re: What would happen if I did Meth one time?

I'm not sure about crack or heroin, but meth was really popular in Los Angeles back around 2000 within the Russian community (I had/have a bunch of Russian friends). Most of the kids were able to use meth recreationally on the weekends to party, and not let it take over their lives. There were some kids that took it too far and would get strung out for a few days straight. Nobody I knew completely went off the deep end and ended up like those "faces of meth" people and ruined their lives. A couple people I know allowed drugs to ruin them, but it was heroin.

Like a few people mentioned, the first few hours of the high are enjoyable, but watching the sun come up and not being able to sleep sucks. Normal folks will feel like shite and just wait it out to sober up. It's the people that decide to do more that end up getting in trouble.

Edit- most everyone smoked it, which yields the least intense high. Some people snorted it. Nobody injected.