taking your mind off cocaine?

[quietRiot]

hey, i really never wanted to do cocaine, but when i was really drunk one time my friend and i did a line.


now i feel really bad about it, and when i think about it too much, i feel really reall edgy and unconfortable and get the chest pain, but it goes away when i dont think about it.





HOW DO I STOP THINKING ABOUT IT? anyone have any cures?

[chronic777]

you cant really, eventually you will but thats the hardest part.

[P!MPJU!C3]

Ur really gona have 2 take ur mind off it because what ur doing 2 urself by thinken boutthe chestpainesis really bad. Most people underestimate the power of their minds. U obviously have a very strong mind. I bet that when u think of the chest pains they actually occur, dont they? Im sure u have heard of the placebo effect, havent u? This means ur mind thnks it feels something and there4 creates that feeling. What u have 2 do is just take ur mind away of it or deny it, only then will ur pains go away.

[chronic777]

unless hes actually got somehitng wrong, then dont ignore it!

[quietRiot]

it really does go away when i dont think about it, i think about the pain before the pain comes, not the other way around.





its really starting to go away now, i just feel better about it.





thanks a lot

[quietRiot]

remember, i did about a 1/2 line then about an hour later did another 1/2 line





and thats all ive EVER done

[Zach Swan]

<BLOCKQUOTE> Originally posted by quietRiot on 07 September 2004
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remember, i did about a 1/2 line then about an hour later did another 1/2 line


and thats all ive EVER done
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This may sound harsh, so I'll apologize in advance. Give your head a shake. If you've done a grand total of 1 line, it is COMPLETELY out of your system now. You've done absolutely NO HARM to yourself. It isn't a big deal. There are a bunch of people on this board who regularly hoover in excess of a gram or two every day and have for months on end. They might need to worry. You don't. You tried it. Seems like it didn't work for you. That is cool. Time to move on.


zs

[chronic777]

i never think its totally out of my system, its in your snot remember

[chronic777]

And i havent touched a speck of coke, apart from the shit i can still feel in my system! I feel like this shit is stuck in my snot forever.


This is the longest i havent touched any since this time last year when i tryd it for the 1st time.


Im gonna try not touch any til after christmas which should be quite easy, if i managed to get some really good grade i would get a little bit but the way i see it is i dont wanna get any shit thats been 80% cut and im sniffing a load of bicarbs or worse up my nose.


Recently (the last 3 days) ive been getting a few cravings and numbness coming back when i sleep with my window open, its like my snot disloges and it gets me high again, plus i cant stop sniffing and swallowing asif its a drip.


I really dont wanna end up getting some ive been having fun with my shroomz recently but im gonna take a break from them next weekand i feel weed isnt enough to keep me from going back....

[Nicaine]

If SWIY can put it away while some is still left (then come down and probably go to bed soon after), does SWIY:

(A) have a particular technique to psych SWIY'self out, or

(B) is it just something easy to do?

If (A), then what's SWIY's method?

Edit -- removed encouragement to self-incrimination.

[Nature Boy]

I only ever buy the stuff a gram at a time and I finish up long before going to bed. Then again, I don't consider myself a regular coke user.

[TranceAddict]

[QUOTE=Nicaine][QUOTE=nature_boy_liam] I only ever buy the stuff a gram
at a time and I finish up long before going to bed. Edited by: BA

[Nicaine]

You're probably right... delete the quoted prices in your post, por favor.Edited by: Nicaine

[djren12]

Never have to psych myself out, I always quite before I finish what i have and call it a night. Usually if I run out of cloves it is time to go to sleep.

[PhillyinTX]

It is never easy for SWIM to call it a night. He likes to keep tooting along. However, he realizes he needs to save some for the next night or next weekend. Rationalizing does not always work, but it is usually enough to try to get some sleep.

[djren12]

Swim used last night from 8pm to 4 am and had no problem putting some away for fri. Swim actually only stayed up to watch lightning storm in back yard and drink last Spaten Optimator.

[Silonco]

I can't put it away for a while,for a day yes that's maybe possible but not for a week or something, can you nicainehttp://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif

[PureGlass]

If you can put it away while you still got some (then
come down and probably go to bed soon after), do you:

(A) have a particular technique to psych yourself out, or

(B) is it just something you do easily?

If (A), then what's your method?


I have friends who are much more experienced with coke than I, who can
do one TINY line, enjoy the effects, and save the rest of the stash.

For me, however much I buy, whether it's $20 or $200, I go, non-stop,
until it's gone. Saving coke is not only impossible for me, it's almost
something I try to avoid - I don't want the temptation for the next
morning, because I can't resist!

[Nicaine]

I have friends who are much more experienced with coke than I, who can
do one TINY line, enjoy the effects, and save the rest of the stash.

