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Re: Sherlock Holmes // BBC's Sherlock // Reserved. 8/??

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Lestrade: And I didn't break into your flat.
Sherlock: Well, what do you call this, then?!
Lestrade: It's a drugs bust!
John: Seriously? This guy? A junkie? Have you met him?
Sherlock: John.
John: I'm pretty sure you could search this flat all day, and you wouldn't find anything you could call recreational.
Sherlock: John, you probably want to shut up. Now.
John: Yeah, but come on. [Eyes Sherlock] No.
Sherlock: What?
John: You?
Sherlock: Shut up! [Turns to Lestrade] I'm not your sniffer dog.
Lestrade: No, Anderson's my sniffer dog.
Sherlock: Wh- And-? Anderson, what are you doing here on a drugs bust?!
Anderson: Oh, I volunteered.
Lestrade: They all did. They're not, strictly speaking, on the drugs squad, but they're very keen.
- Sherlock, John and Lestrade talking about Sherlock's habits, 'A Study In Pink'.

Sherlock: Oh, so, what, you set up a pretend drugs bust to bully me?
Lestrade: It stops being pretend if they find anything.
Sherlock: I am clean.
Lestrade: Is your flat? All of it?
Sherlock: I don't even smoke.
- Sherlock and Lestrade continued, 'A Study In Pink'.

Sherlock has had past experience with the use of narcotics. Going by the original canon, Sherlock likely injected cocaine. Whilst cocaine isn't really injected much at all in this day and age, have we ever really known Sherlock to go by the norm of society? It largely depends on the type of high he's searching for, and injected cocaine gives him everything he wants (the high, the adrenaline - though instead of making him rush around, it gears his brain up so that he can think as he does on a case. It's been stated that he feels as though his mind rots when it's left to think on nothing, so cocaine is a way to alleviate that symptom). It also correlates to his thrill-seeking behaviour; those that have been addicted to cocaine show more signs of seeking out pleasure (like we see with Sherlock quite often), and one is never really rid of the effects of cocaine. Because of the high it gave the brain, it remembers and it wants that high back - this is why, after withdrawing from cocaine, people often go back to the drug, and why Lestrade doesn't necessarily believe that Sherlock's clean. It should also be noted that when Sherlock steers the conversation from his flat being cleaned, he shows obvious signs of avoidance - he refuses to answer the question, and instead, pushes it into another direction entirely.

Sherlock Holmes, in conclusion is a man that few would like to deal with. He's irritating, he's unusual, he's rude, he's arrogant and he's self-obsessed. But he's also brilliant, and when pushed, he can be shockingly loyal - especially to John, which is odd given Sherlock's general outlook on people. Their friendship is unlikely, insane, nonsensical and completely out of this world. And that's why it suits them both down to the ground.