appropriate this is. I am also interested in what long term support you will be offering both the clients of the clinic and the families.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 03:11:32 GMT
Tony, Mansfield
I am a heroin addict and have been on methadone and I’ve had a lot of experience in detox and using. The patient [Alison] isn’t feeling that bad yet due to her long use of methadone and her body building a reserve tank if you like to the drug. it should be withdrawing from her marrow and bones within 2 more days of treatment I say this because it happened to me. it worries me that her cold turkey won’t start until she leaves the clinic and relapse will be almost certain.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 01:44:07 GMT
Garry,Manchester
As per usual we have a smug presenter swanning around telling us about addiction. Then, as if to add insult to injury, he interviews the specialists. Does he listen to them, does he give them time to tell the full story, or does he just run straight back on the ward to see a nurse mopping up sick? Channel 4! You should be ashamed of yourself this is a serious matter and not just a vehicle for ratings. I sincerely hope this programme will try to deal with the issue of addiction in a more informative manner over the days ensuing. As a former alcohol addict I can speak of first hand experience. The facilities you are showing to the public are just not real. It would cost a hell of a lot of money to be able to provide that level of care to every addict wanting to get clean.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 01:14:56 GMT
Gail, Glasgow
I would just like to say well done to the three addicts. They are doing well so far I hope they get plenty of help and support after the five days! Unfortunately my brother who died at 25yrs and left behind a 15month old son didn't get much help.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:31:16 GMT
Amanda, Cardiff
I went cold turkey on my 24th birthday, I’d been injecting heroin from the age of 20.Going into rehab has kept me alive, I have slipped back since then but not 2 the extent I was at b4 I went into rehab, I turned to prostitution,stealing,etc.b4 rehab but it's given a belief in myself I never had, my ideas do count, I am a nice person with something 2 offer. The best advice I can give is help people when they ask 4 it (it's when their most likely 2 succeed. I really believe it can take years, but if you want to do it the help should be there no matter how many times it takes. DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WANT TO BE ADDICTS.IT'S AN EVIL DRUG THAT GRABS HOLD OF YOU & WON'T LET GO. More help needs 2 be offered, waiting lists need 2 go down and much more intense counselling (instead of r u alright, everything going well& then you get your methadone script.) This country needs to wake up there is an epidemic going on. We look at addicts as second class citizens, that doesn't help. Also when I went cold turkey (no drugs at all, no one helped my family they did it alone, watching me throw up, couldn’t control my bowels, it was my parents that helped (I’d asked them 2 as I was so desperate), alas it didn't work after I’d finished my cold turkey (Over a week & a half later, I went out in the area I was living knowing I’d bump into a dealer. You need as I’ve said b4 deep psychological help 4 many years.
Please have a bit more empathy we have feelings & need help, LOTS of LOVE & People there to talk too"
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:21:33 GMT
Lee, Wakefield
Read this whole before you judge me! HEROIN ADDICTS ARE A COMPLETE JOKE! You know not to leave the gas on cause it will kill you. You know not to take heroin like wise!!! I’ve been depressed since the age of 14 and been on anti-depressants since I was 25. I started smoking cannabis at 15. Speed, acid, mushrooms, E's, cocaine soon followed. I ain’t touched nada for 3 years. At school, all my closest friends became addicts of smack shortly after. Every single person I hanged out with at school all chose the pathetic path. Smack. Always I see their names in 'Reports from the courts' in the local paper. They knew it was wrong to start with smack in the first place. They gambled, and they lost. Why should we give smack heads a chance when they already had the chance to say no in the first place? Don’t blame the education system either. The only people who can be blamed are the ones who decided to take it on themselves, and carry on regardless. So I pose this to C4. Let’s try something new... Instead of weaning 3 people off it, why not attract 3 cocky people like myself to take it on under controlled conditions for say...6 months to a year, video them from start to finish, and then let them do PROPER cold turkey, with no medicinal aid LIVE on TV!!!!? The only exception to this idea; No applicant can have tried smack in the first place. BB will be a thing of the past. In 2006 its time for the real people of the UK to unite and let their voices be heard. We wanna see proper reality shows expressing real emotions and real life issues. My idea for a show would not only prove to addicts that there is an escape (because I’m 110% positive it’s not as hard as it’s made out to be) but it would also show an insight to a proper addict’s cold turkey!
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:37:09 GMT
Michelle, Leigh
My heart goes out to the families. And I feel for the victims who get drawn in by this awful addiction. I hope they all manage to get though this terrible ordeal and stay clean.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:30:26 GMT
Jamie,Glasgow
Will the girl taking Methadone feel different withdrawals to the others eg. will cold turkey take longer to kick in , and will the withdrawals last longer?
