Depression killed your son. I'm sorry but these people were self medicating for depression.

Missing the point - classic BBC

The father is absolutely heartbroken it’s hard to watch him .

The smiliest people hides the darkest shadows. It was not cocaine that killed that young man

So sorry to hear your son died. 😞🙏🏻 Cocaine made me more alert when I was drinking, picked me up & sobered me up. Gram after gram I would do, absolutely insane behaviour. Honestly, I’d lose days sniffing & drinking suicidal ideation consumed me for a long, long time as well. But my problem was never alcohol or cocaine my issue was and always will be reality. Alcohol & cocaine helped me escape reality - I felt hopeless it was definitely a form of self medication. I’m 8 years clean & sober now thanks to a 3 month inpatient psychiatric stay, drug & alcohol treatment centre - AA & 12 step program. Asking for help was difficult & finding the services to assist me was even more difficult, but if you want it bad enough, like anything really, you will achieve it. Remember, ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ ✌🏻

Alcohol on its own is a deadly substance, let alone combined with cocaine.

Went to school with Logan and he was one of the nicest people you could meet. Was so shocked when I heard the news that day.

Blaming drugs is so wrong, don't deter from the fact that depression was his cause of death, he deserves more respect than this. Absolutely disgusting to use depression as a drug awareness motive.

The authorities massively underestimate how common the use of cocaine with alcohol actually is. I don’t think I know many people who have not taken both of these at the same time.

Cocaine makes me so irritated and only wanting more and more, I could totally see some people not being able to handle the comedown. I've been 3 years sober from coke

I will never touch cocaine again

This is a problem I face every day. Using these 2 drugs, I would give anything to stop. They are life wreckers, they have taken everything away from me. My advice to everyone is to Never, Ever start using these drugs, cause you could fall victim like me. God Bless you and keep you Logan!

Like alcohol, cocaine is not for everyone.

Terribly sad. People who kill themselves are not the only victims.

The main reason for increasing drug problems is not talking about them honestly. This kind of bullshit videos should be banned. Drugs are usually an escape from the real problems, not the original cause.

blaming coke isn't right, half the lads his age are sniffing every weekend - depression killed your son. Doesn't mean it isn't a tragic story, RIP man

Sad seeing my own auntie being depressed from her cocaine misuse. Even more sad that I’ve stopped feeling for her. 10 years atleast this has been going on but she chooses to just lie to my face. As if I wasn’t in her kitchen snorting lines with her when I was 16... she thinks we’re stupid, it’s a shame. She needs help but she doesn’t want to stop, her boyfriend even hates it. And he’s the one who’s selling it. Even he doesn’t depend on it. Her life’s never gonna change unfortunately. I hope he leaves her and then she will have to stop. If not she will run out of money and end up homeless. That’s better than dying from heart failure. God bless anyone of you battling addiction. Whatever the substance is, there’s still hope! Your family cares, I care. Be safe 💙

I hope this child’s family are doing okay. It’s really tragic and I hope the family find comfort in each other.

It’s a self perpetuating cycle. People seek out drugs to escape from mental health issues, but they don’t realize the negative effects of taking drugs on their mental health, making the situation so much worse. I really think we need to address the mental health issues associated with substance abuse, rather than say, long term liver or heart damage or something that may only affect a certain percentage of users.

So sad for Logan and his family and friends. Alcohol is the greatest gateway drug. Cocaine makes monsters. RIP

Oh my god my heart goes out to this family I lost you send a suicide 18 years ago it’s not me never get over you never get past you just MoveOn this is so very sad I hate this world sometimes

Drugs are a depressant. Lead to psychotic feelings too

God help the poeple using that

Heartbreaking. I must say, in my opinion, mental health problems are exacerbated by drug use, rather than the underlying cause, but in cases where families have to piece together their lives, and make sense of what's happened, it's simpler to blame the drugs and treat the underlying problems as secondary. I believe this is wrong, but nonetheless, who could tell one of these families that their kid was simply unwell anyway, due to an unpackable complex existential mess of emotions, and drugs were an attempt at self medication, or in the case of this poor young man, a way of anaesthetising himself before ending his life. I believe the problem is likely to be more of a societal issue, related to unseen but constant pressures. So very sad, my heart goes out to his family. I'm so sorry.