For me, however much I buy, whether it's $20 or $200, I go, non-stop,
until it's gone.
Yeah, same with SWIM. Even if he's HATING it, he'll keep going until it's gone. Hell, he could be physically dying & would still be layin' 'em out if it was there. That's why he wanted some techniques, but so far it sounds like people either can put it away or they can't. Just the way it is, I guess.Edited by: Nicaine

[PhillyinTX]

SWIM will be tested tomorrow. He is picking up some cola tomorrow, but he needs to keep at least half of it for when his friend arrives the following weekend.


The simple answer of getting more cola is not an option. SWIM doesn't have any sources in town, and is getting a delivery from home.


SWIM may have to lock it away, so he can't get to it.

[Nicaine]

What's he planning to do, swallow the key? Sheesh, there seems to be no solution to this dilemma (short of flushing down the toilet, which is less than no solution).

I s'pose one could give it to somebody who's going out of town for awhile. But a locksmith and a few convincing lies could even nullify that one. http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/smileys/smiley29.gif

SWIM is fresh out of ideas, except one: Don't get it in the first place. I guess this tendency is something he's just gonna have to live with. Comes with the territory for him. Sometimes it's best to just accept, adapt & move on.

He does envy people a little who can just put it away. Oh well, things is what they is... if over 40 years of life taught SWIM anything, it's that.Edited by: Nicaine

[PhillyinTX]

Not quite sure how it will be pulled off. SWIM isn't the type to let an 8 sit around without tapping it. It is an even money bet that when SWIM's friend arrives next week SWIM will be apologizing. It goes back to the Lion analogy earlier. Do you think a lion would care if his buddy got mad for him not saving a steak for a week? Hell no!


The"not getting it in the first place" solution isno fun.

[augustine]

SWIM likes to use cocaine with a purpose. Sure its awesome for SWIM to be on coke, but he finds it to be too ephemeral and pointless sometimes. For him, being on coke is even better when accomplish some goals, and have something to show for it that lasts beyond the rush. A consequential high. So you can try adopting this philosophy, though its not for everyone. You can also try thinking about your future self- how good he would feel with some of that coke you're about to deprive him of.

[Nicaine]

SWIM likes to use cocaine with a purpose. Sure its awesome for SWIM to be on coke, but he finds it to be too ephemeral and pointless sometimes. For him, being on coke is even better when accomplish some goals, and have something to show for it that lasts beyond the rush. A consequential high. So you can try adopting this philosophy, though its not for everyone.
Unfortunately that philosophy is not for SWIM. He sees cola as pleasurable damage, and his only responsibility when it's around is damage control.

If anything, it's when he stays away for a few months or more that he realizes accomplishing goals can be a lot more rewarding than fruitlessly beating on his dopamine and norepinephrine receptors until they shrivel up.Edited by: Nicaine

[PhillyinTX]

SWIM just called to tell me he is having that problem today. He knows he should put it away for another time, but he is enjoying himself too much. SWIM is not an addict, but he enjoys it anytime he has the opportunity.


There's nothing like watching Shakira on MTV with a little Toot by your side. I wiill give myself until the wife comes home for work and save the rest for the weekend.

[Zach Swan]

There is nothing easy about it.

Getting off the train for the night can be brutal, unless you just wear yourself out. A good hash joint might help. Then put your gear away, close your eyes, and think about puppies. And clouds. Meadows. Daisies. Naked women. If all that doesn't work, pinch one off (or preferably have someone do it for you.) If these solutions are ineffective, you probably should have just popped a couple of Xanax in the first place.

[Nicaine]

There is nothing easy about it.

Getting off the train for the night can be brutal, unless you just wear yourself out. A good hash joint might help. Then put your gear away, close your eyes, and think about puppies. And clouds. Meadows. Daisies. Naked women. If all that doesn't work, pinch one off (or preferably have someone do it for you.) If these solutions are ineffective, you probably should have just popped a couple of Xanax in the first place.
SWIM tells me he'd probably get nice & relaxed on the Xanax, then bump a few and enjoy the mix. He agrees completely about the difficulty of getting off the train for the night. What seems to work best for him is not to think at all... put in ear plugs, lay down in a darkened room with a droning fan going and let the brain shut itself off. With luck, he'll fall asleep.

[suninmy_MOUTH]

well SWIM thought he would put in his two cents on this as well.

if SWIM buys more quantity at once, it's cheaper and usually better quality (i.e., more chunky rocks etc.) than if he buys just a little bag for the evening. the problem then is the same as the rest, putting it away for another day. seems so hard to do.

one thing SWIM tried not too long ago was give about 1/2 his 8ball to a friend who doesn't do coke. that way that person is not going to answer the phone at 4am when SWIMs supply runs out. so basically SWIM will give up and let the comedown happen and try to get some Z's.

this night however, SWIM had a fatty 8ball and thought he could just do a couple bumps and save it for the weekend. SWIM is down to his last gram now, hoping to leave it....!!! SWIM needs to have some will-power!!

