Do people still smoke crack?

[UNCjigga]

I know its not polite to ask this of members, but I was wondering if people 'in general' still smoked crack. Is it all the rage with all sectors of the population, or is it once again relegated to the urban, poverty-stricken, broken family types who brought this drug to prominence over two decades ago?

With the rise of methamphetamines and various spinoff 'designer drugs', I really don't see a market for crack anymore amongst the hip suburban youth. Plus, the well-to-do have always preferred cocaine in its purer powdered form. While crack may have enjoyed a slight resurgence in the mid-90s, purveyors and users of the drug abruptly switched to heroin with the booming economy and easier access to the drug thanks to a more open Afghani market.

 

[dartworth]

only if I can't sleep.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

yes

 

[UglyCasanova]

I don't know anyone that does, but it is about as easy to come by around here as weed. I guess this means there is still a market.

 

[yllus]

crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

Just curious, but what does E do to your brain?

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: UglyCassanova

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

Just curious, but what does E do to your brain?

It doesn't re-grow brain cells that's for sure.

 

[oniq]

Yay, nerds talking about drugs

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: UglyCassanova

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

Just curious, but what does E do to your brain?

makes very big holes

 

[JBT]

do people still smoke crack? HELL YES!!!

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: UglyCassanova

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

Just curious, but what does E do to your brain?

Studies show decreased brain function, brainmass loss, misfiring nurons, and other mental issues. Of course not in everyone, but cigaretts dont kill everyone either. Why take the risk.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: UglyCassanova

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: yllus
crack = old and busted
LSD = new hotness

uhhh... dude LSD is on the downfall; with the government cracking down LSD is getting harder and harder to come by. You're looking at 10 years per HIT if you get caught with it now. I have friends that used to love doing it all the time, now they just miss the days when they could get it.

New drug = ectasy, and I'm pretty sure that E's even going downhill now that people know what it does to your brain. It looks like the oldschool pot and coke are back in style right now.

And when was crack EVER popular? I've only heard of it ever in the hands of the dregs of society.

Just curious, but what does E do to your brain?

You know the urban legends about drugs putting holes into your brain? E is the one that proves this. Maybe not physical holes, but every dose of E damages a small part of your brain permanently (brain cells don't grow back ever). It's got to do with the whole seratonin overload that E makes your brain go through (that's why E feels so good... check most any website talking about how E works). Everytime you dose on E you do permanent damage to parts of your brain, losing some of your emotional response, memory, and some other things I can't remember at the moment. Check it out, the bulk of the studies finished up in the last 6-12 months, that's why E usage has dropped off so quickly. Quite the contrast when compared to the fact that many doctors were recomending the drug to people just 2-3 years ago.

 

[MagicianBdotCom]

What drug doesn't do some type of brain damage? All I can say is that everyone I know who drops E doesn't do it as often as a lot of other drugs out there. At most I've known people to take it once a week, while people smoke it up everyday

 

[melly]

bwahahaha LSD went out like years ago.

Coke (crack/cocaine) is making a bit of a comeback though. Not smoking it; doing lines. E! is getting a bit old too.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: MagicianBdotCom
What drug doesn't do some type of brain damage? All I can say is that everyone I know who drops E doesn't do it as often as a lot of other drugs out there. At most I've known people to take it once a week, while people smoke it up everyday

Then your friends who do E aren't the same kind of people who do other drugs. E is one of the few drugs that has truly been proven to do serious damage to your brain every dose. Yes, other drugs do damage, but E does enough damage that it can be detected in between every hit, not just gradually over the course of a few years. E is BAD for you. Other drugs are too, but this one is one of the worst out there physically (and permanently).

EDIT: The sad thing is that your friends who are doing E weekly are doing more permanant mental damage to themselves than people who smoke up more often. Your E buddies probably preach the whole "drugs in moderation" speech to the people smoking up all the time too.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: oniq
Yay, nerds talking about drugs

I may be a nerd but I'm a pothead, first and foremost

 

[FrustratedUser]

Just read ATOT for a couple of hours. There is your answer.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: oniq
Yay, nerds talking about drugs

Without incriminating myself under the UCMJ, I'll just say that I have enough past experience in this matter to make more than a well informed opinion/judgement/observation.

 

[ArchStudent]

I thought Crystal Meth was all the rage now a days? I know there it is hitting my city hard, the police know that it is the drug of choice... cheaper than cocaine, and apparently gets you messed up for hours on end...

sex is a better drug

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: ArchStudent
I thought Crystal Meth was all the rage now a days? I know there it is hitting my city hard, the police know that it is the drug of choice... cheaper than cocaine, and apparently gets you messed up for hours on end...

sex is a better drug

What city are you in? Crystal meth has come and gone in most places already.

