I never forced anything on anyone, but I certainly was the one or few people that introduced a lot of my friends to drugs in some way or another. A lot of my friends were introduced for the first time through one of the individuals I "helped" turn on to drugs in the first place, so in a way I've influenced a large portion of my friends. That is not to say that they wouldn't have started indulging in drugs with or with out me. People will find a way into using drugs a lot of the time whether or not you are the one to do it. I honestly rather me be the one to do it than most other people. I have a vast knowledge about drugs (pharmacology, personal experience, etc.), drug culture, and harm reduction, so I help my friends make better choices when it comes to taking them. None of my friends are really anything other than primarily weed and psychedelic drug users, but majority of them have tried opiates, benzos, coke, amp, etc. None of them have formed a habit. I'm the only one who indulges in harder drugs on a regular basis, and have a physical dependence to opioids. All things considered though, even with my addiction, I still maintain myself better than harsher realities that surround drug addiction.
Anyway, yeah, when ever my friends have a question about drugs, I'm usually their go to guy. I've introduced people to DMT with imo, and those who I have gave spice to, a fantastic experience. I wouldn't ever just hand them some DMT and say have fun, I would invite them over to my apartment for the experience. I would clean my room very well, turn on some ambient lighting and chill hand selected downtempo or ambient music, then give them a run down about the experience. Very HR, and it has always ended up with my friends having a unforgettable experience.
I have hooked friends up with small amounts of h, coke, ketamine, etc, and also give them a good run down of what they are going to experience. I always try to let them know the positives and negatives of everything they might try, and the safe way to go about doing it.
even with hooking friends up with H, none of them have gone out and continued to use H. Though, I couldn't feel to bad if they did, because I did what I could to let them know about the dangers associated with messing around with such a drug, but in the end its all on their shoulders. My friends aren't stupid, so I can bother place the fault of someone going down the bad path on my self. I know my addiction with substances were solely because of myself, even if the first time i tried oxycodone 9 years ago was because my friend threw me 20mgs of oxycodone and 60mgs of codeine.
I wouldn't go out and give someone substances if they aren't in the right mind or place though. If i see a friend struggling with life and trying to get some opiates, I wouldn't do it because I know that's how it started for me. I saw my life falling apart after I left the hospital from an illness and missing the last 2 weeks of the 2nd semester of my third year at college. I know how easy it is to get sucked into harder drugs in times like this. I rather just load them up a fat bong.
Also let me note that I've never pushed anyone into using drugs, I've offered people to smoke weed with me, or try other substances after talking to about it if they are interested. Addictive substances I don't offer unless asked, unless they are a very good friend of mine who I know has a good head on their shoulders. I respect people who don't want to indulge, and I will never pressure anyone.