[Jatelka]

Before posting: Please can SWIYguys (and girls) check the date of the original thread. While there is lots of interesting stuff in older threads, resurrecting them can increase the Noise to Signal ratio, and make it harder for members to find the info they need.

Many thanks (and Much Love, coz SWIJ is feeling expansive this evening!)

[KomodoMK]

Don't take this the wrong way, but seeing as it is always nice to gain someone elses opinion on a subject, they either have to post it in an already existing topic, which you have just hinted against, or post a new thread on the subject which usually results in a lock because a thread already exists.

If you was to do neither, it would result in fewer posts at a later time when everyone has had their input and then topic and dropped down the list because the new guys on the forum can't add their own opinion.

Don't get me wrong, what you say goes, just thought I'd try make my point. <3

[jdrug]

(A) have a particular technique to psych yourself out, or

If (A), then what's your method?


One technique that occasionally works and used to work all the time is to have a plan ahead of time. It is Saturday night and swim has to work at 9am on Monday: swim says ok, so this much is for tonight and the rest will be saved for next weekend; this will last until 4am which means plenty of time to recover for Monday morning. Of course this is easier said than done and this technique works much less frequently than it once did...

SWIM typically comes to a point of diminishing return where it makes more sense to stop and save for later than to continue. Of course that doesn't mean it always happens, but if swim is lucky enough to reach that point with some left it can be possible to give it up for the night/day.

One unsafe method that swim has used is to substitute something that typically leads to sleep. Divide the stuff up into tonight's and "for later" and when tonight's is gone another substance is taken (typically something like valium or Oxy), followed by sleep. Of course this probably isn't very smart but there is some left over if swim is lucky enough to wake up.


(B) is it just something you do easily?


It was once very easy; swim would have stuff for days and even weeks, but what was once easy is now quite difficult. And the smokeable stuff is a completely different story -- much more difficult to find some left the next day.

[AceOvArts]

SWIM is of strong mind (though not strong enough to stop the cola alltogether) but the problem is that his lady ebjoys the cola too. Now, 1 evening both might be very lucky and call it quits early (this rarely happens) If SWIM has enough cola either 1 of them can do enough to push both over the edge into using more than they should. They are their own worst enimies in that sense, the safest way really is to not buy more than your sane mind thinks is reasonable, this is difficult when larger amounts become alot cheaper (and purer). Having alot of it around is a bad thing for a user who uses a little more than your average weekly user.
Damn powder !!

[jdrug]

Having alot of it around is a bad thing for a user who uses a little more than your average weekly user.


Agreed. It can be bad for your average weekly user as well as easy access can lead down a slipperly slope -- if it requires effort, time, and risk to obtain, it is less likely to fall victim to casual use on an "off" night.

SWIM once preferred to score fairly large amounts that would often last weeks or months as it would only get touched once or twice per week (or less), but while this may work with the powder (and it can and does for some), messing around with the rock is a completely different story -- just knowing it is there has been known to drag some out of bed in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason at all, almost like that little rock somehow calls out from deep in the back of the closet, "Wake up, wake up, here I am".


(A) have a particular technique to psych SWIY'self out, or

(B) is it just something easy to do?

If (A), then what's SWIY's method?


One other idea is to associate use with something else that typically has a fixed time period -- swim always associated drinking with going out and being with friends, thus drinking alone doesn't often come up -- powder was naturally associated with drinking and "partying" and didn't really have a place of it's own -- when the drinking and partying were done the white lady was put to bed for next time. Again, much easier said than done and much easier with powder than smoke. Not sure that was explained just right, and it isn't really a "technique" as much as something that just happened, but it seems reasonable that such an "association" might be why some can put it away for another day...

[suninmy_MOUTH]

Woot! (no SWIM is not a nerdlinger!)

SWIM got less this time... 2g. Was determined to save one, and has now completely come down, and ready for some sleep. SWIMs disposition was much different today though... calm and more thougtful. Perhaps if one is in a frenzy mode, there just isn't much that can stop SWIM from doing every last bit.

See if this last G can last till next weekend though... :snort:

[KomodoMK]

Haha, congratulate SWIY on saving 1, bet it doesn't last until next week though. :P

[Panerai22]

Swim Is New To Coke And He Has Noticed If Starts Off With A Big Amount Or Small It Starts To Fiend It. Is There Any Tips That You Can Give Him How Much To Do? How Much Is Too Much?? All Help Is Appreciated

I Forgot To Say The Starts To Fiend It 5-10 Mins After Use.

Thankx Again.

