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Do You Practice What You Preach? Harm Reduction

Do you practice harm reduction IRL?

  • Yes, always

    Votes: 10 30.3%

  • I try to/usually

    Votes: 19 57.6%

  • I don't make an effort

    Votes: 3 9.1%

  • I don't think to do so or otherwise don't

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (will explain in thread)

    Votes: 1 3.0%
  • Total voters
    33
Bob Loblaw

Bob Loblaw

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We all know Bluelight's main purpose is to spread harm reduction. Well do you personally practice it? Or do you merely give others advice? Do you CWE, rotate injection sites, snort without using money, etc. ?




Me personally, I make sure everything I'm using to snort is clean, I CWE if necessary, I weigh out my doses with a scale, keep pills in clean places, don't use drugs continuously, don't do stupid combos or drive, and I try to keep my hands clean when I'm handling things like snorting straws, amongst other things.
 
When it comes to the more serious drugs I take every precaution I can, I do things with less serious drugs that I wouldn't recommend to people though.
 
As a rule, I do my best to take every precautionary measure possible under the circumstances I'm in. I NEVER share needles, tourniquets, spoons, etc...I always filter, usually multiple times, I never reuse filters/needles/spoons/etc, I always extensively research the substance beforehand, if it is a substance I am not familiar with I will start out with a low dose before graduating onto a higher one, etc. Of course, there are times when I have, in the past, not had much to work with (& of course, still needed that high). Such instances have been not thoroughly washing my prep area, not boiling water or not using distilled water, etc. I do what I can, when I can do it. Stay safe!!
 
Hell yes!! I always research a new drug before I use it. That's how I found Bluelighter, in fact.




But not snorting with money is just a bit germophobic, don't you think?
 
Eh, I'd rather not stick something up my nose that's been in people's shoes, or touched right after someone goes to the bathroom, etc.
 
Depending on how high I am. If I'm wasted, my inhibitions fall away and I'll do a lot of stuff I wouldn't normally (like do lines off a toilet bowl cover in a dodgy bathroom, IE NOT THE SEAT - HOW SICK U THINK I AM?). If I'm sober, I'm very careful. Don't even like using notes or straws from other people except GF's or good buds.

But I normally preach more than I practice as a rule of thumb... Do as I say, not as I do.
 
I try/usually. I've definitely had some lapses of judgement when it comes to combos, but I usually don't combine until I have established my tolerance to the drugs I'm gonna use and don't go overboard. I've never gotten a test kit for E pills, but I did do thorough PR searches before buying pills. When it comes to coke, most of the time I had multiple straws cut out so I had my own and whoever I was doing it with had theirs, and I can count the number of times I used dollar bills on one hand.
 
Eh, I pretty much always do myself.. If you can't be safe about your drug use, then you shouldn't use drugs at all.

Although I do use dollar bills to snort stuff all the time, using a straw just seems wrong to me. KStoner makes a pretty good point about that IMO.
 
If you had any class, you'd snort with a $100 bill!! Every time!!


Even if some one just rubbed it all over their ass!!


Fucking germophobes!!






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Always. NOW. But there was a time when I didn't. Not because I was knowingly being careless, but because I just didn't know any better.

I once downed a bottle of opiate cough syrup in one evening and got so high I was seeing things with my eyes OPEN. I slept until 6 pm the next day and could've very easily died. I thank god I didn't all the time.

Also used to do dumb shit like smoking out of questionable homemade contraptions that prolly contained aluminum, lead, copper, and other bad stuff. Would never do that now.

Used to take 4-6 Mini-Thins everyday until my heart felt like it was gonna blow.

Played that stupid "Passing out" game in high school, which I now know can be fatal.

Drank too much, but that only lasted like 6 months. Don't drink at all anymore.

I realized how stupid some of my actions were (though probably mild compared to some ppl) and make sure to do my research, take appropriate doses, use safe administration methods, and don't mix things that shouldn't be mixed EVERY TIME I use drugs.
 
Absolutely. Anyone who tries a combo first without consulting fellow BL's is just plain fucked up.
 
I have done some stupid stuff but i know my limits.

I know when im getting near the point of "this is not safe"....

I really need to get a test kit for the times i do take ecstasy, but for the most part i know who has a reputation for high quality pills and molly and who doesn't.... I tend to buy from those who do it in a more professional manner, they are not sketchy and never deal with anything other than quality product. We need more dealers in the world who have standards, people that do things in a professional businesslike manner, everything is worked out in advance and they are always on time, and in the case with ecstasy they test their pills to know they are not ripping people off even unintentionally and as a general rule of saftey for their buyers, even better when the pills can be tested in front of the buyer to let them know that what they are taking is legit and safe. Sadly too many dealers are all about the money, its all about how large of a profit margin they can get and if they can sell their pipes at 15 a pop then they will sell pipes at 15 a pop....

At a party if i see people who need water i will always give it to them, i am happy that i am now certified in first aid, you know how to deal with situations when they get bad..... Seizures, overheating, overdoses.... these things can and probably will happen, its good to know how to handle it.
 
I try to be safe. I dont really do anything that is too dangerous now, except trying to get wasted alone. i know my limits though and its kinda hard to get to that point.

if im showing someone something or doing it with them or something or its a close friend then i try to tell them all about being safe and wont let them go overboard a lot. i'd rather something happen to me then someone i care about, usually.

back when i used to do pills and h though i wasn't too clean and was pretty careless. nothing too serious though except going overboard a few times. no OD yet though :knock on wood:
 
For the most part I'm pretty careful about drug use, but theres those days (usually involving benzos) that I just eat whatever is on hand.
 
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