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:19:17 GMT
Kim, Warrington
I think Channel 4 are doing a good thing on showing the programme on heroin and would like to see what it’s like to come off the drink. This frightens me to think what I would be like.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:16:00 GMT
Graham, Ipswich
I think all school children in the country should be made to watch a recording of this programme, maybe from 10 or 11 yr olds onwards, whether parents give their permission or not. I would find it a very powerful reason, never to take hard drugs, and maybe in the future we would not have so many poor sods having to go though the agonies of coming off drugs. I smoke, but stopping smoking is hard for me, but going through what these 3 people are having to go through must be torture
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:14:10 GMT
Polly, Dublin
Hiya, i've been following the show since the start and i am finding it really interesting, the only thing I find amazing is how relaxed all of the patients are...i have tried cold turkey in the past but i was literally crawling the walls....Methadone addict 45mls per day for the past 5 years....
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:08:07 GMT
Recovered alcoholic and addict, Enfield
I agree that the title of this programme is misleading, most of the symptoms these people are experiencing are the result of the sedation they have been given. By the way, folks, if you are addicted to codeine then you are an opiate addict, codeine is an opiate. It is possible to recover from alcoholism and/or drug addiction whether you have been in a rehab or not. The 12 step programme begun by Alcoholics Anonymous and variously adopted by other organisations is a programme that will work for anyone prepared to put in the work. It is important though to get to a detox programme first especially if trying to come off of alcohol. Recovery doesn't cost money folks, it is freely available at a venue near you. Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Marijuana Anonymous etc are all easily contactable and cost you nothing but some hard work. I have been recovered for a little over 12 years and I have never wanted to drink or use in that time. The miracle is available all you gotta do is do it!
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:05:52 GMT
Sophia, London
i'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober for almost 1 year. I started drinking when I was 12 years old. I started taking drugs when I was 32. I'm now 36 years old. I have a new baby of 7 weeks and a relatively new husband of 9 months. Scott, my husband has relapsed on his drug of choice - heroin/crack. He's been back on it for the past 8 or 9 months. Whilst my husband has relapsed and I am supporting him to the best of my ability, I am mindful of my own addiction and vulnerabilities and have to remain detached from him for my own survival. But it's very hard to be strong when you've been so weak most of your life and I want to drink and use a lot of the time cos I feel jealous or to get back at him or just purely cos I want to. But I haven't and am proud of that. Getting clean is easy. Staying clean is the hardest.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:04:36 GMT
Steve, Poole
The mother of my twins (who are almost one year old) has been discharged from Drug Team care because of ambiguous test results! She should be on methadone but this has been refused! I have offered to pay privately for a prescription but this has been refused! Now she is FORCED to use heroin or illicit methadone when we can buy it on black market. This is disgusting and I want this highlighted. What is going on??? The residential care centres here do not care at all they are looking for statistics and not results.
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:00:49 GMT
Sarah, Manchester
I am a heroin addict of 10 years. This has been 10 years of hell! I have lost everything that I have ever cared about and my children are living with my parents. I would dearly love to be able to do the detox 5 programme as I do know a couple of people who have done it and been succesfull, although for every one that has been able to beat it there are 10 more that haven't. I have stolen, begged, borrowed for heroin and have even worked on the streets as a prostitute to fund my habit. I have been to hell and back and at the moment I cannot see a way out. My partner is not a user and has been helping fund my habit so that I don't return to the streets as he knows what I have been through while selling myself. I have been raped, beaten to a pulp, tortured, pimped, kidnapped and had my life threatened and all for that one £10 bag that will make me feel myself again. I no longer get anything off heroin I take it now to feel normal. I would give ANYTHING to be able to kick this habit and to get back my life and my children and the respect and trust of my family again although after everything they are still here supporting me. I hope that the three people your programme is about manage to beat it and stay clean because that is the hardest to stay off it!!!
Created: Wednesday, 22-Feb-2006 00:00:46 GMT
Max, Ulverston
I feel that your programme cold turkey, does not give a realistic picture of going cold turkey, not being a heroin addict myself, but I have lost one friend to it, and had a boyfriend of another going cold turkey lots of times It takes over your life, and it is very difficult to trust someone that is an addict as they lie to get their fix. I quit tobacco last year, and I know it’s not heroin but it was one of the most difficult things I have ever done. I tried so many times to quit before, and two things persuaded me, myself and my children. I had an alcohol problem when I was 18, and did the binge drinking, out Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, going to work drunk, and I realised I couldn't do without a drink and that was one of the reasons I quit, and made a conscious effort to not drink excessively.Drugs and alcohol are portrayed as trendy and the in-thing to do, and dance culture people think they can't have a good time without taking drugs. As I am one of the older generation, I was on a coach trip to a dance club, and was on a bus full of teenagers, and I was the only person that hadn’t taken xtc, and had to explain why I could keep dancing without drugs. I just hope my children don't get in with the wrong crowd. Our children need to be brought up with strong self esteem, and encourage their confidence, and maybe they will be able to say no!
