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BigTrancer

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I'd like to ask you all a question, in the interests of coming up with a Do It Yourself guide to common sense, and sense not so common. Actually, I'd like to ask TWO questions, if I may.

1. What is the single BEST and most useful piece of advice that someone has EVER given you about drugs, drug use, drug abuse or drug health issues?

2. Taking your own personal experience into account, what is the single BEST and most useful piece of advice YOU would give (or have given) to someone else about drugs, drug use, drug abuse or drug health issues?

I'm not necessarily asking you to list the best advice ever given by anyone in the world... nor am I asking for the best Harm Minimisation information - just some things that have really made a difference to you, personally. You don't even have to give a source for the information if you don't remember who told you.
The advice can be Harm Minimisation/safety related, but also about drug information, tips on use, getting more out of the experience, staying out of trouble, dealing with comedowns/tuesdays etc.

In the spirit of getting the ball rolling, my answers to these questions are:

1. Best advice received: Always thoroughly research your chemicals before deciding to use them. Read experience reports, compare and contrast your own past experiences and judge if you're personally ready for those effects. Know yourself, know your chemical, know your dose and if possible - know first aid.

2. Best advice to offer: Every time you have a drug experience, take a few minutes to stop, sit down, and feel in tune with how good your body feels, or you'll zone yourself out and snap back to reality on the comedown without saving any memories for later... 'where did the last 3 hours go?'.

Let's see if we can come up with a good knowledge bank of tips and advice.

BigTrancer :)
 
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Best peice of advice:
Only take its 100% out of your own choice......if you know what it is and that it is safe (figuratively speaking, or if you dont at least do some research....cause an uneducated desicion is a fools one.........and to make sure you are with people who you feel totally comfortable around and that you trust.
Best peice of advice to give:
Stems from NO.1: for people who are first time users.............ONLY TAKE HALF of whatever the dose is.........and to make sure you are with at least one other person who yu would trust with your life.......cause thats what your gambling with......
 
I gave this peice of advice to myself
Never have halves!!
Although, the last few times I've had pills, I've realised how silly this is. I had a pill on Saturday night for the first time in like 5 months (and I wasn't even purposefully on a break or counting the monthsl, yes.. even the most piggy of drug pigs will get sick of pills).. Half a pill (normally i would never even consider this)later and I was jaw wobbling away.
Anyway, point is - don't underestimate the power of halves.
 
Best advice I ever got:
Don't chase the high forever. If it's gone, except it and be thankful for the experience.
Best advice I gave:
Only you can make the choice if you want to take drugs. It's your decision, and if it was the wrong one, you can only blame yourself.
 
Advice received: Don't do it!
Well, sometimes. Certain situations are not conducive a good experience or may be wildly inappropriate. Best advice I've had at these times is simply to abstain.
Advice to give: Know yourself.
Know your limits. Before taking a psychadelic in any situation, work out if your mind, mood & company are up to it. If you know you have a particularly addictive personality or lack of self control, don't inject. Don't take that extra pill just because you think you may need it or your friends are. Know yourself as intimately as possible, both physically and psychologically, before you make any decisions regarding recreational drugs.
[ 09 October 2002: Message edited by: SeveredPsyche ]
 
the thingy that used to be on the front page of Erowid. i think it sums it up fairly well...
Know your mind
Know your body
Know your chemical
and know your limits
 
Best advice ever recieved?
recieved on first night of pill taking
"A lot of ppl go crazy after their first experience.... don't forget MODERATION"
did i follow that advice?
no, but i should have, and therefore the best advice i can give..
"A lot of ppl go crazy after their first experience.... don't forget MODERATION"
 
Best Advice: Be carefull, take less than the reccomended amount, go with it and enjoy it and TELL someone if your freaking out
What i can give: Enjoy your night, dont let anxiety ruin it, let ppl know how your feeling, expecially if your not feeling good
 
best piece of advice recieved:
Get as close to the floor as is humanly possible.
given:
Reocgnise that what you are experiencing is a drug, a chemical substance acting upon your mind, which will eventually wear off. Panicking is not the answer. You cannot fight a physical thing (the chemical) with will power alone. You have to accept that for the next few hours, you have to simply ride out the experience.
(given to a friend who was experiencing a panick attack on a relatively low dose of MDMA)
 
1) Go out and enjoy yourself, but don't enjoy yourself so much you won't be able to remember anything to tell me about tomorrow. Given to me by my mum NYE 1999/2000
2) If you start to think you've been going too hard too long and you need a break from the drugs, you’re probably long overdue.
 
