[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I think you're being pedantic Kizzy - and a tad silly. I think that it's universally accepted the character of the most honest of people changes once they are truly addicted to drugs, and the deeper that addiction is, then the more likely they are to steal in order to fund their habit. In my opinion, the advice was given in good faith, well meaning, and specifically within the context of someone trying to help the addict overcome their addiction by administering 'tough love'; something which entails deliberately depriving the addict of their 'fix'. Surely then, this would be the very time when the addict is more likely to resort to desperate measures like stealing to get that fix - hence the advice to "keep an eye on small valuables". This wasn't an attack on the addict, it was informed advice on the nature of addiction.

Listen Mr Lancaster, my reply to that post was my opinion as structured by the information provided by the OP, if you or other members don't agree then that's your prerogative.
Maybe argue your own points and leave others to argue theirs.