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slimvictor

slimvictor

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"Darkness cannot be dissipated with more darkness.
“Loko,” Blood Gang Member
Los Angeles

It’s a struggle out here every day in the city. All the homeboys are using crystal. Blood, Crip, it doesn’t matter. They are all going crazy on crystal. It’s the new big thing in LA. They call it G-Unit or Go Fast. Everybody is smoking it or snorting it. You go to the Black communities and you’ll be surprised. It’s super abundant. It’s badass as a muthafucka and it’s fucking South Central LA up real bad right now.

I got a lot of homeboys and homegirls that graduated from Ecstasy to straight meth. A lot of them are using meth, and they really tweaking off that shit right now. They are using it for partying, everyday activities, sex. I had a homeboy that died of it. He was using it and drinking and doing PCP and he fucked his heart up.

This shit is rabid in LA. It’s the second coming of crack for real. It’s worse than crack. Because on crack you can smoke for a few years and bounce back, but with crystal you smoke it and you are gone — no teeth, you lose all your weight, it’s a bunch of zombies out here. They are selling it for [price deleted because of some rules] a pound. Young dudes are getting rich off it. It’s the No. 1 scene they are pushing. They stopped the bomb powder. We got our own weed, it’s damn near legal out here. The only thing the Mexicans got to push is this and they pushing it hard.

The Mexicans are making super meth, like that Breaking Bad stuff. That shit is pure, ain’t no cooks in the hood, and if there were, the Mexicans would put them out of business. I was selling it, getting it from the Mexicans, but I had to stop. I have kids. I don’t want them around the cyrstal meth world, it’s too dangerous. I made a lot of money off that shit, but weed offers a better opportunity. I went and got a legalized card and documents so that I can sell it. I got my own dispensary now.

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This shit is rabid in LA. It’s the second coming of crack for real. It’s worse than crack. Because on crack you can smoke for a few years and bounce back, but with crystal you smoke it and you are gone — no teeth, you lose all your weight, it’s a bunch of zombies out here.
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And crack was worse than powder cocaine because crack turned people into messed up crazy zombies.
And powder cocaine was worse than heroin because powder cocaine turned people into messed up crazy zombies.
And heroin was worse than marijuana because heroin turned people into messed up crazy zombies.
And marijuana was worse than alcohol because marijuana turns people into messed up crazy zombies.

I'm not saying there's no harms associated with heavy and chronic methamphetamine use, especially in environments where people are experiencing other forms of social marginalisation, but I really feel the anti-drug hysteria crew need to find a new angle.
 
^ I appreciate your point, 6bucks, but meth is a pretty destructive drug in a way that the others you mentioned aren't really... kind of....
Having experimented a bit with meth, I know first-hand how incredible its addictive potential is.
And what users will do to get some more.
I have never tried cocaine, so I can't speak to that, so I am aware that it might be similar to meth in its addictive potential.
But I estimate that meth is more destructive, more powerful, and more dangerous.
Still, you are absolutely right that the media uses fear-mongering about all drugs.
 
It was only a matter of time before the LA gangs capitalized on the money to be made. LA County is lousy with meth, but that's more Latino and rural white populations, same with San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Taking it to the East Coast makes sense too, little to no meth market there. I'm a little skeptical though because Australian newspapers seem to be pretty bad at drug fearmongering.
 
This shit is rabid in LA. It’s the second coming of crack for real. It’s worse than crack. Because on crack you can smoke for a few years and bounce back, but with crystal you smoke it and you are gone — no teeth, you lose all your weight, it’s a bunch of zombies out here.
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Wouldn't the addiction level between smoking crack and crystal be pretty similar? Sure some people can smoke crack for a few years and bounce back but there would be many who couldn't and stayed addicted for a very long time, just like there is with crystal meth. Also doesn't smoking crack damage your teeth really badly as well? I'm not sure which drug is worse but being heavily addicted to either (or both) sounds horrible.

What causes the teeth issue, is it the smoke drying out the gums or is it that the user is too focused on getting high that they do not look after their teeth and diet etc or a combination of all of that?
 
Thers plentoy of people who have dabbled in meth and came back and ther are also some that has it consume ther lives ,but itss not just meth .thers crack addicts out ther that have been,addicted for 30 years but then again thers people like me who have smoked it a handful of times and havent even wanted to try and get any for years.
I can see how this might seem off topic but dosnt matter if its crack smack or tweak.