Would love to see a documentary looking for the root of why people see the need to do these types things, rather than the effect of them.

I have a loved one struggling with a cocaine and alcohol addiction. It absolutely breaks my heart. I've helped him clean his home, get a job, been there for him emotionally in every way... I love him so much, he is hurting so badly and wont get help. I dont know what to do anymore.

That's very saddening

The use of alcohol and cocaine did not cause this young man's suicide. It was depression.

One line of coke I’m depressed for two weeks so I don’t do it anymore

Life’s difficult.

Has fentanyl infected your cocaine supply yet? That’s what we’re dealing with here

Don't do drugs.

Praying for the victims

Literally every one that goes out drinking all do cocaine it’s so normalised now it’s crazy

It's so funny to hear academics, scientists, doctors, experts, etc., talking about addiction as if they really understood what it's like.

This is heartbreaking however this so called “deadly combination” is not what caused this death. The son clearly had mental health issues and without these he would still be here today. The focus should be on mental health not drugs get priorities right. If someone could help him with his problems he would never do cocaine

Kudos to the BBC for addressing this heartbreaking issue. It's a sad irony how so many people think drugs are cool.

I doubt this has much to do with cocaine and alcohol. Depression, anxiety, low mood, existential crises, melancholy, childhood traumas, PTSD, etc., etc. Let's focus more on how important therapy is. No sound journalism here - pure rhetoric.

Coke starts of on a Saturday night then turns to a full weekend then turns into a week night thing then into a full day thing how do I know because I was a coke addict, I kept a full time job but all was on my mind was where the next line or the gram was coming it’s horrible RIP young man

I dont know why people can buy drugs so easily.

More like a FRIENDLY combination. *

People have been mixing those two since the late 70s. The difference here is modern society and weird life styles.

You hate to hear 'was' so often at the start.

The drugs and alcoholic problems aren’t new in the world but the lack of knowledge about the drugs is exactly why kids lose their lives. Teens died from doing drugs and alcohol even when I was a teen, it’s just sad that people think not talking about it will make the problem go away... when it’s the opposite, also on the rise that now a days for teens to talk about sugar booger parties behind their parents back it’s sickening.

Beautiful family…😥

I just smoke weed! Alcohol is the worst drug i've ever done and coke is a waste of time and money for very little pleasure

Thank you.

Those are stuff almost make me suicide last week... lucky someone helped me out... and now I keep fighting try to not touch this stuff anymore... but it’s very difficult for me cause I’ve been addicted with this stuff... arghhh i wish one day I can get out from this pain...... Don’t ever try drugs. It does make your life broken when you’re addicted it’s very hard to get out..

They confuse cause and effect, these people turned to cocaine and alcohol because they were mentally disturbed or depressed. Alcohol and cocaine are a relief, they are not the cause.

So sad. Booze and coke go so well together because they let you feel the way you want to feel.

So many people do coke in London, I’ve never seen so many people doing cocaine in one place in my life. Bless this family. They didn’t deserve any of this 😔

thank you

Rest In Peace young man.

I'm so sorry for your loss

All depends on the user.

I’m on cocaine and alcohol right now. I didn’t think about hanging myself until you said something about it lol.

My condolence. Kids, stay away from class A drugs.

Heart breaking.

so sad looked like lovely lad sweet how his cat meows when you say his name

lovely family

I don’t think Cocaine on its own produces a very pleasant feeling. It makes me feel very anxious. However combined with alcohol it produces a very very pleasant feeling. I think that’s why it’s so common to mix it

World need to deal with this drugs and alcohol more seriously or the young one who will pay the price .

Rip to these poor people

Life is hard, that is no secret but that doesn’t mean you have to go through it alone. Drugs and alcohol needs to be clamped down. 21 should be the legal age, drugs and social classes should become mandatory to teach a understand what the youth choose to put in their body’s but also grasp a understanding of their own mind such as weather they are more introverted or extroverted.