[Micklemouse]

Please explain what 'fiending it' means. It may help people unfamiliar with this term to help.

[KomodoMK]

By fiending it I think he means the feeling of really wanting more, finding it morish. Can't think of the word I am looking for.

And maybe not starting every word with a capital letter would make it easier on the eye. That almost as (if not more) annoying that posts in full capital letters.

[madlost]

There is no way to not "fiend" for it. And btw it only gets worse as the addiction takes over. Trust me.

what does "swim" stand for?

[Isochrist]

what does "swim" stand for?

SWIM = Someone Who Isn't Me. I thought the same thing when I first signed up here, and now look at me! Helping other newbies!
My parents are very proud. :D


And, just to keep it on topic, SWIM finds that a benzo or a lil alcohol helps the come down.

[AKA.Sprinkles]

There is no way to not "fiend" for it. And btw it only gets worse as the addiction takes over. Trust me.

what does "swim" stand for?



And once the addiction comes on, you would do anything to regain that original fiend. Pretty soon, you don't feel excited about doing it, you're not hopeful, it doesn't even really get you high. SWIM always thought addicts were pathetic..

Now she's literally forcing herself to take lines just to keep from giving up.

I know it's oversaid, and I know that it means nothing until you actually Know it... but seriously? You never think you're gonna get that bad. You always think you will have the self control.. after all, who would be stupid enough to waste their life on something they have grown to despise??

But SWIM wishes she never saw snow. She wishes she wouldn't have been such a typical teenager, and listened to people with expierience.

[AKA.Sprinkles]

SWIM used to do it till the end, but once it got like half way gone she would start majorly stressing about how to get more, where to get the money, trying to figure out a way to postpone the crash..,

So then she started not even doing it unless she had a gram, and then 2 grams, and the an 8... Since she couldn't sleep during the comedown anyways (lucky people who can!!) she would always stay up at least all night... Normally she was too tired by the next day, so she could make herself save some, but in reality it just brought her to doing way more than in the beginning..

Anymore she never gets less than a half O, and always stays up at least 3 days.. into the second she is forcing herself to take lines so she can stay "high", so into the third when there is absolutly positive effect from it at all, she usually just mellows out to a few movies...

SWIM first thought it was a great idea to buy more than she could do, it relieved the hours of stress and (many times) tears associated with starting to run out..

However... with abundance comes the end of rationing, building tolerance, ruining the bodys capability of feeling effects, longer binges, worse withdrawals...

Most important advice I have, is if you know you are someone who either has or is very likely to develop a lack of control over use, always ALWAYS get in small portions... You can't do what you don't have, and by the time you are able to run and pick up more, you will probabley have crashed enough to either be too depressed or too rational. Limiting doses slows the build up of tolerance, prolongs actual enjoyment of the high, is better for the body and the budget....

From the first time you allow yourself to do a considerable amount more than normal, your heading for a downward spiral..

Sooner than you could imagine you are finishing the last line of the ounce you bought three days ago, spending another sleepless night posting responses to drug forums..

[discoferret]

Swim thought he would never get addicted until one day he realised that he couldnt pay his bill's anymore. Over 7 years swim has remortgaed his flat 4 times took out loans to a sum of £47,000 swim couldnt carry on and went to a counsellor which worked for a bit. Swim has made him self bankrupted through this. But swim has got back into it and has started to do alot again. Just cant get away from it. Now he is as you say "fiending" it almost everyday! Again!

[tooblue4you]

Swim only 'fiends' for it during the night he is taking it, after swim has had some sleep and its out his system he wont want anymore for a while.

discofferret, dont mean to get on a a soapbox but maybe you should try some more counselling or maybe a holiday something to break the cycle. Regarding your other post starting to shoot it can surely only a downward path from where you are at now. Good luck in whatever you chose to do.

[LiLiTH]

How Much Is Too Much??

Hmmm SWIM thinks that too much is not a specific amount, too much is when it starts interfering with your daily tasks and literally messes things to the point of no control.

[discoferret]

discofferret, dont mean to get on a a soapbox but maybe you should try some more counselling or maybe a holiday something to break the cycle. Regarding your other post starting to shoot it can surely only a downward path from where you are at now. Good luck in whatever you chose to do.

Thanks for your comment tooblue4you. swim has been thinking about going to counselling again. But it still wont change on where swim live's and who swim socialise's with. Which swim thinks is the problem. swim is trying best not to get as bad as swim did before. Not having any money is a good thing. And swim has a understanding girlfriend who helps alot. As for the other post swim just wanted to ask. swim also doenst like needles which might help in deciding.

[tooblue4you]

yeah, friends play a big role in swims use too. At least it did to begin with, a few lines at the pub etc etc.

