Acid, pot, peyote, blow? What drugs did you experiment with in your youth?

QuickSilver said:
I LOVE to smoke.... seriously... I love it.. BUT I don't smoke nor have I touched a cigarette in over 20 years.. I just know if I picked one up, I'd be back to a pack a day in no time. Sometimes I can be sitting at a red light and the guy in the car next to me is smoking... I get a whiff of it and breathe in real hard.. Love it.
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Shalimar said:
Annie, perhaps some of us just like sex! All in favour--or do I have to take a poll? Stop laughing, girl, and get up off the floor! Lol.
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Trying not to think of such wonderful things as not to get into trouble.
 
Red wine blends.... from obscure little vinyards. Now that's my new thing.. Actually I've just discovered the blends.. I've only had the cabarets and the Merlots.. Blends are smoother.. less acidic.. and perhaps not as dry.. My new favorite is called Rare Red.. and I've found another good one called Hot to Trot... which by the way fits into this thread just fine...
 
Here's the label... if you see it grab a bottle.. Not expensive.. about $10

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Cookie said:
I've got a couple of cheesecakes in the freezer, saving for easter sunday, but .... maybe, just a bite or two.

But it's national peanut and jelly day today, so I'm going with that - toast with peanut butter and cherry jelly. Oh well, it will have to do.
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Is Jelly ...Jelly as in the one you mix with water ??? Or is it Jam ??? Sorry I'm an Aussie .... We don't eat Jelly... And peanut butter on toast ..
 
Kadee46 said:
Is Jelly ...Jelly as in the one you mix with water ??? Or is it Jam ??? Sorry I'm an Aussie .... We don't eat Jelly... And peanut butter on toast ..
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Jelly is usually clear and jigglie, it comes in a jar, it is spread on toast... not to be confused with Jello.. which is flavored gelatin that you mix in hot water and it sets when you put it in the fridge. .... Jam has pieces of smushed up fruit in it, comes in a jar and you spread that on toast also.
 
Kadee46 said:
Never ... Never....No drugs and never even tried a cigarette! I have asked people who smoke if they taste any better than they smell.
I even hate taking prescribed "drugs" for BP
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Oh just to add to this Original post , I have never drank either..tasted beer for the first time at 40 , As a child I never received Christmas / birthday gifts because my parents couldn't afford to buy anything, BUT they could afford to go to the club/ pub every night and smoke as well ,,,,That's the reason I never touched any drink, smokes or drugs But there again I was never approached with any such things as drugs I didn't go anywhere and that included school as I was the baby sitter for younger siblings.. I longed to go to ballroom dancing to learn but was always busy cooking , washing and baby sitting for 8 kids including myself ... My parents paid the price for abusing their bodies , Both passed away at only 60 and 61 but my mother had spent the last 9 years of her life in an institution with other Brain damaged people mostly due to Alcohol abuse as in my mothers case ( I always looked at it as a what a way to spend your life locked up )
My sister who passed away at 50 was a victim of her parents abuse and more than likely the cause she tuned to crime and drug abuse.. ...We were all abused in one way or another but I choose a different path than the rest of my siblings
 
QuickSilver said:
Jelly is usually clear and jigglie, it comes in a jar, it is spread on toast... not to be confused with Jello.. which is flavored gelatin that you mix in hot water and it sets when you put it in the fridge. .... Jam has pieces of smushed up fruit in it, comes in a jar and you spread that on toast also.
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Thanks Q/S We eat jam,on toast , Or jam and cream on bread . Jelly is what we mix with water and set in the fridge
 
Kadee46 said:
Oh just to add to this Original post , I have never drank either..tasted beer for the first time at 40 , As a child I never received Christmas / birthday gifts because my parents couldn't afford to buy anything, BUT they could afford to go to the club/ pub every night and smoke as well ,,,,That's the reason I never touched any drink, smokes or drugs But there again I was never approached with any such things as drugs I didn't go anywhere and that included school as I was the baby sitter for younger siblings.. I longed to go to ballroom dancing to learn but was always busy cooking , washing and baby sitting for 8 kids including myself ... My parents paid the price for abusing their bodies , Both passed away at only 60 and 61 but my mother had spent the last 9 years of her life in an institution with other Brain damaged people mostly due to Alcohol abuse as in my mothers case ( I always looked at it as a what a way to spend your life locked up )
My sister who passed away at 50 was a victim of her parents abuse and more than likely the cause she tuned to crime and drug abuse.. ...We were all abused in one way or another but I choose a different path than the rest of my siblings
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Good on you, Kaydee, for breaking the destructive cycle.

