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This is an interesting thread and thought I'd chime in, even if I don't really know any of you personally and have no idea who this post is directed at.
I used to be against all forms of non-alcohol related drug use and I even looked down at my brother and his friends, who are near-daily weed smokers. I've never been sold on marijauna because it turns me into an unmotivated, dumb, lazy ass. I was always too scared to try E or coke and was never really exposed to it, plus my parents were the typical 70s/early 80s drug loving partiers and it came close to ruining my dad's life before I came into the picture. My attitude changed for Tiesto's party last June and I tried E for the first time. It was great, absolutely fantastic and I've done it...about 8 times in total since then, but never more than one pill in a night and it's doubtful I'll ever do more than 2 and even that's pushing it for me. I've dabbled into the coke too but that's definitely not something I could afford regularly and it's way too short acting to be of any fun value for a party like last week's Decadence.
My "crowd" has changed somewhat recently too. Most of my friends do use drugs recreationally but we're all fairly new to it all, having avoided it entirely in high school. It's intersting because at a typical afterparty we might attend, it's acceptable and even encouraged to be on a pill or bust out a few lines, smoke a joint, etc. But one guy got thrown out because he was smoking crack. To me, it seems as if E and coke are more socially acceptable in party situations but certain drugs like crack, G, heroin are looked down on. I"ve made this obsveration a few times among different crowds of people who party to the music we all love here.
But I have a question. What do you guys think is "acceptable" use of drugs? One pill once a month...two pills once every two months? A gram of coke every few weeks between a buddy or two? What is pushing the limit? I mean...for example, my ex gf almost flipped when I told her casually that I had "experimented" a bit into drugs but from my perspective, I've hardly been exceeding saftey levels. But I also have a friend (not close but we're buddies) who purchases an 8 ball every week or two. To me, that seems a bit much and not just the money factor. My point is that every time you see some people who might be going overboard, there's always people who are way worse off.
One final observation, just from London here. I'm not sure how Toronto is, but has cocaine made a huge comeback or did I not notice it in my drinking-only days? Every time I go to use the bathroom here at our big club, the Phoenix or the Barking Frog, I hear snorting or see coke residue on the dispensers. I never, ever saw evidence of this when I first started drinking 5 years ago, but maybe I was too drunk.
Anyway, it's good to discuss these things once in awhile though. Nice thread.
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