Film Do you feel like if you'd been shown Requiem for a Dream (2000) you might not have started drugs?

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

I feel like that movie should be mandatory viewing in High Schools, like for mid-teens age students?
There is no better anti-drugs campaign in the world. It even has the benefit of not demonising weed (or even like moderate/social alcohol use)

It's not even a "drugs are bad, mmmkay" thing. More just incredibly sad and really sticks with you.
It covers most of the "big" ones that people badly struggle with. You got Harry/Marian/Tyrone with Heroin for opioids and then Sara diet pill regimen consisting of amphetamines and then a barbiturate (sleeping pills) at night, plus when she begins experiencing psychosis is given anti-anxiety pills (specified as Valium/Diazepam in the book)

I basically had the same issue AS Sara, too. I had anorexia* and found a shady doctor to prescribe me 100mg Amphetamine Sulphate pills 3 x day for "severe overweight" (I was 5'6 and 134lbs) plus he gave me 180mg Phenobarbital for night "the diet pills can cause agitation, anxiety and trouble sleeping and this will help those side effects" and I ended up 91lbs and wandering the streets like 18 hours a day hallucinating pills and gold coins on the ground and talking to people who were not there. Fortunately, when I was eventually sectioned, the doctors in the Acute Mental Health Ward were both sympathetic and competent and I recovered.
If I'd seen the movie BEFORE this, maybe I wouldn't have take or abused those pills?

Having said, that I think I saw it BEFORE I got addicted to opioids.

But I feel it could help discourage people?


*obviously you technically have to have a BMI below 17.5 to be diagnosed, but people have usually HAD IT for months by then

 

[pixies+]

I truly don’t believe anything or anybody was going to stop me from doing any drug.

When talking just standard drugs -Coke/crack/iv, heroin/opioids, Alcohol, benzos/sleeper and meth, meth is the only one I’ve only touched once (knowingly). I say knowingly because there’s a stupid story that I just don’t need to get into. Meth scares the living shit out me.

I wish there was something that could help though. I really do. Can’t see it happening, to be honest. People will always hurt. And people will always be in pain. Those two are often one and the same. So … yeah..

 

[kiely]

Choose. You can. Awesome.

I love a CE post though. It does get a reaction.

 

[Opana313]

Saw it and still chose. Lol. But I agree even without seeing it, we are where we are supposed to be in this thing called life or reality(opposite of dream).

I think certain teachers should allow it for seniors or starting college.

 

[Chaurus]

It takes place too long ago.

But it's still good for them to see it.

Who even steals their family's television sets to sell them for heroin these days?

We watched Wir Kinder von Bahnhof Zoo from the Seventies and read the book in Germany in the early nineties. The Seventies German slang was hilarious. It was good however, and many teens from our generation never started with heroin (although I knew guys a few years older who had and even lived with a former heroin addict).

In the eighties every cartoon and live action children's/teen series had a 'very special episode and/or PSA at the end of the episode.

There was even a Muppet Babies and cartoon character special presented by George and Barbara Bush called "All Stars to the Rescue"...

Did this work? Not sure.

But I do feel the young generation could use a lot more information than they seem to be getting now.

 

[lost weekend]

I feel like that movie should be mandatory viewing in High Schools, like for mid-teens age students?
There is no better anti-drugs campaign in the world. It even has the benefit of not demonising weed (or even like moderate/social alcohol use)

It's not even a "drugs are bad, mmmkay" thing. More just incredibly sad and really sticks with you.
It covers most of the "big" ones that people badly struggle with. You got Harry/Marian/Tyrone with Heroin for opioids and then Sara diet pill regimen consisting of amphetamines and then a barbiturate (sleeping pills) at night, plus when she begins experiencing psychosis is given anti-anxiety pills (specified as Valium/Diazepam in the book)

I basically had the same issue AS Sara, too. I had anorexia* and found a shady doctor to prescribe me 100mg Amphetamine Sulphate pills 3 x day for "severe overweight" (I was 5'6 and 134lbs) plus he gave me 180mg Phenobarbital for night "the diet pills can cause agitation, anxiety and trouble sleeping and this will help those side effects" and I ended up 91lbs and wandering the streets like 18 hours a day hallucinating pills and gold coins on the ground and talking to people who were not there. Fortunately, when I was eventually sectioned, the doctors in the Acute Mental Health Ward were both sympathetic and competent and I recovered.
If I'd seen the movie BEFORE this, maybe I wouldn't have take or abused those pills?

