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lifeisflyingaway

lifeisflyingaway

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Hey, as a past recreational users until i can get my hands on something else, i have often thought about drug usage and appearance. In my experience recreationally using would make me want to focus on my appearance more since i'd be feeling amazing duh. I strived hard to not look like stereotypical drug addicts potrayed in the media. I would probably say meth makes most people look disgusting, and even though i never binged on it, i would look like shit after a few days of being on it such as dirty teeth, ripped lips, sunken in eyes etc. But as far as every other drug goes it would more so motivate me to keep up my appearance. In movies see the rich lavish beautiful blonde girl snorting a few lines of cocaine with red lipstick and long red nails. Obviously i've seen quiet a few drug addicts men and women boys/girls that look real deteoriated by their drug use and if they already didn't look that great they looked much worse. For me a few benzos preferably a higher dose, or a low dose on opiates has me wanting to look endless ways to look more attractive and focus on small flaws. Same thing with some cocaine, amphetamines etc. When i feel real great, i tend to not only focus on the appearance thing, i try to open up my doors to a variety of new ideas to apply in my life etc. If i tell anyone i have tried some of the drugs that i have the first thing they say is that you don't "look" like someone who has done that. I don't know the reasons they say that, maybe it has something to do with the fact i'm wearing updated clothing, keep a clean appearance (hair done, shaved face, brushed teeth) So i was wondering do you feel their is a link between drug usage and appearance or no?
 
dude this type of thread is blog material; it has nothing to do with harm reduction.
 
I think lack of sleep is the worse it has fucked my complexion up. Oh and what they said. ^
 
i kind of wonder if i come off as being a junkie in appearance to some people. Drug users always seem to find me and i always make connections with them. Sometimes you can just tell by looking at someone if they are an open person and even further if they are open to drug use.

despite being an active drug user my whole adult life i maintain good hygiene, wear nice clothes and take care of myself. Nevertheless i feel i give that junkie vibe to people, especially Drs, pharmacists and acquaintances. '

my answer, i don't know, some people you can just tell they are junkies, others you would never guess and some you just get a feeling about. IME my intuitions are usually correct when it comes to meeting people and then later finding out what drugs they use or are open to.
 
There are certain people that you can tell do drugs just by looking at them. But there's no way to be sure that someone doesn't do drugs just by looking at them. IMO.
 
I don't know, I look pretty good on amphetamines, even after going out dancing for hours and hours! I don't look good on MDMA though.
 
Its all about where you put your value, in my opinion. If you put too much value in drug use you won't have the time/energy to groom your appearance even if you care about it. Conversely, similar to the op, drug use can "help" you put value into taking care of your appearance for one reason or another.
 
cheah said:
There are certain people that you can tell do drugs just by looking at them. But there's no way to be sure that someone doesn't do drugs just by looking at them. IMO.
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Personally I think "it takes one to know one" I am very sensitive also to my appearance!
 
To me the giveaways are in how people talk and act, not how they look. I'm very sensitive to social queues and people give away details of themselves just through their intonations. Plus it takes one to know one.

The only people I can't get a good read on are the ones who have their drug use down to a science and have it in good balance with every other part of their lives. People who walk that line are impressive.

Holywood portrays drug users incorrectly most of the time, so media portrayals of drug use are not that useful.
 
Opiates take away my horrible cultural-induced anxiety. On them I can dress like a bum, which I feel is most comfortable and pleasing to myself. Also I believe it is morally responsible

When sober the pressures and influences crash down on me and I wear clean clothes and say "yes sir, no sir" like a good boy. I see this as slavery and very irresponsible but when I'm not being a junkie I can't stand having people hating me for looking different.

Other than that no change, but I don't use meth or krokodil lol
 
Ive been an iv heroin addict approaching four years. Two of those included an iv meth addiction as well. And boy did i look like hell! Skinny, nasty skin, bummy clothes, poor hygiene, bad attitude. Overall junkyness. When you look like trash, people will treat you like trash. I eventually gave up meth because it was making me insane. After that, i got tired of being treated like garbage by other people and cleaned up my act. Slowly I acquired nicer clothes, nicer makeup and spent money on things i enjoyed like perfume and clothing instead of all on drugs. People who know me now have no idea i aman iv heroin addict. I only use 2x a day, once in the am and before bed. I never tell people i do drugs or say ive ever done them before. I work, socialize, seem like a normal woman to everyone else. And i prefer it that way, i hate how people treat addicts, it is difficuly to care for yourself when you are homeless and addicted. I was there so i can empathize. But i also got out of that hole on my own so i dont pity them.
 
