Pffffft! The only consolation about the vast sums spent on H is that I'd never have had that amount of money were it not for my addiction in the first place, so wouldn't have had anything to show for it anyways. It was only the drugs that gave me the motivation and the balls to go out and steal everyday to raise the money for my habit. I was as honest as the day is long before then, and hated being a thief. Rationalised it by telling myself so long as I only stole from shops I wasn't really hurting anyone, and even took a certain amount of pride in that, because at least I'd never allowed myself to sink as low as the scum that burgled houses and robbed little old ladies and what have you. Bullshit of course, cos shoplifting ain't victimless at all. They pass the losses on to paying customers, so really you're stealing from the poor: those who can least afford the additional costs you're forcing on them to fund your habit.