Although now swim finds himself buying without anyone to do it with. Swim is by no means addicted but he wants to nip it in the bud before its too late. Not to mention the money aspect.

[discoferret]

swim mostly does coke on his own now. This is so swim can hide his usage to others. People close to swim will go mental!

[DrMuffy]

Most important advice I have, is if you know you are someone who either has or is very likely to develop a lack of control over use, always ALWAYS get in small portions... You can't do what you don't have, and by the time you are able to run and pick up more, you will probabley have crashed enough to either be too depressed or too rational. Limiting doses slows the build up of tolerance, prolongs actual enjoyment of the high, is better for the body and the budget....


This is great advice! SWIdr usually buys his yayo a gram at a time so he can finish it off and not feel as much regret. SWIdr has gotten into a pattern when it comes to doing coke. He will snort 2 lines, then go out an smoke a cig or two, and then do another line to prolong the high. He will usually go through this procedure twice every nite he has blow, and now finds it much easier to stop after the second time. Also SWIdr finds ambien and other hynotics extremly helpful after a coke binge.

[TinnyTinyCokedUPBallerina]

I have friends who are much more experienced with coke than I, who can
do one TINY line, enjoy the effects, and save the rest of the stash.

For me, however much I buy, whether it's $20 or $200, I go, non-stop,
until it's gone. Saving coke is not only impossible for me, it's almost
something I try to avoid - I don't want the temptation for the next
morning, because I can't resist!

PureGlass, Swim normally doesn't even try to save it either. But honestly even if swim wanted to put it down swim knows that she honestly couldn't. I don't think that it has to do with experience, but willpower and addiction. Swim has worked really hard lately, because her weeks were becoming 4 days high, straight.... no sleep! and then two days off. But she realized how fast things were falling apart in her life. so for the past month she has only done it one day a week and not even a full 24 hours. Of course that was until last night... over 24 hours ago... http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif but she has the week off why not have a little fun!

[Nicaine]

SWIM will add to his own thread -- he eventually found the right solution for him. What he does is put the last few lines in a nasal spray bottle, and add some water. Then he toots on the bottle every once in awhile, enough to maintain a mild buzz for an hour or more. Basically eliminates the comedown phase, as SWIM can gradually decrease his use -- he usually is done before the nasal sprayer is empty, and has enough left for a brief reminder toot upon discovering the bottle a day or two later ;).

Edit -- oops, this was about *putting some away* wasn't it... LOL. Welllll... maybe this technique would work for that too, SWIM has yet to try it.

[Soreno]

Melatonin can help with the comedown.

[JohnnyTheFox]

SWIM has tried saving several times but always loses a lot when just leaving it around/carrying it around :(

[dolphinsnow18]

Haha, congratulate SWIY on saving 1, bet it doesn't last until next week though. :P

lol. right?

[NICK0yayo]

OK, recently SWIM has been dealing with cocaine and has been having urges for it. It makes him feel so good inside even by doing just a little line each day. He has been getting eight balls with friebds and doing over weekends and I think he has been getting kind of dependent on the feeling and looks forward to it a bit. He also is a minor and thinks it does kind of mess up his academics in school and realy shouldn't be doing coke at his age.

Even right now he probably is doing a line..He has been thinking if it would be a good idea to instead try a less addicting drug? SWIM doesn't want to be clean but wants to figure out a way to break his leading to addiction because SWIM deff. knows it is leading to an addiction...

Any helps on how to overcome this? SWIM will not go to counseling unless it gets worse. It is just leading up to the stages of it. SWIM does still enjoying doing it..

[Jatelka]

So SWIY is a minor? Or is SWIY born in 1976 as his profile states?

Minors are not allowed on this site

Goodbye: Please return when SWIY is of age!

[unconditionaldl]

But the guys saying SWIM is a minor but he is not saying he is SWIM.. iis that breaking the rules?

[Dreeker]

When SWIM (not a huge user of cocaine) does cocaine, it is only for the next 3 or 4 days that he will have an urge, after that he is clear. Just stay off for like 3 or 4 days, or a week, try it.

Stay safe, do not get addicted.

[KomodoMK]

For SWIM it was different. After doing it on say a Friday he would easily go without until the following Thursday or so, then have an urge to do it again. This urge is usually easily resisted unless consuming lots of alcohol.

[dbjay417]

when swim has to sleep and has exhibited poor judgement and got coke on a weekday, swim rarely has trouble rapping up use by as early as 10pm to get some sleep. Just smoke a cigar, pound a beer, clean up, shower and thats that.

on the weekends, swim has a hard time putting anything away. Its not uncommon for swim to blow until 5 am on a friday or saturday night. thats if swim's got nothing to do.