Not saying meth isnt bad I find it disgusting
 
Meth is better than crack using just about any metric. I'm surprised that crack even exists, honestly.
 
poledriver said:
What causes the teeth issue, is it the smoke drying out the gums or is it that the user is too focused on getting high that they do not look after their teeth and diet etc or a combination of all of that?
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My understanding is that it is a combination. The terrible dry mouth that meth brings is probably the worst factor (but chewing gum with xylitol or something good for your teeth can help). But lack of dental hygiene also contributes to the problem.

And it is true that some people can be heavily addicted to meth but recover. Same with crack. I wonder about the proportions, though. I have never met someone addicted to crack. And I know someone who has been addicted to meth for 20 years, but maintains his job and family (definitely an outlier /unusual case). Maybe a combination of the anti-meth propaganda plus my own (limited) experiences with meth is biasing me into thinking that it is simply the most fucked up, dangerous, addictive drug ever.
 
It's like with any drug, the most problematic users are the most visible. Underneath that population of addicts there's a huge number of users who have used the drug in other ways, whether through a pattern of drug experimentation, recreational usage or "functional addiction". You just don't know about those people because they don't broadcast their use to the world for obvious reasons. Methamphetamine users are especially "closeted" (at least here in the USA) because of the stigma methamphetamine use carries.
 
slimvictor said:
Maybe a combination of the anti-meth propaganda plus my own (limited) experiences with meth is biasing me into thinking that it is simply the most fucked up, dangerous, addictive drug ever.
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Yup, that's the case with X activity or drug for nearly all of us. I think it's pretty good to make a policy of not demonizing any substance though. If someone want's to look down on something, it should be the behavior, not as much the drug (assuming it's not literally poisonous or something, like I think it's okay to look down on mustard gas).
 
poledriver said:
What causes the teeth issue, is it the smoke drying out the gums or is it that the user is too focused on getting high that they do not look after their teeth and diet etc or a combination of all of that?
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My impression is that constant dry mouth was a significant factor. But like any serious addiction, a failure to prioritize personal hygiene is likely a strong contributor as well.
 
I'm sure inhaling all that chemical vapor isn't great for your mouth, but yeah, the real problem is a complete disregard for the needs of your body. The needs of your teeth also rank low along with sleep and a sufficient caloric intake, all of which are basic needs of your body which often go by the wayside with meth abuse. If you brush your teeth twice a day and don't eat candy for every meal you should be fine, though (in my experience)
 
slimvictor said:
And it is true that some people can be heavily addicted to meth but recover. Same with crack. I wonder about the proportions, though. I have never met someone addicted to crack. And I know someone who has been addicted to meth for 20 years, but maintains his job and family (definitely an outlier /unusual case).
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I have a coworker who claims to have been smoking crack since the early 90s. He is not at all the type of person i would want to be but he does try really really hard. Hes the owners cousin so he makes more then he should does less then anyone and never is in jeapordy of getting fired however, he works all the time for his crack. He always shows up (hes not one of the never here workers) works the full day gets his hard delivered into his car at work adn does it only at home. He never smokes anywhere other then his home, which he recently moved out of his sisters house and into a trailer. He makes it work but he isnt the type of person i could ever be or aspire to be. But i wanted to share his story as its rare hes the only one i know that gets a 50 almost every day of his life and still has different things going on.

It is my opinion that stimulant abuse is unlike drugs of other classes in its effects. Amphetamines have a unique way of completely ruining the bodies natural drives, which i feel is an awesome way to destroy an individual. Unlike other drug classes stimulants remove hungry and the desire to sleep, two extremely important drives in a person. These are arguable the most important things someone can do to maintain their health and they drop to 0. I mean like no food for 5 days and up for triple digit hours something that a human shouldnt be able to do and thats not even out of the ordinary.

Couple that with low cost and ease of use, it can lead to an exceptionally crazy on the verge of death look group.

(also I get the "real speech" sort of thing in the article but god damn do i hate slang. I can handle small amounts but part of me thinks its written like that for effect. I know its probably not... its a shame what the English language has become)
 
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I'm sure inhaling all that chemical vapor isn't great for your mouth, but yeah, the real problem is a complete disregard for the needs of your body. The needs of your teeth also rank low along with sleep and a sufficient caloric intake, all of which are basic needs of your body which often go by the wayside with meth abuse. If you brush your teeth twice a day and don't eat candy for every meal you should be fine, though (in my experience)
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Yup, I've know more than a couple long term methamphetamine smokers who took their oral hygiene and health seriously and have great teeth and gums.
 
Here we go again with stereotyping term meth users as brain dead toothless zombies who never shower lol I've been smoking meth for 8 years and I have all my teeth and never have I neglected my personal hygiene or appearance. I never go a day without eating and I sleep almost every night. In fact I'm getting in the bath tub right Now;-)
 
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