Question re: Hard Drug Use:

Not today, McGruff

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Meaning crack, heroin, meth.

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Most people that get to these drugs have addiction/substance abuse issues to begin with. The really hard stuff prob accelerates the compulsion/addiction

Had a friend back in the day who used to smoke weed and pop pills now and then. He tried crack and told himself he’d never do it again. He did it again, but put himself into rehab afterwards because he knew where it would lead. I guess it’s that addictive.

I did coke once. Was the best feeling I have ever felt. It was so awesome that it scared me and I knew I could never allow myself to do it again because I’d be hooked.

Also had some cough syrup one time that had opium in it. I cherished that shite down to the last drop. I looked forward to my daily dose every afternoon.

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I worked with a guy that used to bang Oxycontin into his jugular. Spoiler alert, he’s dead now

My brother occasionally does Coke.

He's an alcoholic, and smokes way too much weed.

But, I don't think he does Coke more than a few times a year.

I was on a 50mcg/hour fentanyl patch for over a year till there was an end of year shortage and was forced off it simply due to insufficiency. The prescribing Dr. was shocked I had no withdrawals.

Now I take hydrocodone in a moderate dosage as needed a few times a week.

BTW psa: prescription drugs are allocated to the states on an annual basis. All narcotics have been on a decreased allotment for the last few years. The results are end of year shortages or just plain unavailability.

So if you or your loved ones are reliant on pain meds advise them to stockpile if they can. The last forecast I heard was compounded decreased allotments means the shortage will start in the Fall and run through the rest of the year 2024. (Senator Cassidy is on the congressional committee overseeing these decreasing allotments of meds, he was my pain Dr.’s cadaver partner 1st year med school)

Smoked Mary daily and did 8 balls annually when I was younger. Stopped when I started a family. Wouldn’t say it was addictive - I quit cold turkey. Definition wise, you can’t call them hard, according to my body chemistry.

Don’t go there man