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:59:16 GMT
Aly, Dublin
Hey guys, luv d show, I am a 29 yr old mum of two on a low dose of methadone for the past 6 yrs. I would love to wake up and not have to take medicine to be normal but i find the fear factor of the actual detox, to me, is huge...Can anyone shed some light on the least most painful way of tackling this, as i feel as soon as i'd feel awful(while detoxing) i wouldn’t see it through...please help?
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:58:55 GMT
Lidia,Hove
I'd just like to say that what your doing for those three is so admirable and what they are achieving is too.My brother has been using for a number of years and is attempting to come off heroin for the second time.It’s made me realise what he's going through/went through listening to others stories, and made me realise how much friends and family help,being there always no matter what.Good luck to all three of them and anyone else who has a drug related problem and is trying to sort it out.
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:57:59 GMT
Paul, Hull
why is their limited help? Thank you Channel 4.You made my family understand my addiction.heroin user for over 24 years.
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:57:23 GMT
Lee, Seascale
Hi Krishnan, could you please pass on all my prayers and best wishes to the very brave Mothers that have just been on the show, and of course all the other members of the family. They are being so strong and deserve respect. I would also like to send my best to Alison,Amanda and Darren. They are doing the hard work. It'll be hard, but I feel that they are strong enough. Keep going guys, this worlds not that bad, kick the junk and start living...RESPECT!!! You're all very brave and stronger than you think!!!
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:56:57 GMT
Luchi, London
As an ex addict I find the programme shallow, fake and sensational television. Taking vulnerable people into a short term detox, where the emphasis is on the pain the patients are suffering, in the projected situation, as opposed to dealing with the core problems in addressing the root of addictive behaviour. I feel sorry for the addicts concerned, being used in such an irresponsible manner .
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:54:59 GMT
Niamh, Londonderry
Just watched the programme about heroin and i found it very informative, until the total exploitation of that poor man. How can you say a relationship is brewing? between him and a nurse? The man in question could not bite his own finger???? I know its about ratings but that was done in very bad taste!
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:53:31 GMT
Thomas, Renfrewshire
I have been watching going cold turkey for 2 nights and i have been wanting to do that sort of cold turkey for years now,i have heard of this way before,but my doc and my drug worker say that it’s not done anymore.So when I was watching going cold turkey I knew that’s the right way for me.i started taking drugs when i was 15-16,started out on hash then a mixture of Tamazepam and up jhon 17 (don’t no the medical term sorry)and drink until i was 20-21 i started taking heroin then,but never smoked it, straight on to the needle. i done this until i was 28 then the doctor put me on a methadone program and its though my life has just stopped.i dont go out anymore i just sit in the house day after day doing nothing i go get my script and thats it.i do not take heroin anymore since i started the methadone.i have been on this stuff for 8 years and i cant see an end to it all.when i was watching cold turkey i felt happy cause now there seems a way to get off of methadone,i hate the stuff and at the momemt i hate myself cause I’m still on it,my family is there for me but they just think it will never end because i have been like this for so long.once i get off of methadone i can start my life again.
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:52:16 GMT
Vanessa,Newcastle
i think that the program about heroin addiction is a very soft approach, if i was a person thinking of heroin i would think that cold turkey is easy. I have smoked hash for years and i have done a lot harder drugs in the past and this program makes "cold turkey" look so easy but it isn’t so. let’s show the truth of how hard it really is.show how hard it is from the start. dont sedate once u aint sedated u dont no whats happening and it isnt hard by your standards just show it how it really is for normal people who cant afford that kind of treatment meant in the best possible way :)
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:51:27 GMT
Michael, Birmingham
I watched quitting the weed, featuring 'J Roc', from Big Brothaz. He was very brave to show his battle with drugs so publicly. I wish him well in his quest to finally kick the habit. I have seen many young black men like me hooked on weed. Thankfully I don't take drugs, but I can Identify with him as I am also a musician. I work with many young people and I believe it would be useful to show them some of the dangers in smoking cannabis, and with such a well known person, he can serve as an excellent role model to show that it is possible to live without drugs. Thanks for such an honest and powerful program.
Created: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006 23:33:05 GMT
Carl, Carlisle
i think the detox clinic should be on the NHS.I went from heroin to methadone and I’ve now been off heroin 14 months.i have tried & tried to get funding but have never got it. We should have more programmes on tv like this one