Should have said that 12 lines ago

All these British newscasts about how nonchalant lots of Brits are about sniffing blow makes it appear that blow is as much a no-big-deal in the UK as smoking pot is here in the US

It’s the best combination

This seems to be missing the point somewhat. Depressed people often self-medicate with cocaine, and adding alcohol increases the euphoric sensation. Cocaethylene (combination of cocaine and alcohol) is an extremely hazardous compound for your physical health, but there is little scientific evidence it increases the incicence of suicide.

I went through my highschool years on alcohol and Cocaine. Until I tried meth.

Keep in mind,not the worst but where it comes from;we swore we're walking with the Lord,but beware that the devil is always following. RIP sport.

Ban Alcohol

Is metamphetamine and alcohol also dangerous?

Poor family

Most people are depressed due to financial problems trying to please society Not cause they are unemployed ! Its cause living cost has blown the roof of many house holds!

Sometimes the drug is the only thing that understands you

Out of context. But was I the only one that thought of the meme format of the dude with his hands together?

How is this anything to do with charge and alcohol? The boy committed suicide and used these substances to numb his emotions before killing himself!

disturbing

" guilty feeling" after you run out of coke causes suicides....deep fall and thats when it hits you

I bet someone is out there on cocaine and a couple beers, watching this video thinking what?

I would really like to see the outcome of total legalization of all drugs would look like. Without government trying to control or tax it to death and thereby creating another black market.

bbc show your chemistry laboratory

The 80s could've told ya this! Doomed to repeat history until we take note and educate! Seems like everybody was snorting a line and getting drunk off their ass in the 80s...

How could he know 8 bags was 8 grams? Morw than likley 8 halfs.

My son had a cocktail of Psychology drugs, of I hear Now anyone under 25 should not do ! He Never mentioned hurting himself , until they gave him all of those drugs, yes, he was depressed, but not ever did he mention hurting hisself. It’s taken a long time to get my self half way back together, still struggle You have a beautiful family, I’m so sorry , one is missing, so many occasions others don’t understand, even Mother and Fathers Day is painful, our other 2 sons are very good about putting on a brave face for us. We are Christians, so we all understand, we will be together again. Bless everyone

Dad found EIGHT GRAMS?! Lol . The combo is not the cause.

ANYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH OF ONE THING. A bloke went blind the other day from eating too much chips. Crazy shit. An English boy who eats nothing but French fries, potato chips and the occasional piece of ham has been left blind due to the extreme vitamin deficiency in his diet, doctors in Britain said in a report published Tuesday. One of the doctors behind the article in the Annals of Internal Medicine personally treated the "fussy eater" from Bristol over the course of three years, and said he was previously healthy and took no medicines. "His diet was essentially a portion of chips (fries) from the local fish and chip shop every day," the doctor, Denize Atan, told CBS News partner network BBC News. "He also used to snack on crisps (chips) - Pringles - and sometimes slices of white bread and occasional slices of ham, and not really any fruit and vegetables."

The amount of cocaine they described he took for the size of him is ridiculous no way a lad that age and size could do all that.somethings wrong here

Wag1 wid these man just bun a zoot kmt

My support and understanding ho to his family been hard to listen having addictive personality is hard to battle every day, when u have to deal with so much alone.

Remove all Fluoride out the drinking water.

I carnt emagin how hard this must of bin for you and your family as my hart gos out to you all

Wait, so all of these people took their lives while high? What bout the euphoria? I have never wanted to die while high on coke. Not even when it ran out. My god.

Sorry

Always test your drugs, kids. Spend a few hours researching how to take a new drug safely and you are much less likely to die.

In other news: oxygen keeps us alive

he had to do it to em

Deadly?

Be assured all addicts, there are many folk that do love you all ❤❤❤

If your feeling this way best thing to do is talk to any friend or your doctor they are there to help you they won't call the cops on you.Or you thing your parents will get pissed but just ask them not to be mad and help you.your doctor can help more then you think.Also N.A. meetings work google them in your town they happen everyday.