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My pet theory is that buying drugs requires a level of personal interaction that many young people now avoid.
by jimmar 2y ago
My pet theory is that buying drugs requires a level of personal interaction that many young people now avoid.
- giantg2 2y agoThat actually makes a lot of sense. I know of quite a few younger people who pass on things they can't order online. Grubhub vs phone-in takeout, Amazon vs malls, etc. I wonder if the areas that are legalizing drugs will see a DrugHub app pop up.
- zingababba 2y agoIt's insanely easy to buy drugs online.
- cute_boi 2y agoBut someone has to tell that link and I am sure peer pressure can be one of the major reason for addiction.
- ThrowawayTestr 2y agoYou still need crypto, no?
- musictubes 2y agoNope. Don't even need the dark web. All you need is social media. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/who-needs-the-dark-web-drug-sales-flourish-on-social-media/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/who-needs-the-da...
- makeitdouble 2y agoI don't see anywhere how they actually buy the drug. Or do teenagers get legal access to credit cards in the US ?
- sudosysgen 2y agoTeenagers can fairly easily have credit cards in the US and Canada. I had my first credit card at 15. They can also have debit cards from childhood.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoIt’s not very common though.
- sudosysgen 2y agoIn my experience it is nowadays. I'm Gen Z, by 14 all my friends had credit or debit cards.
- MikeRichardson 2y agoDon't forget prepaid Visa/MasterCard too. (Maybe grandma still sends a $20 every birthday.)
- CardenB 2y agoThe motivation to try drugs, especially initially, is often social. I would wager that’s really what OP means