[chattTNdt]

My lifeguard usually has no problem putting the sack away. He tells me a couple good pills (everybody says xanax but he says a couple tylenol 4's, insufflated or oral is the ultimate coke comedown neutralizer). My lifeguard even just told me that he's sitting in bed as we speak, deciding whether or not to leave the bag in the drawer instead of continuing to enjoy the internet while conservatively blowing down...

My lifeguard is also new here.... hey :)

-DT

[CocaineCrazy]

SWIM's roommate locks it in his safe.. no worries at all. SWIM is not fiendish enough to try to get into that.

[EveryStar]

SWIM always does the most coke the same day he buys a new bag. He doesn't blow the whole gram in a night like some people seem to do, as he tries to make a gram last at least a week. SWIM always has the most trouble putting away the stuff when he gets a new bag, because he constantly thinks "Oh come on, you just got a brand new gram, don't be so greedy and have a little fun." So he continues on doing lines (small lines though) for a few more hours. He usually also takes some Xanax before the coke, the problem is Xanax makes him do stupid things, such as do more blow.
He usually stops by having one last fat line, popping some more Xanax and then heading off to sleep. Keep in mind though, that even if SWIM does cocaine all night, he still doesn't do that much, at least compared ot other people it seems. If he's up at it all night he'll probably do 1/4 gram, more or less.
His problem, though, is that he never knows when to stop and call it quits and head to bed, especially when he knows he still has plenty of blow left for at least a couple dozen more lines.

[dadude]

swim is very impressed u can make a gram last nearly a week. swim usually splits an 8ball with swim's friend in a night. sometimes 2 if he\she is lucky

[DivineDesign21]

SWIM stayed up for a few days about a month ago. SWIM was on vacation and decided to head to New Orleans. SWIM then drove home after being up all night (SWIM lives in the Florida Panhandle) and the next morning, SWIM was taking a hit off her crack pipe and fell asleep immediately during the hit. SWIM woke up and said WTF!!! So, basically, SWIMS answer is, the only way she can put it away is to stay up so long that she has no other option.

[DrGonzo]

SWIM buys by the 1/2 ounce-- since larger purchases are discounted-- so he usually has quite a bit of coke around begging him, "Snort me! Snooooort meeee!"

His way of stopping for the night is:

1) Put the coke and all paraphenalia away.
2) Take a long shower.
3) Expend some energy grooming SWIM's self (shaving, clipping nails, and brushing teeth)
4) Crawl into bed and turn on some light-hearted programming to pass the time until he can fall asleep.

Step one is necessary, as there's no way SWIM can quit for the night with coke sitting right in front of him.

Steps two and three are good for SWIM because his comedown is more tolerable when he feels clean and well-groomed.

[frenchywife]

SWIM buys by the 1/2 ounce-- since larger purchases are discounted-- so he usually has quite a bit of coke around begging him, "Snort me! Snooooort meeee!"

His way of stopping for the night is:

1) Put the coke and all paraphenalia away.
2) Take a long shower.
3) Expend some energy grooming SWIM's self (shaving, clipping nails, and brushing teeth)
4) Crawl into bed and turn on some light-hearted programming to pass the time until he can fall asleep.

Step one is necessary, as there's no way SWIM can quit for the night with coke sitting right in front of him.

Steps two and three are good for SWIM because his comedown is more tolerable when he feels clean and well-groomed.

Couldn't agree more! Although SWIM doesn't usually adhere to these techniques - need more practice in this department!

[hwanner88]

SWIM agrees with putting the coke away and then taking a shower. for some reason a shower tends to snap SWIM out of whatever residual effects he is feeling from the coke buzz and makes it easier to sleep. SWIM has no problem running back to the bag after he's put it away; he used to have such a problem and would be up at 1-2 am on a work night hating himself for it. a few nights of that snapped him out of it though.

SWIM usually finds that he should put the bag away (in a drawer) about a half hour or hour before he -really- wants to stop because there usually is the inevitable urge to go for just one or two more small ones to end the night, so SWIM just started putting it away early knowing he's going to go for one last one (or two once in a while).

[dbjay417]

SWIM had the money to cop, the number, and the ride, and still made it all weekend without copping. SWIM Didn't even drink this weekend. SWIM did get his shopping fix though. New Tims, new uptowns, and a new IPod Nano + 50 songs.

[doper_hero]

Good job, now swim's just gotta quit everything swim does -- and swim will read the rules again as other ways he might end up self incriminating badly

[Kolon]

What are New Tims and new uptowns?

[AZJunkie]

boots and sneakers.....respectively

[dbjay417]

thanks for elaborating AZ. I worked a double shift yesterday and didnt have time to check the forums.

[AZJunkie]

my pleasure.