 

[Stealth3R]

i was hooked to E for probably 1 to 2 years and man..i'm so regret now..

don't do drugs..i'm seriously..if you do..just smoke a few blunts with your friends once in a while its ok but e, acid, and other drugs it will **** u up.
the worlse drugs i ever did was Dust (aka angel dust, aka pcp)

i mixed e, alcohol, weed, dust and all kinld of craps in 3 days party weekend and was rolling for 3 days straight...

my consequences was..hallucinated for the next whole week, headache, can't eat, can't sleep (throw up when eat food), nightmares and a lot of stuffs...its vey dangerous

take my advice and stay away from it asap its not too late.

about e, i see the effect of it now by..i'm slower than i'm used to be. before i'm straight As in math, i can almost calculate any given number in my head quick and corrrect. now i need some time to do it and my physical isn't great anymore. E will make holes in your brain. unlike a normal brain after a while your brain will run out of (whatever the stuffs make you happy) because what E does is it stimulate ur brand and make that (stuffs make you feel happy) from your brain released out more than it should be. thats why you feel happy, fri3endly, energetic while rolling on e. well then you got hook and take more pills and force ur braind to release more while it ain't recovered yet. it needs time to reproduce again so then you'll eventually run out, your brain got weaker, you'll get depress, got holes, your braind will look like peeps 70 years old and has multiple stroke. Get the picture?

i was stupid back then at my younger age, we party almost everyday, clubbing every weekend. We did weed, opium, coke, shrooms, blah blah you name it. I learned my lesson and it'll be forever a biggest regret in my life.

LISTEN TO ME AND QUIT DRUGS. THEY ARE BAD BAD BAD BAD!!!

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: Stealth3R
i was hooked to E for probably 1 to 2 years and man..i'm so regret now..

don't do drugs..i'm seriously..if you do..just smoke a few blunts with your friends once in a while its ok but e, acid, and other drugs it will **** u up.
the worlse drugs i ever did was Dust (aka angel dust, aka pcp)

i mixed e, alcohol, weed, dust and all kinld of craps in 3 days party weekend and was rolling for 3 days straight...

my consequences was..hallucinated for the next whole week, headache, can't eat, can't sleep (throw up when eat food), nightmares and a lot of stuffs...its vey dangerous

take my advice and stay away from it asap its not too late.

about e, i see the effect of it now by..i'm slower than i'm used to be. before i'm straight As in math, i can almost calculate any given number in my head quick and corrrect. now i need some time to do it and my physical isn't great anymore. E will make holes in your brain. unlike a normal brain after a while your brain will run out of (whatever the stuffs make you happy) because what E does is it stimulate ur brand and make that (stuffs make you feel happy) from your brain released out more than it should be. thats why you feel happy, fri3endly, energetic while rolling on e. well then you got hook and take more pills and force ur braind to release more while it ain't recovered yet. it needs time to reproduce again so then you'll eventually run out, your brain got weaker, you'll get depress, got holes, your braind will look like peeps 70 years old and has multiple stroke. Get the picture?

i was stupid back then at my younger age, we party almost everyday, clubbing every weekend. We did weed, opium, coke, shrooms, blah blah you name it. I learned my lesson and it'll be forever a biggest regret in my life.

LISTEN TO ME AND QUIT DRUGS. THEY ARE BAD BAD BAD BAD!!!

To expand on this post: Your brain excretes a drug called seratonin into your brain in certain concentrations when you are "happy" (find a dollar on the ground, get an 'A' on a test, pass your drivers license, get laid, etc). Your brain passes this chemical through the brain on a one way path and then absorbs it again so it dissappears (Not the exact scientific explanation but close enough to be understood). While on E the parts of your brain that absorb the seratonin are turned off... the drainage pipes are clogged... so the seratonin clogs up and bounces around in a circle constantly stimulating your brain.

This causes a bad situation: your brain is used to releasing a certain ammount of seratonin and then getting back a certain ammount. When it gets absolutely nothing back it starts pumping out all the seratonin it's got available from its storage. It completely empties out its reserve, giving that euphoric feeling of "the greatest feeling ever in my life expanded to 6-8 hours." The problem after that is your brain was not used to having that much chemical floating around the area. It has to do something with all that excess chemical. Your brain can't just get rid of it, so it begins being converted to other chemicals. In the process your brain is damaged due to the abnormal chemicals and also the increased strain on your cranial matter. Each dose of E does this to you; and each dose is doing permanent damage. The final problem is that each time you dose you are flooding your brain with seratonin, and that means that your brain is getting used to it. Eventually the normal ammount of seratonin that your brain releases will not be enough to even get you happy. This is referred to in many other drug circles as a tolerance.

I feel bad for anyone in the E circle who reaches a true tolerance (needing to take 3 or 4 pills is not a tolerance, it's a warning sign that you're getting close)

 

[ArchStudent]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
What city are you in? Crystal meth has come and gone in most places already.

Oh, I'm up in Canada, in Vancouver, BC. It seems as though Meth has either made a big come back, or has finally made it big here... that is what one of my best friends is in into, that and Cocaine. I know we are sometimes a bit behind the U.S. for trends.

Right now another thing gaining popularity is some Growth Hormone named G.B.H.... not sure what it is does specifically, but I was told that a person can get their R.E.M. sleep in only 4 hours... apparently body builders use it. I was asked to try some at a party, and I had to remind the friend that I don't do drugs.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

only crack heads.

crack isnt your use once in a while type of drug. well might be very rarely but you either do it or you dont.

people even can maintain jobs and lives on heroin, not crack tho....

JB