Cold turkey

[Greedyfly]

What are your opinions on this programme?

I can't believe that T.V has got to this point, I understand part of the idea to show the real world of drug takers and to show that it is devastating but why would you want to watch someone go cold turkey its horrible. Not a pleasant thing to go through or watch. Is there anything we won't watch or they won't put on T.V these days?

I know, I know, turn it over, don't watch it - which I did but what are YOUR feelings about this, is this reality t.v gone mad?

[Goodsoulette]

Terrible I couldnt believe that it was on. Those little counters that use like its a competiton. I turned over after a while enough was enough. Why are women who have a heroin addiction and are on the game allowed to keep there kids anyway? I felt so sad for her daughters.

[joko]

if it puts even a few kids off using heroin then its a good thing.

it isn't meant to be pleasant, thats the point.

[Goodsoulette]

I think the users glorified what the hits actually felt like. I was easily led as teenager and I took a lot of drugs, I could never get my hands on gear though. As a 13/14 yr ol;d i read about guys from bands who felt the same things and i thought it sounded like a cool high. These people were explaining it in exactly the same way.

[fideldyfee]

I didn't see this (although i plan to watch it tonight) but i remember a programme that was on years ago on channel 4 about a man trying to come off heroin and it was awful. I was quite young at the time and it really upset and scared me. Those feelings have always stayed with me and are more than enough to put me off doing it. That is proably what the programme is trying to do.

[buckaroo2]

I would have laughed had the subject of the programme been different, I'm all in favour of people making fools of themselves to satisfy their own vanity; if they know what they're getting into and are able to have a degree of control over their actions. Maybe an unfair comparison but it made me think of "Bum Fights", the American down and outs who are filmed doing 'stunts' for cash.

This programme takes a distressing situation and treats it in a fabulously naff way. Watching people who are heavily sedated in bed is as dull as ditch water, and the reactions of the dazed relatives to being asked "how do you feel?" for the umpteenth time is a tad tiring.

I was hoping it'd be interesting and even informative, but it seems the programme makers have steered away from a serious look at drugs/cold turkey and gone for the voyeuristic approach. All rather sad.

[lightoftruth]

This is not the end of reality TV depravity. Whilst it is a good idea to project a message that Heroin will destroy you it is also giving people a way of getting on the telly. I noticed that many of them had "one last hit" if they could have thrown it away then that would have been very empowering to them.

However i fear that the only end point of reality TV is death tv. If you want to see what i mean either watch the fil m or read the manga of "Battle Royale" ( warning battle royale is extremly violent and will screw with your head)

[Greedyfly]

I agree that this is good to persuade people against drug use - dont get me wrong but what I am saying is this isn't something that should be shown on tv the people involved should be able to get just the same help and support without them having to make money & ratings on it!

[Greedyfly]

As for Battle Royale - Hmfph.... A dissapointment to me - I hoped it would have been better, but is graphic, not for the faint hearted.

[Greedyfly]

Not to ramble on as well, although I do not condone this programme I thought the idea of cold turkey was to come off drugs without the help of drugs and they are sedated ( I understand the need for sedation and agree with it, just the programme is kind of defeating the object slightly)