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Originally Posted by Sliver
FTR, it was a very close family member that got hooked on hard drugs and they became an absolute write-off as a human being. Their old personality was erased and replaced with a junkie-zombie hybrid. It was awful and gross and gives me the willies thinking about their last couple of years. Prior to that, they were my favourite person on earth.
Do you know any junkies personally? Like I'm talking completely strung out, fataed out of their gourd, and completely dissociated with reality. People can be so lost they lose all value to their friends, family and society.
My position is we need to lock them up and treat their addiction. Handing out free needles and resuscitating them does nothing to help anyone. They need counselling and sobriety. Nothing else is an option.
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One other thing on this: I wish my plan was policy when my family member was struggling. They needed to be ripped out of their life and helped and given time to become sober. Giving him free needles was not helpful.