lifeisflyingaway said:
If i tell anyone i have tried some of the drugs that i have the first thing they say is that you don't "look" like someone who has done that
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ahah i can relate to that, i have done all types of things and people never link my appearance with someone who uses any drug

except on mdma or coke, it's another situation there
 
I'm black and white, so I have a natutal born tan, but after I started using opiates heavily I've noticed that I lost a lot of my skin tone. I don't even know how it happened but my skin is a lot more pale... my mom loves to tell me how it looks pastey at times. Then again she'd rather me look dark as hell because it makes me look healthier. I also would go outside and tan but even then I get nowhere as tan as I once was.... so odd.
 
@ stayfaded - i envy black people, they're never pale nor blushed. also brown eyes have an advantage when altered pupils.


on topic - i dont look like a junkie. most of my clothes are branded and they're always clean. i dont wear anything except jeans for two days in a row. though my style might link me to skateboarding, and as every responsible elder knows - its the devils sport and always associated with crime and reefer. i take care of my hygiene, shower once and brush twice a day. if im on stims i shower 2-4 times a day. my hair is cut and i also use hairspray or gel :) whole lot harder is to invest in apartment cleaning. im kind of lucky as my friend is homeless atm, so he is staying at my place and he does the dishes etc. :p
 
Well me I Have Well on Meth anyway i seem to stay showered nice clothes my normal fun loving self but i dont get really messed up i focas well because i have my adhd so i get spun a little but keep my self straight because i dont want my Partner or Family to know i am on it I pass my Classes at UNLV but this is how i am but i have been smoking meth i need to stop been useing for adhd but i am starting to smoke alot now but i have cleanest house on block lol Any thoughts my friend Janis said give me another month ill be looking tweekerish lol Thanks Jake

I know what you mean i keep myself in check well except around my tweeker friends and they act like me all go to work ontime and function we are a group of funcaional Tweekers lol

Foreigner said:
To me the giveaways are in how people talk and act, not how they look. I'm very sensitive to social queues and people give away details of themselves just through their intonations. Plus it takes one to know one.

The only people I can't get a good read on are the ones who have their drug use down to a science and have it in good balance with every other part of their lives. People who walk that line are impressive.

Holywood portrays drug users incorrectly most of the time, so media portrayals of drug use are not that useful.
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I'll be honest, I look like shit on drugs, doesn't matter what it is. My eyes are sunken in and my Dad says there is no spark in my eyes anymore which is understandable because I feel like theirs no spark in me at all these days. I dress kind of like a slob, I just don't care enough to keep myself together like I used to. Hell, two years ago I was one of the preppiest people out there. Everyday I was wearing a different suit, stayed up with all the mens fashion and shit. Once I got back into opiates a few months ago my looks deteriorated even more but I knew that was coming. I feel like a walking skeleton sometimes, I'm embarrassed to take my shirt off because bones are just popping out everywhere and my ribs stick out bad. I used to be proud to show off my body, ah times have changed indeed. Not to mention my skin is just not the same, kind of grey ish especially in my face.

My looks are probably another reason I get offered drugs left and right on a weekly basis and I always say yes no matter the substance :\ A big part of me wants to get back into the gym and live a healthier live style in general. I'm just so unmotivated lol.
 
One thing that has changed is that since quitting heroin my pupils never really went back to normal. Sort of semi-permanently dilated. So all the time I get people looking at me assuming I'm on acid or crank or something
 
Foreigner said:
To me the giveaways are in how people talk and act, not how they look. I'm very sensitive to social queues and people give away details of themselves just through their intonations. Plus it takes one to know one.
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This. It's definitely about the behaviour you give off - appearance is hard to make a judgement about. Of course, you're going to look like shit if you're a hardcore meth addict or heroin addict or hardcore anything really. It's always far more apparent to others when we are under the influence of some substance than we tend to assume.

That said I have to say ketamine is one drug that makes you look ugly as hell. I don't know why but seriously, I want to cry when I look at myself in the mirror when I'm on that stuff.
 
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