shooting up on television ...

[andibabi]

swims question is... after being a junkie for 9 yrs, she cleaned her act up. for 2 1/2 yrs now she's been a good girl. abstaining from all drugs and the bad dreams have ceased.
*** so why is it that when she turns on the t.v., there are several different channels that think it's either "educational" or "entertaining" to show someone shooting up. in swims opinion it's neither. all it makes swim want to do, is get high. she can't even watch for long, and she ends up turning the channel to calm down. noone needs to see that ... especially kids. swim knows that it's a parents' responsibility to monitor their childs' t.v. watching, but that's a whole diff subject. why does seeing this make swim want to vomit, and make her hands tremble. why does this still bother swim so much? will it ever go away? Please advise.

[methMADMAN]

It makes swim feel all icky too. Part of swim craves and part of swim feels sick. But it's life and swim and swiy can't avoid life.

[Psych0naut]

Shooting up often becomes a lifestyle once started, it becomes a daily routine and a part of life on the person shooting up. If a person quits shooting up, but sees it on television, than it's normal for the person to be reminded of the often not so happy lifestyle the person left behind. But people shooting up is reality, it happens, and so that's why movies and documentaries are made about it, though it's very understanding SWIY can't stand it, it's just like someone showing you the drug you've been addicted to for a long time, but had quit for many years, it brings back bad memories of a not too pleasant lifestyle, being addicted.

[elscorcho717]

Where do you live that they show this? The UK? We don't get much of that in the states, but we are living in under totalitarian regime over here after all

[andibabi]

Originally Posted by elscorcho717

Where do you live that they show this? The UK? We don't get much of that in the states, but we are living in under totalitarian regime over here after all

swim lives in the U.S. (Tx.)
swim knows of 2 channels that have programs on i.v injection of drugs all the time. and she was channel surfing and saw Dr. freekin Phil had a special about it. even though she hardly ever watches him. the whole hour was dedicated to this one man and his "addiction" to methamphetamine. shooting up was the main thing depicted. they showed it over and over again. swim had to turn the damn channel.

[old hippie 56]

Swim knows how you feel, one of the reasons he don't watch tv much. They tell us to quit doing dope, but nearly every time you turn on the tv to one of the talk shows, there is some addict rigging up. And Oprah/Phil or whoever telling the viewers how pitiful it is.

[Rio Fantastic]

Swim has only seen shooting up broadcasted on T.V in the U.K once, and that was on late at night during a program about methamphetamine addiction. I think it's a pretty rare occurence to show shooting up on t.v here.

[The Doors]

Do what I do, stay away from TV as much as you can!

[andibabi]

Originally Posted by The Doors

Do what I do, stay away from TV as much as you can!

"I tell you the truth when I say that whoever seeks will find, and the finding will cause him to seek, but in the seeking is hidden the meaning of Life."
-Jesus Christ

Wow... swim thinks that is right on... swim wonders where in the bible that is? she has never read the bibile in completion, but wants to.

[Psych0naut]

Originally Posted by Rio Fantastic

Swim has only seen shooting up broadcasted on T.V in the U.K once, and that was on late at night during a program about methamphetamine addiction. I think it's a pretty rare occurence to show shooting up on t.v here.

The only time I've seen it on TV was on an American program as well, on Dr. Phil actually, about a woman who was addicted to pharms, and who shot up even during the broadcasting brake, which was filmed as well.