Blood Family
“But it wasn’t the worst. One of the doctors at the unit told me that she thought the hardest drug to give up was plain nicotine.
After that, booze. ‘And that can be dangerous, even with supervision, if you’re too far down the road.’ She frowned at the blood-pressure strap she’d wrapped round my arm. ‘I wouldn’t want to come off methadone, either, to be honest. That can be really nasty, and take a horribly long time.’ She broke off, humming, while the stethoscope was in her ears, then added chee...rfully as she peeled off the strap. ‘The easiest one to come off has to be heroin. Almost a doddle. Cold turkey is no worse than going through a really rough bout of flu. And afterwards it’s easier to keep off the habit.’ The unit cost the earth. ‘Put it this way,’ said Nicholas. ‘We could have bought a Porsche instead.’ Natasha, for once, was gentler. ‘Don’t fret about it, Edward. We spent a fortune sending Alice to that school to save her going off the rails. No reason why you shouldn’t cost as much, getting yourself back on them.’ I didn’t see Alice for a while.MoreLess
After that, booze. ‘And that can be dangerous, even with supervision, if you’re too far down the road.’ She frowned at the blood-pressure strap she’d wrapped round my arm. ‘I wouldn’t want to come off methadone, either, to be honest. That can be really nasty, and take a horribly long time.’ She broke off, humming, while the stethoscope was in her ears, then added chee...rfully as she peeled off the strap. ‘The easiest one to come off has to be heroin. Almost a doddle. Cold turkey is no worse than going through a really rough bout of flu. And afterwards it’s easier to keep off the habit.’ The unit cost the earth. ‘Put it this way,’ said Nicholas. ‘We could have bought a Porsche instead.’ Natasha, for once, was gentler. ‘Don’t fret about it, Edward. We spent a fortune sending Alice to that school to save her going off the rails. No reason why you shouldn’t cost as much, getting yourself back on them.’ I didn’t see Alice for a while.MoreLess
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