How many here have been hospitalised as a result of drugs?

[JonL]

In my younger years, one acid + speed induced panic attack that genuinely felt like a heart attack (of course it did ), then again a few years later again with an asthma attack whilst high on acid. That was highly unpleasant - I didnt twig that it was an asthma attack until days later, at the time I just though my body was trying to suffocate me for my evil ways :D
Both times could have been avoided with some valium/inhaler - keep 'utility drugs' around for these sorts of things now

 

[F.U.B.A.R.]

In part, but it's also because of the mass-marketing of RCs to people who don't really understand what they are dealing with.

I don't think there's much marketing involved - drugs sell themselves 'cos people wanna take drugz! But you're right, it's not just reckless behaviour that causes these problems with RCs - people are just too used to buying heavily cut drugs on the street, so when they get hold of something that is 90%+ pure, they don't realise how much difference that makes and start racking up lines like it's some speed or coke they bought down the pub - next stop a horrible experience, a trip to hospital or death. When I got my delivery of the first (and best IMO) batch of MXE (my first RC), luckily I knew how to deal with it, thanks to Bluelight (on the other hand, it was thanks to Bluelight that I was aware of its existence in the first place ). I was amazed at how small 10mg of a pure drug actually is and realised how stupid it is to just stick yer finger in a bag of powder of unknown strength as a decent dab could easily be over 100mg.

But again, back on topic. I've only been hospitalised once through drugs in my 30+ year career. I've told this story before, but as it's totally relevant to the thread I'll tell it agin - so skip this bit if it sounds familiar.

About 10 years ago, I was between habits at the time. I'd found a source of clonazepam and had been boshing those for a good couple of weeks constantly when some mates came round with some gear. I started to smoke some then decided it would be a good idea to have a dig. I knew I was already totally fucked, so decided to take it easy - just a 1/4 of a bag on the spoon. I guess I should have realised I shouldn't be doing this when I cooked up and dropped it all over the floor! But, never one to give up on drugs, I cooked up another 1/4 bag. As soon as I hit the vein and pressed the plunger, I knew I'd fucked up. The rush was intense and didn't stop. The last thing I remember was my mate saying, 'Have you got the pins and needles in your head?' I replied 'they're all over my fucking body', then just collapsed like a sack of spuds on the floor. The next think I knew was waking up in hospital with an arm full of naloxone and my girlfriend beside me saying "You OD'd". I couldn't believe it because I felt so fucking good - no habit so no precipitated withdrawals and probably buzzing off the naloxone and clonazepam still. My first words were "No way, that must have been good stuff". I actually meant 'strong' but it came out as 'good' because you usually equate 'strong' as 'good'. I'll never forget the look the doctor that had just saved my life gave me...absolute scum of the earth.

Turns out my mates had done the old slapping me around and walking me around the room bit, then called the ambulance. Apparently my heart stopped twice in the ambulance outside the house and they had to get the defib out to get me back. All in all, it was a totally traumatic experience for everyone, except me as I have no recollection of anything at all. So I spent the night in hospital and they discharged me early next morning when I rushed back home to find my tube.... Such is the pull of heroin.

 

[Chatative]

In some ways I guess it is good you don't actually remember it. Pretty scary experience though. 8(

I don't think there's much marketing involved

Meow Meow, Plant food, Benzofury... the fact a million RC vendors popped online with brightly coloured pages using all these terms? How is that not marketing?

Ordering was done through an e-mail off a simple website & by bank transfer or cheque when I first tried it... it would never have got off the ground so easily if that had remained the case.

But yes, I was always amazed how back in 2009 before Meph really took off, people would ask us what we were on & happily take some with little idea as to what it was. To be honest, I was not much better... my friend turned up at my flat buzzing, pulled out a baggy & he showed me the Wikipedia entry. He kept asking if I wanted to take it every 30 seconds (as you do on stims ) & eventually had a cheeky line after mulling it over for 15 mins. I had never heard of BL at this point.

 

[matt<3ketamine]

Turns out my mates had done the old slapping me around and walking me around the room bit, then called the ambulance. Apparently my heart stopped twice in the ambulance outside the house and they had to get the defib out to get me back. All in all, it was a totally traumatic experience for everyone, except me as I have no recollection of anything at all. So I spent the night in hospital and they discharged me early next morning when I rushed back home to find my tube.... Such is the pull of heroin.

i done the exact same twice when i OD'd, stupid drug addled mind

 

[GarageFlower]

19 Years old,
Trazadone Overdose, Got told my heart would stop in the next 12 hours,
Solpadol OD , Too much Paracetomol had to drink TAR
800mgs Diazepam, people freaked out and phoned an ambulance, if it wasn't for my tolerance I'da been fucked
Laragactil OD, I slept it off
Benzo W/D , Massive seizure, after 4 days with no Vals, 60mgs Valium, Sneaked in Phenaz, and Morphine to stop it and take away the pain
Benzofury Legal High, All I remember is taking 2 then I woke up in a resussation room with no recollection of : taking a seizure, hyperventilating, spewing down myself, and talking utter shit
Full of bath salts, A guy thought he was a hard man with a machete so I through him about with it in his hands but I did still need to get to glued up
Full of E, told about 12 guys from a different area I'd take any one of em, buckfast bottle over the head
The phenazepam blues full of em, put my hand through a microwave, 6 stitches
Coughing up blood, On a drip overnight

There's more defoe, I'd be here all night I went through a bad patch and all because Valium laced with Phenaz took over my brain completely

But I am now a healthy person with a not TOO bad life, I'm here for my son, I work (casual) , I'm an active bodybuilder, only dependence is Valium.

Were they the fake DW 10's ? Chalky little fuckers.

Lost a few months on them. Didn't even realise that they were phenazepam till I came round I was eating them like toffees thinking they were diazepam.

Did some daft stuff on them and I still can't remember 90℅ of it. Scary.

 

[5StarSquatHotel]

I was put in a medically induced coma due to crack lung and they told my parents I would not make it through the night but alas I am here. This happened 5-6 times but never as bad as the first. My tolerance was so high to downers that they had trouble keeping me under and they worked through every drug they had and it was only the last most dangerous one that worked and they had to put a tube thicker than a cig into my neck going into my heart, lovely!

 

[Sharapovafistpump]

Ya, perforated stomach ulcer, following bottle or 2 of whiskey, 6/7 pills, acid, speed - all at a music festival - I'm lucky to be alive - so they tell me