Which drugs have you used recreationally?

[ThaVirus]

There’s a debate in DC right now that’s got me a bit curious about the people’s drug use.

I’m going to play fast and loose on what is considered a drug and how they’re grouped/separated. If you have tried any of these options, even once, please note it in the poll options.

Also, feel free to discuss anything drug related as non-politically as possible.

[ChiefsCountry]

Chewed a little in high school when I was DD to get a little buzz, drink and smoke weed socially. Rarely will have a drink at home by myself.

[oldman]

It was the 60s and early 70s, a time of turmoil and great change. (Cue the Hendrix music.) How are you supposed to change the world without cigarettes, beer, and grass?

That said, I don't drink much, I still smoke, and if the Kansas clown lawmakers would get their heads out of their asses, I'd visit with Sister Mary again.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Welp, I learned about a new drug today. I have literally never heard of Jenkem.

To DenverChief: I was under the impression that Krokodil was pretty close to bath salts? If so, use that option or ‘other’

You're welcome

About a decade ago, Russian doctors began to notice strange wounds on the bodies of some drug addicts—patches of flesh turning dark and scaly, like a crocodile’s—in the hospitals of Siberia and the Russian Far East. It didn’t take them long to discover the cause: the patients had begun injecting a new drug they called, predictably, “krokodil.” (Some accounts suggest the name was derived from one of the drug’s precursor chemicals, alpha-chlorocodide.) Videos showing the effects of the “flesh-eating” drug—christened desomorphine when it was invented for medical use in 1932—quickly went viral online. There are now alarming stories that the monster could be at large in the U.S.

American drug-enforcement officials say fears of an imminent krokodil epidemic are overblown. But it’s hard not to be frightened of a drug that leaves a reptilian mark on its victims. Especially when it is so easy to make: an addict can cook up krokodil using ingredients and tools bought from the local pharmacy and hardware store. The active ingredient, codeine, is a mild opiate sold over the counter in many countries. Users mix codeine with a brew of poisons such as paint thinner, hydrochloric acid and red phosphorus scraped from the strike pads on matchboxes. The result—a murky yellow liquid with an acrid stink—mimics the effect of heroin at a fraction of the cost. In Europe, for example, a dose of krokodil costs just a few dollars, compared with about $20 for a hit of heroin.

[FlaChief58]

Drugs are bad Mkay

[DJ's left nut]

Man - some of y'all REALLY like to party...

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

whats the difference between meth and speed?


asking for a friend

Speed could be things over the counter at any Gas station, such as:

Yellowjackets
Truckers Luv It,

etc.


Those yellowjackets would make your heart beat out of your chest, but def did the job keeping you awake.

[KurtCobain]

I never liked cocaine. Just wasn't a fan. Weird feeling, short high. Same with crack, although I liked it a bit more. Only did crack once, for a month.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So.. cocaine.

Are you both in the “Cocaine was ****ing awesome. Like, TOO awesome where you know you can’t do it much because you’ll get hooked and **** your life up” camp? I’ve heard similar from a few different people when talking about coke.

Nah, wasn't particularly noteworthy for me. The few times i did cocaine it was just to sedate my drunkeness.

It's considered a party drug partly because it extends the night by making you feel a bit sobered up if you've been drinking all night. That's all i ever really used it for.

Shrooms do that too, but are even more effective at it. It's ****ing strange how well shrooms can cancel out alcohol.

But coke makes females horny AF, so it's pretty common to see drug dealers get a lot of pussy by trading 8-balls for it. Ive seen that first hand multiple times. Cocaine and Meth make women ****. And it's partly why they're so popular: Sex.

Sex, quite frankly, is a big driver in a lot of these substances, just not really with weed. Because sexual experiences while on drugs is..mine shattering.

When someone says, "lets get drunk, high and **** and i'll have you seeing God", there's damn near a literal sense to that.

[TambaBerry]

LSD, ectasy, and shrooms were awesome

[Katipan]

30 voters and 27 of you smoked pot.

🥰

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Katipan

30 voters and 27 of you smoked pot.

🥰

I'm a little surprised that out of those 30....10 have done meth.

[Katipan]

I mean... like a pink sparkly fish scale ball?

