Cowboy Mac
Bluelighter
steveelektro: sorry i did misread it. the comment should have been directed at krayzee.
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Crystal Meth - Why is it so big now?
- Thread starter johnboy
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Huxley: brilliant post. I agree with everything you said.
My personal opinion, which I would like to think is pretty spot on is this:
Meth in crystal form is now popular more than ever simply because it is so damn good and addictive.
* MOST of the crystal is imported into Australia and can be up to 98% pure as opposed to the old ~25% stuff baked by bikies as mentioned by someone earlier.
* Crystal can be smoked which is extremelly addictive - this is relativelly new to Au and more and more youngsters prefer this to snorting. Another thing that has to be mentioned about smoking is the fact that not only does it give you an absolute high only beaten by shooting, but there is not ONE thing that turns people off it. A lot of people hate snorting because of the burning in the nose. Some hate it because of the aftertaste in throat. ("Quick, i need some water!!!" - sound familiar?) Smoking is just bliss. And the taste of smoke of good meth can be learned to be loved.
* Crystal has few annoying side-effects such as sore stomach, head ache etc. which are a lot of the times due to dodgy impurities in locally produced stuff. This means that a person could only have so much of the old stuff before beginning to actually feel sick next day. Now they can just keep going.
* Linking to above point, due to the fact that the impurities in locally produced stuff capped consumption, many people (who don't shoot) have never ever been actually off their tree properly and have always dismissed it as shit (i've heard comments like, oh i only take pills, speed just gives me a little buz for a few hours and that's it). Now, consuming the same weight of crystal meth sends people flying, and suddenly, its like 'hey, this stuff is fucking awesome'.
My personal opinion, which I would like to think is pretty spot on is this:
Meth in crystal form is now popular more than ever simply because it is so damn good and addictive.
* MOST of the crystal is imported into Australia and can be up to 98% pure as opposed to the old ~25% stuff baked by bikies as mentioned by someone earlier.
* Crystal can be smoked which is extremelly addictive - this is relativelly new to Au and more and more youngsters prefer this to snorting. Another thing that has to be mentioned about smoking is the fact that not only does it give you an absolute high only beaten by shooting, but there is not ONE thing that turns people off it. A lot of people hate snorting because of the burning in the nose. Some hate it because of the aftertaste in throat. ("Quick, i need some water!!!" - sound familiar?) Smoking is just bliss. And the taste of smoke of good meth can be learned to be loved.
* Crystal has few annoying side-effects such as sore stomach, head ache etc. which are a lot of the times due to dodgy impurities in locally produced stuff. This means that a person could only have so much of the old stuff before beginning to actually feel sick next day. Now they can just keep going.
* Linking to above point, due to the fact that the impurities in locally produced stuff capped consumption, many people (who don't shoot) have never ever been actually off their tree properly and have always dismissed it as shit (i've heard comments like, oh i only take pills, speed just gives me a little buz for a few hours and that's it). Now, consuming the same weight of crystal meth sends people flying, and suddenly, its like 'hey, this stuff is fucking awesome'.
Tabernacle
Bluelighter
I would say the change in method of administration amongst clubbers or average drug users would have to be the most influencial point. The fact that more people now than ever seem to be putting meth in a pipe and smoking it. I've noticed it around here too, back in 2001 nobody was really talking about smoking meth, they may have been doing it but not talking, nowdays a lot more people seem to be mentioning it. Cast your mind back to 80s New York, cocaine has been round for a long time, suddenly becomes smokeable and you've got yourself an epidemic. Nobody wants to smoke glucose but since they're smoking nice crystal it is much more reinforcing and you become an addict quicker. More demand, by more addicted people equals more product out there on the street.
Bent
Bluelighter
Tabernacle said:
The majority of people I was referring in terms of shifting from coke (because of a lack of availability) had all started smoking meth.
And indeed in several cases they've found themselves in a fair bit of trouble in terms of dependance, and the resulting effects its had on their lives.
XSI11V
Bluelighter
have there been any threads on the possible damage on the lungs and throat of ingesting the smoke? It's always in the back of my mind....
BigTrancer
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Fair bit of smoking meth discussion in this thread. Also a quick search on the terms "smoking meth" brought up a few threads, like smoking speed.
BigTrancer
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