Instead of dragging these people down, please put the effort in to make the government see more needs to be done to help this vicious circle, not when its too late but from the beginning!
Hello Sarah and welcome to BL.
Sorry if you feel anyone here was dragging your brother down. It's an unusual story and this is a piss-taking place, a defence mechanism we all use to get us through the day, pretty much like most people, most places, most days.
I would like to offer apologies if any of it was hurtful in what must be a stressing and depressing situation.
Many people here do make some sort of an effort, even if its only contributing to this board, to keep the flag flying for sensible drug policies. No-one here lives in a vacuum and many of us have our own unfair, ridiculous stories to tell because of drug prohibition. You sound like an intelligent and sensible person thrown into an insane situation. I'm sure everyone's sympathy, and others empathy, goes out to you from Bluelight.
We do try to fight the right fight, at least most of us, most of the time. If you stick around you will see the drug information given out on this website is second to none anywhere in the real world or online.
Your brother's tale is one of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, that makes it essential people keep fighting for what is right and for the end of such a damaging policy that is prohibition.