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I think some people have listened to hysteria about softer drugs like marijuana or psychedelics or softer uppers and looked at the histrionic warnings and contr
by istorical 8y ago
I think some people have listened to hysteria about softer drugs like marijuana or psychedelics or softer uppers and looked at the histrionic warnings and contrasted those things to their own experiences, realized that some of the 'you're going to die instantly if you try this ___ once' fearmongering is false, and then assumed that all drugs have had the same overblown fearmongering. So they say 'well if marijuana isn't actually that harmful to me and I can control myself and not overdo it, then cocaine probably isn't that unhealthy or addictive to try once'. And after they get used to the idea of taking cocaine or MDMA in a more casual manner and feel they have control and can take it sparingly, they might end up with the same conclusion that 'this isn't that bad right?' and then decide the warnings about something like meth or heroin are probably overblown.
- fhood 8y agoHuh, I always assumed that like crack, the issue with meth is that it is usually laced with heroin.
- eindiran 8y agoLiterally no parts of the statement are accurate. Crack is freebase cocaine, which is dangerous for a number of reasons, none of which involve lacing it with another (often more expensive) drug. Meth is also a strong and addictive stimulant and comes with its own bundle of problems; lacing it with a opioid/depressant doesn't make a ton of sense. People do combine heroin and cocaine/heroin and meth, but the issues with cocaine and meth absolutely do not come from them being laced with heroin.
- md224 8y agoNo, the issue with meth -- from my understanding of it, as I've never tried it -- is that it is the epitome of the phrase "too much of a good thing."
- mikestew 8y agoI almost mistook your statement as an ironic statement of hysteria mentioned by parent. IOW, what I was hearing thirty years ago: "you never know what it's laced with". My experience says, "yeah, I do: nothing." I'll suffix that never tried heroin, which I understand to commonly be cut. But PCP-laced pot? Never, and I can understand that someone isn't going to sprinkle free value-add on there. Cocaine will be laced with baking soda to increase profits, not more pricey drugs. I just never did figure out where people got that idea. Sure, sounds like heroin is getting cut with fentanyl (again, profits). But crack will get you plenty high, and addicted, on its own; there's no need for additives.
- DanBC 8y agoHere's a guide to what street drugs are cut with. From 2013, from the UK. http://www.cph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cut-a-guide-to-the-adulterants-bulking-agents-and-other-contaminants-found-in-illicit-drugs.pdf http://www.cph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cut-a-guide... For cocaine and crack cocaine, lidocaine is one common adulterant, sugars are another.
- swirepe 8y agoThat's not entirely true. Thirty dollars of shit coke turns a $100 bag of weed into a $200 bag of weed.
- bfuller 8y ago"dippers" are extremely common.