1)BEST ADVICE RECEIVED...(in relation to MDMA)
more does not make it better! it just increases the unpleasent effects.
2)BEST ADVICE TO GIVE....(in relation to all drugs)
be safe, have friends with you, test your drugs!
 
Received: Cocaine - never turn it down but never buy it.
Reasoned as the only way to avoid addiction. It was deemed unlikely U would ever be given that much
Given: Cocaine - never buy it.
There are those who will give that much away! ;)
 
BT i was gunna say exactly what you said for the advice to offer. something i've always done, and always found it extremely worthwhile.
doesn't have much to do with harm minimisation or whatever, but i spose all i'd say would be that if your gunna use an illegal drug recreationally, never judge anyone else who does the same. no matter what it is, no matter what method is used, i fucking cringe every time i hear some kandy kid who plugs 18 pills every weekend sit there and whinge about some 'junkie smackhead' bullshit.
i'm full of positive advice aren't i?? ;)
 
Taken from my own experiences, this is the most important thing I have to say about drug taking.
A lot of people lose their way because drugs allow them to be someone they aren't everyday. The strongest psychological addiction of a drug like X isn't just feeling good, it's also importantly the feeling of confidence it gives you.
Don't ever put yourself in the position where you say, I can't do *this* or *this* without E. Understand that everything you can do on E, you can do straight, it's all a matter of making your mind feel comfortable with the idea of doing it. Whether that's dancing like a nutter or chatting up a girl/boy.
Finally, find balance. Don't stop doing all the things you used to enjoy doing and partying *every* weekend. Keep going out drinking with your buddies, keep dancing those nights and keep chatting people up. Straight, sober or piling... learn how to have fun in all of those states. If you don't, you'll end up in deep shit.
 
Good advice: Drugs are a lot of fun, but they have massive potential to fuck up your life. Used recreationally, occasionally and in moderation, having educated yourself on potential dangers, you should never have a significant problem with them. But if you ever find yourself needing them to help cope with a situation or just to get through a day/night/weekend, you need to re-examine why you are taking them.
 
I know it sounds wanky but the best advice I've even been given was to visit Bluelight. I have a very analytical mind and having access to a wealth of knowledge like this has taught me much about 'safe' drug use.
Best bit of advice I've given someone?
Don't fuck with drugs. They will fuck you over so hard and so fast you can not possible belive it. It doesn't take months, weeks, or days. It doesn't even take a huge amount. All it takes is you mind to trip up and the drugs will turn you inside out within a matter of hours.
 
Best Piece of Advice I've Been Given :
Enjoy in moderation!
Seriously, that's like the golden rule, for anyone starting off with the big bad world of illicit drugs. If you use things moderately, even though among your friends it mightn't be cool, it might make you a bit of a pariah, but when everyone else is suffering bad ass comedowns and having to eat 3 pills to get off, and you're just cruising through and eating only 1, and having hardly any comedown, you'll be laughing all the way! You'll do yourself a lot less damage, you'll spend a lot less money, and you'll enjoy it a lot more, if you only do it rarely.
Best Piece of Advice to Give :
Know your substance, know yourself!
From my experience drawn from my useage over the years that I have been partaking, there's one thing I can say for certain. No amount of knowledge about a substance is too much! Especially if you're taking it for the first time. I read the Erowid MDMA Vault, and 90% of Ecstasy.org and a whole heap of stuff on the Lycaeum before I even contemplated taking a pill. I have conducted pretty similar research with almost every other chemical which I have consumed. Its also extremely vital that you know your limits, and this isn't something you should go about by going absolutely apeshit in order to 'find them', but rather you should dose carefully and err on the side of caution rather than go the whole hog. Your body & mind will thank you for it.
-plaz out-
 
All the things I was gonna say have already been said.....so, i'll justhave to put some silly advice.
1. Never reveal your Bulb sources.
2. 5HTP + Empty Stomach = Bad.
 
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