[chron911]

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SniffSniffPass]

Ok so SWIM *WINK WINK*, has done cocaine one time only, at a party, he didn't know anyone and usually is a very shy dude, and he was offered cocaine, and for a while he wanted to try it, so he went for it, as soon as he did, he had some really great conversations with people and even got a girl's number who was actually already involved with somebody, WHOM ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO BE AT THE SAME PARTY! It was awesome... umm for him... *WINK WINK*!.

Anyway this guy WHO ISN'T ME BY THE WAY *wink wink*, is going off to college, a big party college, lots of girls, lots of alcohol, and Im pretty sure SWIM is gonna cross paths with a person who will offer SWIM a line, and Im pretty sure that SWIM will go for it.

SWIM doesn't have the adequate funds to finance this sort of addiction, but would SWIY believe that this drug can be held under control? What does SWIY think about this? SWIM doesn't want to ruin his life.

[Mr Wolf]

Depends on how much of an addictive personality you have.
Red Riding Hood can stretch a gram over a month, just a bit at a time, and quite enjoy it (sometimes...). When it runs out it could be weeks or months before she gets more. A little more indulgence at parties and such, but the white pony has a short leash. It's easier to avoid getting hooked on if one is broke and likes all their stuff and thus wouldn't want to sell any of it to get more.
But realistically, once in awhile usually won't get SWIY hooked. RRH has known people who just indulge at the bigger parties a few times a year and none have gone beyond that. They have their line and they won't cross it (Oh, so many puns:D )

[Alicia]

The snow queen visited lady A, every so often a while ago. she was happy, exhilarated and craved sex more so for half a hour... then it jus transformed dear sweet lady A into a nasty violent sex craving creature, that only knew words of hate with a godly feel. Although the snow queen did for a while get on very well with mr dragon.

Snow queen always left first, leaving everyone wanting her back, or doing the "disco seizure dance" on the floor. hence why the snow queen is no longer loved nor wanted back at the castle.

[epote]

well a few thinks.

its hard to know wheter you can control it or not, but its safe to asume that if you dont have the proper cultural backround like peruvians or bolivians you WILL find it difficult to control.

ESPECIALLY if the cocaine SWIY found was the crap that circulates the streets (and believe me its crap, actual cocaine does not fiend, does not crash, does not make you speedy and does not "enforce" an unditached edgy euphoria like the street crap).

in swims opinion most western people (swim included) must take certain measures to control cocaine use. Always respect it, it has the pottential to ruin your life.

cocaine can be exceptionaly rewarding or a complete bitch, swim wont argue either way, suffice to say that swim who isnt an addictive personality (no smoking,no cofee, no alcohol, no gambling nothing) has a descent job and a steady relationship finds tough to completely throw his mind off cocaine, its just another thing swim must control. And while swim does not use all that often he can see the pottential.

always the utmost respect, always

[hoodabudda]

well a few thinks.

its hard to know wheter you can control it or not, but its safe to asume that if you dont have the proper cultural backround like peruvians or bolivians you WILL find it difficult to control.

ESPECIALLY if the cocaine SWIY found was the crap that circulates the streets (and believe me its crap, actual cocaine does not fiend, does not crash, does not make you speedy and does not "enforce" an unditached edgy euphoria like the street crap).

in swims opinion most western people (swim included) must take certain measures to control cocaine use. Always respect it, it has the pottential to ruin your life.

cocaine can be exceptionaly rewarding or a complete bitch, swim wont argue either way, suffice to say that swim who isnt an addictive personality (no smoking,no cofee, no alcohol, no gambling nothing) has a descent job and a steady relationship finds tough to completely throw his mind off cocaine, its just another thing swim must control. And while swim does not use all that often he can see the pottential.

always the utmost respect, alwaysis swim talking about coke compared to coca leaf chewing? how does it differ from pure peruvian blow? it should all be the same unless its cut with ritalin or a different drug.

[merc11292]

yea but they dont just cut it with ritalin street coke can get cut half a dozen times with different shit everytime, swim has never done blow but heard theres a huge difference if its a good source

[Benga]

is swim talking about coke compared to coca leaf chewing? how does it differ from pure peruvian blow? it should all be the same unless its cut with ritalin or a different drug.

apart from the fact that coca does contains cocaine in its alkaloid makeup ( over 13 alkaloids), coca chewing and extracted cocaine HCl are worlds apart.
the effects are very different, coca has no "rush", and actually some sedative properties. the mode of intake also dramatically changes the effect of what cocaine non broken-down cocaine reaches the blood-stream, along with the counterbalacing effects of the other effects.
coca and cocaine HCl are radically different.
but let's return to the subject at hands. this has been discussed many times and can be looked up using the SE.

b

[dbjay417]

if you can stop yourself from stratching a mosquitoe bite that is really itchy, you can stop yourself from doing coke. If you gotta stratch that itch, coke will drag you down.

