harry and megan

Afghanistan would seem o be an ideal place for anyone who was using. Does anyone seriously think that some British soldiers aren't using drink and drugs in their leisure time?

Some British soldiers, some builders apprentices, some from all walks of life Male and female use drink and drugs in their leisure time

Anniebach

Unusual to have a taste of drugs then wait four years before another taste

Could you explain this then please?

Nothing to explain.

trisher

Anniebach

Unusual to have a taste of drugs then wait four years before another taste

Could you explain this then please?

I don't understand either.

Anniebach

I know nothing of his use of drugs after Afghanistan, I just said he was taking drugs four years before joining the army

I don’t get this. I thought you said he visited a drugs rehab centre. Do you mean he was in rehab or he visited it? How do you know when he tasted drugs ?
Totally confused

His father arranged for him to go to a rehab centre because he had been taking drugs , he didn’t say he if he received counselling,

I'm sure Annie can speak for herself, but I understood her comment to mean he was taking drugs before not because of his experience in the army?

Sorry x posts!

Prince Harry was taken to a drugs rehabilitation clinic for a day after Prince Charles discovered he had been regularly smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol, it emerged last night.

www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/13/monarchy.antonybarnett

One day he was there, a short sharp shock for a laddie that was drinking and smoking cannabis.

Let's not exaggerate.

Ah. I see.
You’d be hard pushed to find that many teenagers who hadn’t smoked cannabis or had a drink.
I did both in my twenties .
. There are many on GN who appear to love a drink too !!

I guess I should now expect an onslaught of denials!

Thank you Namsnanny

Lucca I did both in my teens

So really this whole drugs thing about harry is irrelevant. Ok moving on!

Is it irrelevant if Harry speaks about it ?

Not everyone who has tried cannabis does so because they are
troubled or grieving or suffering PTSD

I see no exaggeration Alegrias

Thank you Luccu for explaining your understanding and personal synopsis of the discussion.
Where shall we move on to?

Namsnanny

I see no exaggeration Alegrias

Thank you Luccu for explaining your understanding and personal synopsis of the discussion.
Where shall we move on to?

We haven't had a pop at Meghan for quite some time!

Namsnanny

I see no exaggeration Alegrias

Thank you Luccu for explaining your understanding and personal synopsis of the discussion.
Where shall we move on to?

Why this heavy handed sarcasm? I was merely confused and trying to clarify the situation. Move to wherever you like.

Most people to a certain extent use drink and/or drugs in their lifetime and most manage to control it. However there is substantial evidence that the drug and alcohol use in the forces is usually "binge" drinking. There is also evidence that after leaving the forces people go on to self-medicate using the same substances. If Harry had a cannabis/alcohol problem in his teens allowing him to join the forces mght not have been the best decision.

Does the army allow or accept, the decision was theirs

Boz.
The past is the past.
Clearly marriage / family /a new country is not giving Harry the contentment he is looking for.

Lucca

Ah. I see.
You’d be hard pushed to find that many teenagers who hadn’t smoked cannabis or had a drink.
I did both in my twenties .
. There are many on GN who appear to love a drink too !!

I guess I should now expect an onslaught of denials!

I am tee total, never done drugs, tried a cigarette when I was 11 and didn't like it. I am addicted to all things sugar based, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, sweets. Love them all. Each to his own.

Clearly marriage / family /a new country is not giving Harry the contentment he is looking for - or the income. Needs to trade on the family he despises to do that.

It’s so sad that he hasn’t found contentment. I thought the idea of therapy was to be able to move on and past the old grudges.
Maybe he has had too much therapy.
Maybe he’d be better to withdraw from public life and live quietly.
I wonder if he’ll be over compensating when his own kids are growing up.