just jon---sorry this is late but here are some tips and rules for newark.
1. dont ever get out of your car. most legit spots wont expect or want you too.
2. dont ever let anyone get into your car unless you 100% trust them.
3. NEVER GIVE YOUR MONEY UP FRONT!!!! EVER EVER EVER!!! youll never get it or the goods back.
4. if something seems fishy, it probably is.
5. take a crack heads advice with a grain of salt
6. as soon as you get it stash it whereever the cops cant find it (sometimes that means your butt) because sometimes the cops set up road blocks to try and catch drug users and you wont know about it until your stuck in it and by that time its probably way to late
6. (and this is the most important one) realize that once you go get it for yourself you cant take that back. you will know where to go and how to get it and thats really the first step into the most serious of addictions. iv seen it a million times, kids go from paying 20$ a bag and keeping it together to paying 7-8 a bag and completely losing their grip on reality. im not saying its completely impossible to control it im just saying i dont know 1 single person who has or can.
7. Desperation and fear make people to stupid shit. so stay smart and vigilant and most of all safe.
8. newark cops have white kids lie to their face all day long about what they are doing in newark. and unless you have a rutgers parking permit on your car that excuse aint going to work. anytime iv had to deal with the police i told them i was sick and trying to get drugs and that my guy wasnt out. most of the time honosty will keep you out of a holding cell. MOST OF THE TIME, not all the time.
im sorry if that sounded preachy but it took my 5 years to regain control over my life and i just think you should really be honost with yourself and really think about if getting high for a couple hours is possibly worth the rest of your life.