Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict
Ben: Diary Of A Heroin Addict – Website: thelonetiger.wordpress.com Facebook: www.facebook.com As a bright schoolboy from a loving, middle-class family Ben Rogers was expected to make a success of his life. Raised in a quiet, picturesque village Ben was a Boy Scout, loved cricket, played in the school orchestra and looked forward to the annual family holiday. But despite his privileged start in life Ben found himself on the road to ruin, injecting heroin up to four times a day. During his last months, Ben kept a video diary of his drug use and desperate attempts to come off heroin. Ravaged by the drug, Ben’s body began to break down: he developed DVT and his veins were rendered so useless he had to inject into his groin. Despite his family’s best efforts, Ben couldn’t stop. He was haunted by, and hooked on, heroin. Ben: Diary of A Heroin Addict charts his lies and manipulation as he mixes his next hit whilst telling his mother Anne he is clean and making a new start. It reveals Anne’s anger and tears as Ben loses his fight against the drugs and shows how father Mike’s unconditional love continues undiminished as they are forced to deal with their son’s addiction. Director Olly Lambert comments: “It’s incredibly rare to come across such raw and unflinching footage of a man so close to an abyss. I was speechless when I first watched it. I hope the film finishes what Ben had begun: to give people a visceral understanding of the nature of addiction. It has been a privilege to try and unpick who Ben really …
Saugus Anti-Drug Coalition forms
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Goodwin empathized with parents who are worried that their children will start taking drugs. She said that in addition to making the community aware of drug abuse and helping those affected by it, SADC is advocating for a comprehensive anti-drug …
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No more money for drug addicts
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YOUR headline about addicts on £7.4m benefits (Sentinel, October 25) is enough to get the creator of the benefits scheme Sir William Beveridge spinning in his grave. Payments through hard times were meant to be paid on contributions made through taxes …
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Tri-Town Council Corner – Discouraging marijuana use among teens
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My name is David Ray, and I am the Co-Founder/Director of Number 16, a 12-step community dedicated to helping addicts and alcoholics recover. Over the past several years the epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction has become a significant issue in our …
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