DAvid and Kylie!!!

[Perdita]

Kylie never turned to drugs during all the stuff with Nick and her splitting with David but does now because Max needs to take medication for adhd, it is rushed for her exit storyline

Maybe it is the fact she had medication for Max that brought back her addiction ???

[Dazzle]

Yes, I think it can just about be explained by the fact that she was very stressed and she had drugs sitting right there in front of her (the same as Peter would be more likely to succumb to drink when stressed if Carla had an open bottle of wine in the fridge).

[tammyy2j]

Maybe it is the fact she had medication for Max that brought back her addiction ???

True but I'm sure there has been other medication in their house before, paracetmol is in every home and didn't Nick stay there too when he had the brain injury he had medications

[tammyy2j]

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[swmc66]

Maybe those medicines don't have the same effect as Max's medicines

[Perdita]

They would not have the same effect, I am pretty sure nor would she have thought about them in the same way. I can imagine that the change in Max's behaviour awakened something in Kylie to make her think about drugs again ..

[Dazzle]

I've read that the meds for ADHD act like speed on the brains of those without the illness. I guess Kylie, as a former addict, knew this so having the tablets in the house would have been an enormous temptation, especially given that she was so stressed at the time.

I think that paracetamol to Kylie would be akin to OJ to Peter - not a temptation at all as they wouldn't feed the addiction.

I agree it's a stretch that Kylie's addiction's never been hinted at before, but it's nothing compared to Tim forgetting how to read!

[maidmarian]

I've read that the meds for ADHD act like speed on the brains of those without the illness. I guess Kylie, as a former addict, knew this so having the tablets in the house would have been an enormous temptation, especially given that she was so stressed at the time.

I think that paracetamol to Kylie would be akin to OJ to Peter - not a temptation at all as they wouldn't feed the addiction.

I agree it's a stretch that Kylie's addiction's never been hinted at before, but it's nothing compared to Tim forgetting how to read!

I didnt know that abt ADHD meds Dazzle.
I suppose it explains why they decided to
give Max the condition - with no apparent
symptoms previously . So they could write
Kylies exit by making easier for her to
become an addict again.
No wonder people get strange ideas abt
medical condtions they have no experience
of. Not very responsible of SWs!

[maidmarian]

I've read that the meds for ADHD act like speed on the brains of those without the illness. I guess Kylie, as a former addict, knew this so having the tablets in the house would have been an enormous temptation, especially given that she was so stressed at the time.

I think that paracetamol to Kylie would be akin to OJ to Peter - not a temptation at all as they wouldn't feed the addiction.

I agree it's a stretch that Kylie's addiction's never been hinted at before, but it's nothing compared to Tim forgetting how to read!

I didnt know that abt ADHD meds Dazzle.
I suppose it explains why they decided to
give Max the condition - with no apparent
symptoms previously . So they could write
Kylies exit by making easier for her to
become an addict again.
No wonder people get strange ideas abt
medical condtions they have no experience
of. Not very responsible of SWs!

[Perdita]

They are probably hoping that people will realise that this is fiction and not necessarily true to life in every way .... but I can see where some viewers might get the wrong idea