SWIm doesn't form addiction easily, no tobacco, not even lottery, but swim definate did form a mild addiction to coke just using once a week. Coke became the focal point of SWIMs week.

[enquirewithin]

SWIM has no problem controlling cocaine use. He has none!

[epote]

if you can stop yourself from stratching a mosquitoe bite that is really itchy, you can stop yourself from doing coke. If you gotta stratch that itch, coke will drag you down.

SWIm doesn't form addiction easily, no tobacco, not even lottery, but swim definate did form a mild addiction to coke just using once a week. Coke became the focal point of SWIMs week.

thats reasonable yes. Its mostly cultural i kid you not, we are trained to hide cocaine use and thus use till our eyes go numb when we have some. Same thing happend with alcohol prohibition. People who where usually casuall drinkers end up alcoholics. Bare in mind that alot of people have a focal point in their week, whaching their favorite show, eating crapy food, going out to hit on girls/boys etc but that is not considered harmfull. For some reason doing cocaine once a week IS and that gives those "addicted" feelings. Just move past that, its merely another pleasure, if it is NOT interfering with day to day tasks whats the problem?

[dbjay417]

See, when I find myself thinking things like that, I typically accuse myself of rationalization and shun those thoughts.

Fact is SWIM could do more productive things with the kinda money SWIM blows on blow, like buy a car. Or invest. Or Over the course of a year have a down payment on a small crappy house. LoL

SWIM doesn't hide his cocaine use. His family is very involved with swim in his recreational use. Most of his friends are into coke and truth be told SWIMs home city is loaded with druggies, and with an 8ball SWIM can find friends anywhere.

[DeeDEEde]

SWIM's roommate locks it in his safe.. no worries at all. SWIM is not fiendish enough to try to get into that.
Swim has contemplated this idea he would like his own safe with a time release lock..say set the timer for 24hrs, only allow himself a g or less each time it's unlocked then set the timer again. But swim cant find such a device,(if anyone knows of a safe like that, please post a link.) swim must regulate himself buy now by purchasing only small amounts, no 8's anymore for Swim.

[Hydro9177]

swim's been addicted to coke since swim shot it for the first time in 1994.
Most generally, swim tries to avoid it now. Seems every time swim does some, swim turns into a fiend and is broke in about a month.

MOD EDITED : do not self incriminate. Read the rules

[candyy]

well the thing is, you cannot underestimate the power of drugs. and cocaine is a VERY powerful drug. I know lots of people who can easily manage to do it ocasionally and not really stress it at all, but swim is a different story. Since that first line, swim was hooked. Normally swim doesnt have an addictive personality. like with alcohol for example, swim drinks socially and doesnt mind not having any at all. But coke is something you have to be careful with because if you let it have that power over you, you'll be sucking all of your money through your nose before you even see it coming. thats what happened to swim.


but as far as putting it away for the night, swim is usually pretty good at it. for some reason she gets that binge going but almost every time at about 6 in the morning she just gets the urge to stop and go to sleep. but then she is awake 3 hours later getting ready for work.... and getting ready for work usually includes doing another line.

[Fight Club]

NIK bought a Foodsaver vacuum some time ago. Seals everything up real tight, where no odor escapes the sealed foodsaver package. He thought a good way to save quantity for later would be to take out what he planned to use, and then mail or FedEx the rest back to himself. A little risky, but kind of like the timelock safe mentioned above. Another idea he had was to leave his stash in a geographically distant location, like in his desk drawer at work. Nik knows that if he can get his hands on it, he will stay up until it's gone.

FC

[DeeDEEde]

swim's last post sparked swim into action again to find a timelock safe. Found what he is looking for on e-bay.

[DeeDEEde]

MOD...feel free to edit out the link I posted above. I guess I didn't read the rules.

[Benga]

no problem. but do read them
thanks

[bhorat]

lol quiet riot, it's me got rice

[bhorat]

<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by quietRiot on 07 September 2004
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remember, i did about a 1/2 line then about an hour later did another 1/2 line


and thats all ive EVER done
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This may sound harsh, so I'll apologize in advance. Give your head a shake. If you've done a grand total of 1 line, it is COMPLETELY out of your system now. You've done absolutely NO HARM to yourself. It isn't a big deal. There are a bunch of people on this board who regularly hoover in excess of a gram or two every day and have for months on end. They might need to worry. You don't. You tried it. Seems like it didn't work for you. That is cool. Time to move on.


zs
This dude knows how it is

[KomodoMK]

swim's last post sparked swim into action again to find a timelock safe. Found what he is looking for on e-bay.

Lock SWIY's money and bank cards in there too. Oh, and hope the dealer doesn't do tick. :P

[IntrepidTraveler]

i never think its totally out of my system, its in your snot remember


I know this was a long time ago and this guy is long gone, but I just find this post hilarious.