Having said, that I think I saw it BEFORE I got addicted to opioids.

But I feel it could help discourage people?


*obviously you technically have to have a BMI below 17.5 to be diagnosed, but people have usually HAD IT for months by then

I feel the same about trainspotting [the first one] no one wants to be in a constant cycle of scoring heroin but at the same time I'd love to try it ,like really badly.i was recently prescribed codeine for my stomach 56 of them lol and I must admit I've been abusing them as my stomach bug has gone.it feels like a nice warm blanket ,I'm more talkative and actually find my wife explaining her day interesting, I suffer from depression and selfishness. If I new how to score some I'd buy in a second ,or even oxy or morphine but I don't know any drug dealers ,I know it would end up ruining my life but I just have this massive urge .not good ."choose life ,I chose not to choose life I chose heroin"

 

[pixies+]

Yeah it’s a slippery slope.
Some come out on top.
Some come out beaten, bruised, and broken.
Some are 6 feet under or MIA.

I came out of it beaten, bruised, and broken. I had no say in the matter once the addiction set in. Now, every day is a battle I’ll have to fight for the rest of my life. Do I stay “sober”? Do I say fuck it?

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d be an addict. I thought that shit was for “grown ups” and movies. I was just a regular kid just like all the rest of my friends.

I wish a movie would’ve made me make better choices. I really, really do. Sadly… hindsight and all that…

 

[lost weekend]

Yeah it’s a slippery slope.
Some come out on top.
Some come out beaten, bruised, and broken.
Some are 6 feet under or MIA.

I came out of it beaten, bruised, and broken. I had no say in the matter once the addiction set in. Now, every day is a battle I’ll have to fight for the rest of my life. Do I stay “sober”? Do I say fuck it?

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d be an addict. I thought that shit was for “grown ups” and movies. I was just a regular kid just like all the rest of my friends.

I wish a movie would’ve made me make better choices. I really, really do. Sadly… hindsight and all that…

I feel for you as much as it pains me to admit it I to would be classed as alcohol dependent [can't even bring my self to say I'm an alcoholic]also Ive been addicted to kratom for 17 years ,I run out for a week and it was hell on earth .I keep it all hidden though .

 

[paranoid android]

I saw it before i became a junkie so no. personally i didnt like this movie at all

 

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

I truly don’t believe anything or anybody was going to stop me from doing any drug.

When talking just standard drugs -Coke/crack/iv, heroin/opioids, Alcohol, benzos/sleeper and meth, meth is the only one I’ve only touched once (knowingly). I say knowingly because there’s a stupid story that I just don’t need to get into. Meth scares the living shit out me.

I wish there was something that could help though. I really do. Can’t see it happening, to be honest. People will always hurt. And people will always be in pain. Those two are often one and the same. So … yeah..

Very good point.
I've only done meth...without knowing it? I did a lot of Amphetamine Sulphate. Even after what happened above...the doctor lost his licence (obviously), but I went and bought amphetamine online like maybe 3 or 4 more times (using it every day for a few months until psychosis each time) because I still had the ED and in terms of weight loss, it WORKS.
Anyway, during one time of using it, I was being drug tested at the time every 2 weeks (nothing legal, I was just at addiction services at the time, for opioids really) and twice tested positive for Methamphetamine...I can only guess there was SOME meth in my amphetamine sulphate? I do remember a couple batches seeing STRONG, even thought it was all allegedly the same purity.

 

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

Choose. You can. Awesome.

I love a CE post though. It does get a reaction.

Aww that you so much

 

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

I feel the same about trainspotting [the first one] no one wants to be in a constant cycle of scoring heroin but at the same time I'd love to try it ,like really badly.i was recently prescribed codeine for my stomach 56 of them lol and I must admit I've been abusing them as my stomach bug has gone.it feels like a nice warm blanket ,I'm more talkative and actually find my wife explaining her day interesting, I suffer from depression and selfishness. If I new how to score some I'd buy in a second ,or even oxy or morphine but I don't know any drug dealers ,I know it would end up ruining my life but I just have this massive urge .not good ."choose life ,I chose not to choose life I chose heroin"

That's pretty much exactly how I got addicted/started.
I had a bad seizure and broke several ribs and the IV morphine I got in the hospital was life-changing.
I got a bunch of Codeine leaving (I think like 2 months worth of the 30mg pills) and found if I took several at once I got that same warm-glowy-calm-happy feeling. And I had depression, too, so that was NOT something I was used to feeling. It felt like every day was just the BEST day.

