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do you portray a drug user image?

NameTaken said:
"...always made people think I was a stoner, even before I smoked."
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same here. When I moved to Louisiana in the late 80's, everyone asked if I went to the "Kingfish". Turns out this place was the biggest drugged out disco I've ever witnessed. I had only smoked herb a few times in highschool but by college my room mates all dealt X and acid and it was on! Later years opiates ruled and my eyes had huge dark circles under them and that was the tip off there. Yet since the opiates helped me think more clearly when smoking herb, then daily, no body could really guess what drugs I was on.
 
I wear a hoodie at all times, dont shave, dont brush my hair, my speach is littered with drug and drug influenced philsophic jargon, everything i own reaks of pot, except my wallet which smells like amphetamines.
And then when i take the hoodie off i wear shirts which say things like - " I shoot Heroin" on the front, and - "Handballers 4 life" on the back ^_^

Its good, because i get to see this reaction all day ---> o.O
 
yes i do. i cant really help it. i wear all band shirts everyday, some really trippy tool shirts/pink floyd shirts. i have huge black circles under my eyes and always have my head down in class. my eyes are permantly glossy and red. i kind of talk like a pothead too. im a pretty obvious burnout, but i dont really give a shit.
 
i used to look like an obvious acid head, then went to the thug, ganster type coke fiend. but now i prefer to just blend in. I get approached alot less about drug related activities but i also don't get looked down upon by more functional parts of society. It's done wonders for my *legit* employment opportunies.
 
My physical appearance doesn't portray the fact that I use/abuse drugs. I have been told by numerous people that I am something of a pretty boy and I also like to wear really nice clothes and shoes. I take particular care of my physical appearance. I do all of this because I used to be the complete opposite and eventually it bothered me that I just didn't care. My situation now sucks because just by looking at me you would assume that I am a frat-boy or something. :(

I am trying to change this appearance since it seems to lead me into meeting the type of people I generally do not want to be friends with. I am trying to dress down more. I am growing my hair out. Any suggestions?
 
I don't now- I dress pretty much buisness casual all the time... But when I was in highschool I sometimes did and I sometimes didn't- It would depend on what mood/phase I was in. When I dressed like a candy raver, I did- when I was in a cheerleading uniform, not so much (although I never cheered a game sober!)
 
I don't wear druggie clohting, except rarely a tie dye t-shirt. I'm not sure what kind of image I portray, probably the poor piece of white trash image.

If people pay attention to my eyes, they may suspect that I use drugs. I've also never acted quite normal around other people, and was asked if I was high a couple of times, and that was before I even started using drugs. Based on my behavior, I think they are most likely to suspect me of being high when I am sober.
 
Used to, when i i was 16 and had a red bihawk, metal plugs in my ears, and looked like i was on a constant comedown. plus the fact i was always selling/taking/trying to buy drugs of somekind and would ALWAYS have a beer or spliff in my hand.

I'd say i look fairly normal now, usually just wear trackies and skate t shirts,nothing out the ordinary, apart from the weed leaf stud in my ear, the numerous tatoos, and maybe my hair (short back and sides with the top spiked up).

on the other hand, from talking to me for a while most people can tell i was a heavy stimulant abuser, ie the scatty eyes, constant slack jaw gaze, slight speech impediment and my fucked up jaw, which is uneven cos i manged to "pop" it out when i was gurning too hard and then spent the rest of the night banging my head against the table to pop it back in.
 
I work part time , study full time , go to the gym , do my homeworks , keep my clothes clean, try to go to the dentist regularly,i try to eat healthy, i take multivitamines supplements , i dont do crimes, i love the people around me and respect them, i call my father everyweek and not only to ask for money, i try to make it to every appointement or scheduled event on time.

There is always going to be people who look down on you for using but keep your shit together try to portray an even more positive and pro-active image than they do :P
 
You know, back when I was in college, I did the hemp necklaces and really hippied-out clothing, but never did anything too druggie like. During my speed freak crazy binges, I probably looked like a drug addict just because I was strung out so often. Here's where it gets funny...
At this point I'm pushin 30 (woo) and I'm in good shape, clean cut white guy who usually dresses pretty well (mostly because of work etc) and probably don't look the part at all, which sometimes makes it tough for me to approach people to get back into the scene (I've just relocated in the past 2 months), as sometimes I get some odd reactions. Even when I slum it down a few notchs, it still looks kinda forced. C'est la vive, I don't care what people think about me by looking at me, I'm sure that theres a club for drug subcultured 30 yr old professionals :)
 
my parents tell me i look like a pothead beacause of my long hair. (im a guy)

ive never gotten any kind of shit from anyone else....
 
I bet if you're a junkie you can tell I do drugs. My friends say I look different when I'm on dope for a long time, they can tell that it's taking its toll. For the most part I dress pretty flashy. I can look really innocent or act really innocent around people who can't know so its usually not a problem.
 
ToxicFerret said:
I bet if you're a junkie you can tell I do drugs. My friends say I look different when I'm on dope for a long time, they can tell that it's taking its toll. For the most part I dress pretty flashy. I can look really innocent or act really innocent around people who can't know so its usually not a problem.
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I'm kinda in the same boat. When I have been heavily using for awhile my demeanor changes and my physical appearance seems to drag or sag or something. I normally can pick up on other people who use drugs who aren't overly apparent about it.

I think my upbringing, due to my parents, in a wealthy community and because I was always taught to have prompt and courteous manners etc. and its stuck with me ever since... and its actually pretty useful. Since then I have become somewhat more perverse and couldn't be more glad that I did. :)
 
It's funny. Most people outside me don't think I do drugs; most of them think I'm batshit gonzo-crazy by default, based very much on my appearance. My outfit could be described as something from between flashy and grotesque, sharp yet primordial. I like it that way, for it has many benefits - for one, some people don't even believe in my existence. Neither do I.
 
baggy pants with big pockets, metallica t shirt and long hair with a mustache and a face that doesnt get shaved for every few weeks, ya i look like a druggy. well i did cut my hair. i needed one of those job things mann, you know. ya i looked like a fuckin burnout, haha.
 
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