Again who are you (not you but) to make that choice? Mental health issues are something else, you would not get somebody sectioned because they chose to take xyz substance. You cannot forcibly 'fix' a person that does not want to be fixed.
You can forcibly remove an addiction but the 'problem' as you see it will remain. You have been a member for two weeks, you have probably lurked for a while before joining up. If you read the 3PFM or the gibbering threads you will see many warning about using stims for Evey, When Max was using a lot of Benzos we all told him to be careful etc, Julie starting to get heroin and a few other people on a few other substances.
If you have read the posts from Evey, she has clearly stated that by telling her or forcing her not to do something has the opposite effect as she will go out of her way to do it more. Telling her the dangers, the risks and sharing our concerns (which has been done over pages of posts) is therefore more productive for her than simply telling her - don't do drugs.
This.
Best post I've seen on BL n true. I wish there were more with similar attitude as Beary.
I was FORCED off codeine. Oh yeah I did what they wanted, had the "recovery" but inside was resentful, angry, felt my control had been, felt like a puppet on a string. Result?
I ended up rebelling, doing 3fpm but not sensibly or listening to constructive, sensible advice but to extreme, rebellious, self-destructively n like an angry, defiant, rebellious child. Like a lion whom has been caged from his desired food---he does not stroll casually from the cages but breaks open the bars, fiercely---eating human after human, ripping them open with the teeth, angrily, fiercely, defiantly.....
Control doesn't work. You take the stimulus away. YOU DO NOT DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM YOU PROLONG IT N MAKE IT A THOUSAND TIMES WORST. You create a time-bomb n you don't know when it's going to blow. Mine did December 12 n I completely went for full-blown rebellion, self-destruct, control mode.
People are people. Living, breathing, feeling, functioning people. They matter. Listen to them. Do not disregard them. Listen to them. They matter. Their needs matter. They're reactions matter. Everything they do, there is a reason for. Listen to them n do not disregard them. Listening to someone can make such a difference. No one is a puppet on a string. Please do not make someone feel as though they are. They will dance to your tune for so long---then they will SMASH thr CD player n inwardly demand a different tune.
I have deliberately ignored these posts, knowing full well it's a troll on a wind up - but Beary's post (reply) is ace, class n deserves to be replied to because never a truer word spoken.
Thank you, Beary
Evey