 

[AngelsandFairiesarereal]

Oh man I saw this movie when I was in hardcore opiate withdrawal … I do not recommend doing that

 

[lost weekend]

That's pretty much exactly how I got addicted/started.
I had a bad seizure and broke several ribs and the IV morphine I got in the hospital was life-changing.
I got a bunch of Codeine leaving (I think like 2 months worth of the 30mg pills) and found if I took several at once I got that same warm-glowy-calm-happy feeling. And I had depression, too, so that was NOT something I was used to feeling. It felt like every day was just the BEST day.

Yeh it's amazing ,my grandfather fell and broke a bone years ago and I went with him in the ambulance ,he was in agony so the paramedic injected morphine in his arm I think then 5 mins later he was begging for more .this was someone who was completely anti drugs and never drank but the feeling must be so good you just want more .that's why I want to try it ,just once .

 

[pixies+]

Very good point.
I've only done meth...without knowing it? I did a lot of Amphetamine Sulphate. Even after what happened above...the doctor lost his licence (obviously), but I went and bought amphetamine online like maybe 3 or 4 more times (using it every day for a few months until psychosis each time) because I still had the ED and in terms of weight loss, it WORKS.
Anyway, during one time of using it, I was being drug tested at the time every 2 weeks (nothing legal, I was just at addiction services at the time, for opioids really) and twice tested positive for Methamphetamine...I can only guess there was SOME meth in my amphetamine sulphate? I do remember a couple batches seeing STRONG, even thought it was all allegedly the same purity.

The meth in your paste seems strange to me, just like everyone says there’s no fent in pressed bars here lol but I don’t disbelieve it for a second. Not sure when that was, but damn. That’s rough. This whole drug sshitbheap makes me furious.

Imagine how much healthier everyone would be with clean fucking drugs man… but of course. No. Why do anything wild like that that could saves literally millions of lives nahhhhhhjj we’ll just show them cartoons in high school

Fuck sakes

 

[pixies+]

Yeh it's amazing ,my grandfather fell and broke a bone years ago and I went with him in the ambulance ,he was in agony so the paramedic injected morphine in his arm I think then 5 mins later he was begging for more .this was someone who was completely anti drugs and never drank but the feeling must be so good you just want more .that's why I want to try it ,just once .

That pain must’ve been something he had not felt for some time and then once you feel the relief - especially a SAFE morphine shot… ughhhh…. My body shivers at the thought ( in a good way of course) I don’t blame your grandfather for wanting more. They generally give the lowest possible about to see where someone’s tolerance starts.

 

[lost weekend]

The meth in your paste seems strange to me, just like everyone says there’s no fent in pressed bars here lol but I don’t disbelieve it for a second. Not sure when that was, but damn. That’s rough. This whole drug sshitbheap makes me furious.

Imagine how much healthier everyone would be with clean fucking drugs man… but of course. No. Why do anything wild like that that could saves literally millions of lives nahhhhhhjj we’ll just show them cartoons in high school

Fuck sakes

I remember watching a documentary about an old man who had used clinical morphine all his life and he was in perfect health and I think he was trying to make the point that if you gave morphine to addicts instead of them having to score they could live a normal life [what ever that is] but I suppose it would need a great deal of self control which he obviously had.i don't know how he sourced clean morphine but he was an academic of some sort

 

[AngelsandFairiesarereal]

Imagine how much healthier everyone would be with clean fucking drugs man

Yea more people would be working jobs imo … there’s people in pain groups that were working for years and when they went and cut a lot of people’s pain meds a lot of them had to stop working as it just became finally too much for them.

 

[lost weekend]

That pain must’ve been something he had not felt for some time and then once you feel the relief - especially a SAFE morphine shot… ughhhh…. My body shivers at the thought ( in a good way of course) I don’t blame your grandfather for wanting more. They generally give the lowest possible about to see where someone’s tolerance starts.

Yeh he got another shot in hospital and still asked for more ,it must be one powerful magical drug

 

[helpingout]

I watched the film and really only observed the time they picked up and got high and listened to records.

When he loses his arm it just kinda went over my head. I felt like the ending was disappointing

That said tho I didn’t use heroin and was very against it for a very long time.

Didn’t use heroin til I was about thirty because my best friend had died about three years prior, my marriage had failed, and I had just decided to give up.

It wasn’t the movie or not the movie.

It was that I gave up.