@spanglyfish 519849 wrote:
hi! as the step-mum in this programme i understand where people are coming from in that its message is a bit weird: it doesn’t really seem to know if it’s trying to advertise meph, damn it or what. i can say that as a member of holly’s family (and a former party drug experimenter) i think i have seen the real event in a way that wasn’t represented in the film.
there are ‘party drugs’ and there are things that shouldn’t be played with. i don’t have any crazy ‘adult’ wish to damn all drugs… but i did see the changes in the girl i have known since she was 15, and i did talk to her openly and honestly for hours.
and i did see the fear and hopelessness in her eyes as she started to realise she was in deeper than she could manage. and can i say that seeing her shrink away to 2 stone lighter, start to disappear for days on end, turn up stinking, sobbing and desperate, suicidal and utterly lacking in any wish to live (and no, she doesn’t have any mental health issues, and at the mo, staying off mcat she is totally motivated and buzzing) was an eye opener about the new shit going round. it took a lot of work for me (as a now aging crusty old parent-type) to find all the info, get in touch with the original club-drug clinic in london and get through to dr roche in leeds. it took a whole summer getting her in to see the specialists that helped her.
and coping with the bullshit and lies that she coyldn’t help but spout. all for partying, just be careful wht you wish for. there are people out ther who really want to be informed rather than lectured to or bossed around or ‘protected’. it’s your choice.
Thank you for you’re post, its great to hear from someone involved in the program
and also great to hear Holly is doing well, as you could clearly see her distress, and difficulty trying to ‘stay away’ but being surrounded by temptation
I think the problems with these sorts of ‘shows’ – (well probably all shows) is the edit
As I just couldn’t work out what their rationale / message was – were they just exploring whats going on? trying to warn people? or …….
As many of the harm reduction expects advise – if you are going to take substances – stick with what you know – at least there is some (emerging) research in to the neurotoxisity/ biology / psychological effects etc, compared to these newer substances – obviously you’re never gonna know whats in an E etc unless you have a home testing kit – but if you are buying off a reliable source you may have an indication if its decent
and the saddest thing is prohibition has caused this – Proff Nutt (drugs without the hot air) suggests that a ‘huge seizure of sassafras oil in Cambodia in June 2008, which could have made 245 million doses of MDMA, was probably responsible for most of the pills containing no MDMA (evidenced by testing confiscated pills in 2009 – and also cocaine purity dropped as low as 22%)’
and with Mephedrone being so cheap and approx 95% pure – well…. what are people gonna do – stop taking substances? err…. no,
they are gonna take whatever has closed the gap in the market.. and perhaps not know how to dose- redose, know the long term psychological / physical effects etc etc
therefore potentially putting (particularly young) people in more danger –