[htismaqe]

So here's my list. Like Franchise, I'm not proud of it but I also can't say it's not part of who I am now so there's no use in hiding it. If anything, maybe I can save somebody from going through some of the shit I have.

Nicotine/Tobacco/Vaping:
Started smoking cigarettes in HS. Smoked all through college until shortly after I got married the 2nd time. I got into this place where I only needed nicotine to sleep so I got down to 1 cigarette a day, right before bed, for several years. Then I quit altogether, which last about 10 years. I just couldn't shake it though and started vaping a couple of years ago. My vaping habit is pretty bad - I go through a ton of liquid and it's all 12mg which is the highest concentration they sell here.

Alcohol:
Had my first beer in HS. Drank heavily in college, especially when I lived in Germany. But I've never really been "addicted" to booze and I actually don't enjoy being drunk so I drink socially and infrequently now.

Cannabis: My 2nd love after my wife. LOL. I started smoking pot in HS, too. I've smoked it ever since - about 35 years now. I quit or smoked sparingly (and secretly) for 15 years while my kids were growing up but other than that period, I've been a daily consumer my entire adult life.

Cocaine: Snorted my share but that's the extent of cocaine for me. No freebasing, no injecting, no crack.

Meth: This was the worst for me and I already mentioned what it's like. You start out feeling like a super hero and end up looking like Gollum. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity to move to a country where it simply wasn't a "thing", which forced me to kick it cold turkey. Haven't done any meth in over 20 years and that include ADHD meds, which I have been on.

Inhalants: The extent of my huffing was Whip It's but dear God do I love those things. One, the make everything intensely weird for about 20 seconds. We use to call it "talking to Mr. Wavy Man" because everything had like strobe effect and it wasn't just light, it was sound too.

Shrooms: Yes, please. Actually had a bite of a shroom candy bar recently. It was fun but I don't do shrooms on the regular anymore.

LSD: I've actually done more LSD more than shrooms. Overall, I'd say 90% of my trips were positive, fun experiences. That 10% thought can be some awful shit at the time you're going through it. The hangover usually isn't fun either, it makes your back hurt something fierce. I honestly don't think I could do it at my age and still have fun so I've never tried.

Mescaline: Tried it once, very confusing. Can't remember anything really either.

Prescription Opioids: Hasn't everybody taken them at this point? If not illegally, surely you've had a script. Some doctors still hand them out like candy. Hell, my daughter got 7 days of oxy for having her wisdom teeth out. I've never abused them recreationally but I've taken quite a few over the years.

Benzos: More on this later, but I have taken prescription benzos of every sort. I've abused them on occasion but mostly I've gotten them from docs. I've taken Ativan, Valium, Xanax, and Clonopin that I can remember.

Molly: Only once. Felt too much like meth for me. Not sure I'd do it again.

Speed: As explained earlier, if you've done meth, you've done "speed". Before I was introduced to meth, we used to take white crosses, which I think were pure ephedrine.

Other: So this is where my story really starts. I started having issues at about 13 or 14 which prompted my parents to send me to a shrink. Since that time 37 years ago, I've taken probably 3 dozen SSRI's, MAOI's, antipsychotics, and other "mood" meds, including the aforementioned benzos and Adderall.

MY STRUGGLES WITH DRUG ADDICTION STARTED IN A PHARMACY.\

My very first script was an MAOI - amitryptilene. I was supposed to take it at bedtime but I had insomnia too so many times, I couldn't fall asleep until after it had really kicked in. It was a weird form on euphoria that I felt, I can't really place it now after all these years, I just know it didn't take me long to figure out I could take a couple in the middle of the day and have "fun". With a couple of years, I was drinking, smoking, and smoking weed. A couple of years later, it was coke and then meth. And I continued to abuse prescription psychiatric drugs the whole time as well.

So there it is - my story is an open book.

[Katipan]

We love you.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So.. cocaine.

Are you both in the “Cocaine was ****ing awesome. Like, TOO awesome where you know you can’t do it much because you’ll get hooked and **** your life up” camp? I’ve heard similar from a few different people when talking about coke.

For me, that's an absolute "yes".

I ****ing love coke, it's just one of those things. And I purposefully avoid being around it because I know I'd be the guy blowing his life savings in 6 months, getting divorced, and dying in a trap house.