where`s this scheme? i know many sick people who could benefit from it as it`s 7 quid to get to the ddu, i`m surprised they havn`t been informed by the agencies they work with.
In Scotland, the scheme is run by Transport Scotland and the concessionary pass can include a companion. I don't know how it works in other areas though.
Addicts can be hard to like even when you love them. The money is a huge thing: any addiction is likely to end up costing the earth. I reckon a high percentage of addicts end up stealing from family members, and there is nothing like having to tell every visitor to make sure they don't leave any money where someone can get it. And addicts end up being very self-absorbed even if they are otherwise lovely people.
Even when someone can fund their habit, I don't think anyone's personality has ever been enhanced by a major substance abuse problem. I did wonder whether the reason Stephen Fry's last autobiography was so poor was that his huge cocaine intake meant that, though hugely sociable, he didn't really care that much about other people. There is something coldly list-making about the way he records whom he has met and partied with.
In Scotland, the scheme is run by Transport Scotland and the concessionary pass can include a companion. I don't know how it works in other areas though.
Quick google there and it's available in England too. As with Scotland, the person has to be considered disabled so it's not available to everyone with addiction.
I know two people (a couple) who use drugs - cannabis mostly but possibly they dabble in stronger substances - supposedly for medical reasons and all it's done is made them so paranoid and lazy they can barely function.
I'm really glad I never had any interest in the stuff.
Quick google there and it's available in England too. As with Scotland, the person has to be considered disabled so it's not available to everyone with addiction.
ah so same as here, apart from the permitted travelling companion, i`ll investigate that, thank you.
I think it's seen as a fairly "innocent" drug but can cause a lot of damage both financially and mentally. I know people who's relationship broke down due to the effect on one partner's mental health with prolonged use.
I've known at least 3 friends of friends that died with alchol playing a major factor in their deaths, and probably another couple that have had serious issues with alcohol.
There's a fine line between liking a drink and becoming an alcoholic - or even down and out.
Some huge event or other in your life might turn you to drinking more, then you may lose your job, your family, your home and so on. It can happen quickly too. Inside a year a person could go from living a happy life to sleeping in shop doorways.
Alcoholism is difficult to define when to call a person an alcoholic.
The simplest definition is a person who relies on alcohol on a daily basis.
But then there is psychological addiction where alcohol needs to be consumed each day for the sake of it and Physical addiction where withdrawal form alcohol results in physical symptoms such as pain and the shakes.
So do you regard someone who goes to the pub every evening of the week for a pint an alcoholic? Are they psychologically addicted?
Even if its only one pint they will still go pub religiously but some people may visit the pub on odd occasions and have 7 or 8 pints but not be regarded as an alcoholic.
Alcoholism is difficult to define when to call a person an alcoholic.
The simplest definition is a person who relies on alcohol on a daily basis.
But then there is psychological addiction where alcohol needs to be consumed each day for the sake of it and Physical addiction where withdrawal form alcohol results in physical symptoms such as pain and the shakes.
So do you regard someone who goes to the pub every evening of the week for a pint an alcoholic? Are they psychologically addicted?
Even if its only one pint they will still go pub religiously but some people may visit the pub on odd occasions and have 7 or 8 pints but not be regarded as an alcoholic.
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In Scotland, the scheme is run by Transport Scotland and the concessionary pass can include a companion. I don't know how it works in other areas though.
Even when someone can fund their habit, I don't think anyone's personality has ever been enhanced by a major substance abuse problem. I did wonder whether the reason Stephen Fry's last autobiography was so poor was that his huge cocaine intake meant that, though hugely sociable, he didn't really care that much about other people. There is something coldly list-making about the way he records whom he has met and partied with.
ah, shame, i`m in england.
Quick google there and it's available in England too. As with Scotland, the person has to be considered disabled so it's not available to everyone with addiction.
I'm really glad I never had any interest in the stuff.
ah so same as here, apart from the permitted travelling companion, i`ll investigate that, thank you.
I think it's seen as a fairly "innocent" drug but can cause a lot of damage both financially and mentally. I know people who's relationship broke down due to the effect on one partner's mental health with prolonged use.
The feeling of alcohol withdrawal is almost indescribable, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy .
Addiction changes the way you think and tears your life apart from the ground up
my advise, leave them to it, your wasting your time,YOU cant fix them, only they can
they will either sort themselves out or they wont
oh and remember despite theyre self pity, its nothing to do with you its them
Some huge event or other in your life might turn you to drinking more, then you may lose your job, your family, your home and so on. It can happen quickly too. Inside a year a person could go from living a happy life to sleeping in shop doorways.
The simplest definition is a person who relies on alcohol on a daily basis.
But then there is psychological addiction where alcohol needs to be consumed each day for the sake of it and Physical addiction where withdrawal form alcohol results in physical symptoms such as pain and the shakes.
So do you regard someone who goes to the pub every evening of the week for a pint an alcoholic? Are they psychologically addicted?
Even if its only one pint they will still go pub religiously but some people may visit the pub on odd occasions and have 7 or 8 pints but not be regarded as an alcoholic.
Emmerdale characters are all alkis then!