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This doesn't make any sense. It's in the financial interest of people selling you addictive drugs not to kill you. "But they are criminal" is no explanation.

by 4ad 8y ago

protomyth 8y ago
You (and I guess the load of downvoters) are making an assumption that drugs is like any other business and not a criminal enterprise[1]. For a lot of drug sellers, it is a customer acquisition game. You give a first sample and then get them addicted and then they spend all their money on the drug and then they are of no use to you. It really doesn't matter if you kill them at some point since they will be out of money anyway. It really is only in the drug dealers financial interest to keep you alive as long as you have money. Adding cheap additives to the product (regardless of the danger) is not really a problem. Adding additives that are even more addictive even if they are very dangerous is a bonus. 1) obviously, some like mj do fit into a normal keep customer happy business model
- girvo 8y ago
  Nah, the whole “first hit free” thing is mostly bullshit. And dealers don’t want customers dropping dead: that brings the cops down on you like nobody’s business. Sincerely, an ex heroin addict who lived that shitty life for six years.
  - protomyth 8y ago
    > Nah, the whole “first hit free” thing is mostly bullshit. Nope, gotta say that's just a lie in my experience. > And dealers don’t want customers dropping dead plenty more saps out there and less witnesses sincerely, a person who grew up around this stuff on one of those places that gets talked about but ignored
    - girvo 8y ago
      Perhaps it's a different culture thing. Heroin is too expensive in Australia to stuff around with things like that, and there's quite a lot fewer saps. It's very bad for business if someone falls out here.
      - protomyth 8y ago
        Might be, it really depends on if law enforcement is willing to look into stuff, and frankly, how nasty and mobile the criminals are. Adding ingredients to heroin would bring the price down, and truth in advertising is not really a big thing among criminals.
- tedunangst 8y ago
  This seems like a lot of conjecture.
  - protomyth 8y ago
    I grew around this crap, so just fun experience in a sh_tty area. I will say the law enforcement tactic of cutting all internet and cell when they did one of their roundups (strangely missing the biggest drug dealer) was pretty impressive. The helicopters were a nice touch.

This doesn't make any sense. It's in the financial interest of people selling you addictive drugs not to kill you. "But they are criminal" is no explanation.

by 4ad 8y ago

This doesn't make any sense. It's in the financial interest of people selling you addictive drugs not to kill you. "But they are criminal" is no explanation.

protomyth 8y ago

You (and I guess the load of downvoters) are making an assumption that drugs is like any other business and not a criminal enterprise[1]. For a lot of drug sellers, it is a customer acquisition game. You give a first sample and then get them addicted and then they spend all their money on the drug and then they are of no use to you. It really doesn't matter if you kill them at some point since they will be out of money anyway. It really is only in the drug dealers financial interest to keep you alive as long as you have money. Adding cheap additives to the product (regardless of the danger) is not really a problem. Adding additives that are even more addictive even if they are very dangerous is a bonus. 1) obviously, some like mj do fit into a normal keep customer happy business model

girvo 8y ago
Nah, the whole “first hit free” thing is mostly bullshit. And dealers don’t want customers dropping dead: that brings the cops down on you like nobody’s business. Sincerely, an ex heroin addict who lived that shitty life for six years.
- protomyth 8y ago
  > Nah, the whole “first hit free” thing is mostly bullshit. Nope, gotta say that's just a lie in my experience. > And dealers don’t want customers dropping dead plenty more saps out there and less witnesses sincerely, a person who grew up around this stuff on one of those places that gets talked about but ignored
  - girvo 8y ago
    Perhaps it's a different culture thing. Heroin is too expensive in Australia to stuff around with things like that, and there's quite a lot fewer saps. It's very bad for business if someone falls out here.
    - protomyth 8y ago
      Might be, it really depends on if law enforcement is willing to look into stuff, and frankly, how nasty and mobile the criminals are. Adding ingredients to heroin would bring the price down, and truth in advertising is not really a big thing among criminals.
tedunangst 8y ago
This seems like a lot of conjecture.
- protomyth 8y ago
  I grew around this crap, so just fun experience in a sh_tty area. I will say the law enforcement tactic of cutting all internet and cell when they did one of their roundups (strangely missing the biggest drug dealer) was pretty impressive. The helicopters were a nice touch.