A newbie introduction, and a few late night thoughts on chasing the dragon... however you choose to do it. Let's discuss!

Hi everyone, I'm new to the darknet subreddit, but not to reddit. Unfortunately my main account isn't usable for this, so I decided, fuck it. Intro post! :)

First, thanks for the thoughtful sharing and commentary that goes on here, and a shout out to the mods.

I've traveled quite a bit in my time, and lived in a number of different countries. Sadly I'm now back in Oz where everything is always ridiculously overpriced.

I've also noticed how the drug culture in different places is very different. In the Uk, it can be quite a hidden thing, well, hidden if the partakers happen to be wealthy, and not so stealthy if they are not.

In South Africa, pot seems to be the item of choice, but that's more because they produce quite a bit of it over there. Not that they need more crazymakin, to be honest.

In dubai, it's very much the domain of the wealthy, the golden rule being don't get caught. That said I still remember the shock I got heading into an upmarket bar and finding two girls hoovering coke up with an enthusiasm I never expected to see in the ME.

In the Netherlands, it is very much a culture that welcomes most kinds of experimentation, as long as whatever you are doing doesn't harm anyone else. They seem to do moderation over there.

And Australia. Oh Australia. Here, it seems to be a remarkably haphazard business. I know that's because you have to get product in, and stealth. But it seems to me that the drinking culture here also mirrors to the drug culture. People mix and mash their uppers and their downers, and the "quality" scale here is fundamentally skewed. Now, admittedly, my preferred poison is cocaine.

I think this is for a few reasons: 1. It seems to me a lot of vendors here either receive their product cut, or cut it themselves. Amphetamines often seem to be the cutting agent of choice, which really surprises me- it costs almost as much as coke.

  1. It isn't that the product they are selling is not quality, it is. It's just a hybrid drug. And that's fine. But no-one tells you that. When I buy, personally, I don't want a high that sends me aggressive, I want a nice mellow, happy one that makes me feel joyous. That said though, I have also tried coke in producer countries.

  2. There seems to be a lack of verification and testing, and most vendors are younger, and haven't traveled so much. I suspect that means they haven't tried products from producer countries, or they were not around in the glory period.

I have literally seen people receive a product and shoot it up, and then get concerned that it doesn't do precisely what they expect. I have seen others sit on their balconies and cut meth, with no weighing and measuring, there just seems to be no science. At the very least you would think dance safe tests like eztest would be used.

Nope.

I bought some great coke from a friend, 90% range purity. How do I know? We tested it. A mate of this friend tried it, and insisted it was cut to shit, terrible, because it didn't "set him the fuck off mate, there's no rush".

Whereas I had a lovely happy high with no crash. Exactly what you want right?

Which poses some other questions: if vendors themselves don't know what pure cocaine is, how does basing it on a purity scale in any way make sense? It starts the buyer/vendor relationship off on a bad start, and fundamentally forms mistrust.

And then buyers have their first line cut to hell with amphetamines, then trash good vendors because they don't get a rampage style high.

I was speaking with another friend about this, and they said it absolutely doesn't matter what you sell. Name it something it looks the most like, and if buyers like it, it makes no difference.

What are your thoughts? Does it matter to you, as long as you like it? Do you test to see what you have gotten? What factors determine how you use your poison? Do you test it? Do you have a harm reduction policy, or does it not matter?

I'm curious to see what other users think, because, I'll admit it. Quality matters and for me, that means it needs to be re-agent and heat tested. Yep, I'm a snob. But I like knowing what I'm going to get out of it. Otherwise it's russian roulette.

I think a good drug can be like a good wine or great sex- it should be enjoyed leisurely, and without too much of a loss of self.

Anyway, I'll shut up now. Late night rambles ahoy. Thanks for your contributions to the discussion.


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Fuck yeah! Netherlands! Woo-Hoo! Wait.. Moderation? what?


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[1 Points] candytheshroomeater:

Yeah gotta call BS on the whole amphetamines costing as much as coke thing. Speed (not meth) is dirt cheap, you can get crappy stuff for about half the price of equivalent coke. I've got shit that cost under $100 a gram many times, they also could cut with dexies, which, if you have a prescription are like jellybeans.

Otherwise though a very interesting and thought-provoking post, I definitely agree with your point about the drug culture in OZ mirroring the drinking culture.

Ignorance is the norm when it comes to most drug users here. I've actually met meth heads that didn't know there was difference between meth and speed.

I was speaking with another friend about this, and they said it absolutely doesn't matter what you sell. Name it something it looks the most like, and if buyers like it, it makes no difference.

And this is every single dealer in the country.