yeah I don't know about this thread here...I was a longtime lurker on BL before joining, like 7-8 years, and I always thought the point of the site was to promote harm reduction/disseminate ACCURATE info about drugs and addiction, support one another, etc. as someone who's struggled with hard drugs for a long time now, I guess I just don't like the idea of a "Let's romanticize our drug use!" thread. not to come across as judgemental, but as serotonin system pointed out, lately it seems like this site has changed and moved away from those more high-minded ideals. don't get me wrong, I like the DC forum and having a chance to discuss drug use openly, but really, there IS no romance to hard drug addiction. it takes away all the romance from your life, and before long you get pleasure only from your drug(s), not from sex, not from friendship/love, not from achievement or learning....romanticizing one's DOC seems kinda childish to me. sorry, but if you keep up the fantasy too long, you'll only find a bitter surprise at the end of that particular road...