Comments on: Russell interview in The Times

By: Nike Max 95

Nike Max 95 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:50:25 +0000

What’s the difference between casual drug use and hardcore drug addiction?In plain terms, there is no such thing as a “casual” drug habit. Repetitive drug users, no matter firmly they believe otherwise, are never in control of their drug use; repetitive drug use is predicated on need, and need is a thing that can’t be governed by anything we might understand, conventionally, as individual will.What that means, in the most general sense, is that every repetitive drug user is a prospective addiction treatment patient. Again, drug addicts can’t simply decide to stop using drugs; they need help, from intensive addiction treatment programs specially designed to meet their specific needs. As there is no “casual” drug habit, so is there no “casual” form of addiction treatment: Every effective addiction treatment program must be grounded in a commitment to treat the whole of an addict’s being, and to confront addiction in all its forms.From a practical perspective, addiction treatment must combat the joint causes of drug and alcohol addiction. Addiction is a two-headed disease, one that exists in both physical and psychological dimensions. Successful addiction treatment, it follows, is that which delivers both physical and psychological therapy to recovering addicts. Anything else would only amount to an incomplete solution, and, again, there is no such thing as a halfway addiction cure.What do I need to know about addiction treatment?To this point, we’ve painted addiction and addict…

By: Sona Peskin

Sona Peskin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:50:10 +0000

Well written article if a little on the long side. Had to look myopic up I thought it meant someone with one eye lol. Here is a joke by my brother. Its true. He got burgled and they took all his gold. He said people thought the burglars were druggies. I said to him ‘But Charlie they are beautiful people’ He said ‘They are now theyve got my gold on.

By: kanayo Nwankwo

kanayo Nwankwo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:37:38 +0000

Russell is an intelligent wanker who uses the public as a mirror to see himself. I am currently reading his Booky wook , and as a controversial writer myself, must say that he is a disguised genius given his brave and honest attempts to reveal the childhood trauma, insecurity and abuse that led him into the dungeon of heroin. It is a shame he said he can’t do without fame, who is to blame? Tony Blair, the lame or plain?. As a slave to curiousity, I share his pain! I think Brand is a man with the heart of a child, he might never grow, he is a comic genius, please leave him alone, he is simply using comedy to fulfil that eternal emptiness in all of us…..the need to be longed for, loved, trusted, appreciated and celebrated in life…….and, if destiny permits, in death too. Life is a cemetry, and every stage act is a funeral. Like me, in every intellectual endeavour, Russell Brand mourns for his relatively unloved essence in advance.
Brilliant, he is. Totally decadent, he is not. His story is that of a man’s triumph over the domesticated vicissitudes in and of life. Russell need rehablitation, never condemnation. He is a hero that can put innocent smile on the face of guilty strangers! Brand might not be good at football and faithful in relationships, but he is, no doubt, an early 21st century tragicomedian! Do I appreciate his premature victory over sexuality? maybe! And drug addiction? yes! Brand is the sugar, loose women are the ants! His critics should not forget that he is from Essex, hence a sexer!

By: kanayo Nwankwo

kanayo Nwankwo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:35:17 +0000

Russell is an intelligent wanker who uses the public as a mirror to see himself. I am currently reading his Booky wook , and as a controversial writer myself, must say that he is a disguised genius given his brave and honest attempts to reveal the childhood trauma, insecurity and abuse that led him into the dungeon of heroin. It is a shame he said he can’t do without fame, who is to blame? Tony Blair, the lame or plain?. As a slave to curiousity, I share his pain! I think Brand is a man with the heart of a child, he might never grow, he is a comic genius, please leave him alone, he is simply using comedy to fulfil that eternal emptiness in all of us…..the need to be longed for, loved, trusted, appreciated and celebrated in life…….and, if destiny permits, in death too. Life is a cemetry, and every stage act is a funeral. Like me, in every intellectual endeavour, Russell Brand mourns for his relatively unloved essence in advance.
Brilliant, he is. Totally decadent, he is not. His story is that of a man’s triumph over the domesticated vicissitudes in and of life. Russell need rehablitation, never condemnation. He is a hero that can put innocent smile on the face of guilty strangers! Brand might not be good at football and faithful in relationships, but he is, no doubt, an early 21st century tragicomedian! Do I appreciate his premature victory over sexuality? maybe! And drug addiction? yes! Brand is the sugar, loose women are the ants! His critic should not forget that he is from Essex, hence a sexer!

By: kanayo Nwankwo

kanayo Nwankwo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:29:37 +0000

Russell is an intelligent wanker who uses the public as a mirror to see hmself. I am currently reading his Booky wook , and as a controversial writer myself, must say that he is a disguised genius given his brave and honest attempts to reveal the childhood trauma, insecurity and abuse that led him into the dungeon of heroin. It is a shame he said he can’t do without fame, who is to blame? Tony Blair, the lame or plain?. As a slave to curiousity, I share his pain! I think Brand is a man with the heart of a child, he might never grow, he is a comic genius, please leave him alone, he is simply using comedy to fulfil that eternal emptiness in all of us…..the need to be longed for, love, trusted, appreciated and celebrated in life…….and, if destiny permits, in death too. Life is a cemetry, and every stage act is a funeral. Like me, in every intellectual endeavour, Russell Brand mourns for his relatively unloved essence in advance.
Briliant, he is. Totally decadent, he is not. His story is that of a man’s triumph over the domesticated vicissitudes in and of life. Russell need rehablitation, never condemnation. He is a hero that can put innocent smile on the face of guilty strangers! Brand might not be good at football and faithful in relationships, but he is, no doubt, an eraly 21st century tragicomedian! Do I appreciate his premature victory over sexuality? maybe! And drug addiction? yes!

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:12:23 +0000

It took a while… but I finally finished reading this article today. I know a lot of bad things can be said about you but it is just a load of poppycock! You are an absolutely brilliant man, an idol to many and I won’t hear a bad word said against you! I adore you for being different and all that you are!

By: tracenater

tracenater — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:44:22 +0000

“mummy helen, mummy helen”… lovesit :)

By: Frank Britton

Frank Britton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:35:14 +0000

What a lot of tosh over a very questionable talent.

By: rich

rich — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:44:21 +0000

The part about the old pod cast didn’t half rub my raspberry the wrong way! I thought you’d have definitely been doing it more for your fans… GET BACK ON THE RADIO BOY! Also where is Matt now?

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:33:03 +0000

MATT!