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Huh?
Why don't you take the time to read through page 3 of this thread? 8)
Why don't you take the time to read through page 3 of this thread? 8)
but you do not have to do that!!! if you use mindfully, and live by harm reductions, there's no reason to miss a night of sleep! if this is happening, it means you are already in toxic overdose!originally posted by Glory Hole
I don't think I would be able to handle not sleeping for 3 days very well
hh_sonic said:but you do not have to do that!!! if you use mindfully, and live by harm reductions, there's no reason to miss a night of sleep! if this is happening, it means you are already in toxic overdose!
I think that your proposal deserves consideration and comment. There are a couple things which come to mind which are issues to take into consideration.hh_sonic said:invalid usename,
you mentioned your interest in facts rather than observations.
well these are observations based on some facts(sorry as close as i can get):
this is a bare minimum:
- 1. if not a single night of sleep is lost;
- 2. at least a bit more than a recommended amount of h20 is taken daily
- 3. necessary supp's, & vitamins (can't stress the importance of vb, magnesium etc) are also taken daily'
= NO tweaker delusions of any kind;
- failing to do above.......
= watch out for the onset
on benzos: although i do not agree with the idea of using these to relax, it's better to take a small dose (provided absolutely no sleep deprivation prior to this)and induce sleep than to miss the next night's rest. (insomnia sticks to you once it starts, developing a life of its own; if you know what it's like, you'll agree it's better not to risk it).
that said, the use of benzo's at higher doses does not seem good, or even effective for that matter).
other things are helpful, such as: gauging oneself (for instance, regulating your breathing can do wonders to calm one down)
and goes without saying, eating well + healthy
all these things are extremely important, it's these precautions and not the frequent or unfrequent use that will keep one from losing their grip.
Meth may or may not make for a good recreational drug. The concern is that the number of regular users is growing at a staggering rate in North America, Asia and Australia.hh_sonic said:in valid use name, i have comments on some of your points earlier on in the thread (i do not read attentively though, so i apologize for any misjudgement/irrelevancies i bring up in advance...)
to start with, i think meth makes a pretty questionable recreational drug. i guess in my mind a given drug's recreational value associates with certain shared/collective activities. because of its effects (based on multiple observations), i do not see how it's all that great to socialize on.
next, i have a bit of a problem with a distinction between recreational use and abuse. it could be that i'm confused about definitions, though. i believe a daily use (provided there's some detox time at least 1-2 days a week), with frequent (every few weeks) breaks (for at least a week) is less harmful than an occasional binge that leads to staying up for 12 days straight..
to follow up i'm gonna be the obvious guy for awhile. meth is all about tolerance. inexperienced users overdose their first time and experience psychotic episodes simply because they do too much... the only way to be absolutely safe from this scenario, is to start with amounts so small, any rewarding sensations will barely even be felt.
which, by the way is another reason whymeth does not make a good recreational drug, imho.
You may very well be that invisible population of users who fall under the radar which I spoke of pages ago. Functional, invisible, and who account for the bulk of the meth consumer market.Glory Hole said:I think I would be an example of a meth user that uses it infrequently. Part of the reason is because I don't have hook-ups to the drug in which I can get it real easily. Since I have to take a drive to LA to get it that also makes it a bit of a problem. I don't really fiend or anything like that but I do enjoy it. I don't think I would be able to handle not sleeping for 3 days very well. That might be another reason for why I don't do it very often.
Invalid Usename said:You may very well be that invisible population of users who fall under the radar which I spoke of pages ago. Functional, invisible, and who account for the bulk of the meth consumer market.
The people who show up as "positives" and on clinic and police rosters, tend to be marginalized on a whole by society. And from what I can gather, the majority of these people were marginalized even before their meth drug use. One thing is for certain, the people showing up as positives on these roasters can not account for the incredible size of this drug market. The vast majority of consumers appear "invisible."
lyXw33d said:you'll have kids reading all this and thinking meth is just your everyday stimulant and is ok to do....
Invalid Usename said:If the guidelines demand that they not loose one night's sleep on their weekend's use, the chances are high that they will avoid all of the other guidelines.
I've been thinking of defining the "drug session" along the lines of a maximum period of 2 days, and allowing for losing one day of sleep. And assigning something like a "habit acquirement" scale to each of these drug session hours. This would include a formula (which does not exist yet) where for each hour of active drug session, "n" hours are needed for brain recovery to occur. There needs to be a shifting scale as the longer one's drug use session lasts, the larger the per hour deficit one acquires (and the longer the break needed in between drug session to recover).