I'm a bit disturbed by the response to people who have never indulged in illegal substances that they are somehow self righteous. Not indulging is tobacco and alcohol turns out to be a blessing when your life is reviewed in hindsight. It that self righteousness or a realistic evaluation or risk and damage?

I have long been concerned about my sister and my son, both of whom smoke and drink at dangerous levels. It concerns me that I might outlive both of them.
 
Having been born in 1931, I missed those years when drugs were fashionable. Alcohol is a different story; I had my first drink in 1953 and have enjoyed beer, vodka tonic and bourbon since then. In the late nineties, this came to a halt because of medications that didn't mix with alcohol. Also, I smoked cigarettes for part of my life. During my very early years, my friends would sneak and smoke cigarettes. Our brand was Wings because they cost 15 cents a a pack and you got an airplane card free.
 
oldman said:
Nicotine is the most addictive drug in America, although it is not the toughest one to quit. That award goes to Heroin.
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I've had inmate workers who were heroin addicts tell me that nicotine withdrawals were worse than kicking heroin.

Of course, maybe they were just trying to bum a cigarette...;)
 
I've never done any sort of drug. I do enjoy an occasional glass of wine, but the health benefits of red wine are well known. I've never been drunk, I have too much self respect to do that to myself. Being 71 I was of age right in the middle of the drug/hippie craze, but my parents made it clear how destructive that choice could be.
 
DW, I hear what you are saying. Excess is dangerous on multiple levels. To me the self righteousness lies not in the avoidance of mind altering substances, but in the assumption that those of us who made alternate choices during our youth did so out of a lack of self respect. That is a smug and arrogant statement, made by persons who prefer to condemn rather attempt to understand a different point of reference. I can only speak for myself, but my forays into wonderland were motivated by a youthful curiosity, and a desire to have fun. I did not overindulge, had fun, and grew out of it. No regrets. My self respect did, and does not enter into it, irregardless of the opinion of the resident thought police.lol.
 
Shalimar said:
DW, I hear what you are saying. Excess is dangerous on multiple levels. To me the self righteousness lies not in the avoidance of mind altering substances, but in the assumption that those of us who made alternate choices during our youth did so out of a lack of self respect. That is a smug and arrogant statement, made by persons who prefer to condemn rather attempt to understand a different point of reference. I can only speak for myself, but my forays into wonderland were motivated by a youthful curiosity, and a desire to have fun. I did not overindulge, had fun, and grew out of it. No regrets. My self respect did, and does not enter into it, irregardless of the opinion of the resident thought police. lol.
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And yet, could it not be said that the same youthful curiosity is driving the ICE epidemic? Fun is the lure here too. And like all illegal activities, the people who are enriched are criminals who don't care two hoots for the collateral damage.

What advice should we offer the current generation about experimenting with drugs?
 
I think all we can do is tell the truth about any given drug's affects. Attempts to moralize will be viewed with contempt by a generation which sees it's parents all too often zoned out on booze, trannquilizers, opiate painkillers. Legalize, not criminalize. During prohibition, gangsters Ran amok. Gov't control is far better than the other alternatives. I do not think we can stop the young from experimenting, but, perhaps, we can make it less lethal. I have a friend who worked for many years as a customs officer on the border between Canada and the United States. He unequivocally states that the war against drugs was lost some time ago, but the politicians refuse to deal with it. He says it is a feel good farce, pablum for the people. Many law enforcement officers feel the same way, including hi wife, who is currently a police detective.
 
I heard on the SA radio yesterday, that of all the people killed on South Australian Roads last year Over 50% had some sort of drugs in their system. 120 people were killed on SA roads in 2014
 
QuickSilver said:
Jelly is usually clear and jigglie, it comes in a jar, it is spread on toast... not to be confused with Jello.. which is flavored gelatin that you mix in hot water and it sets when you put it in the fridge. .... Jam has pieces of smushed up fruit in it, comes in a jar and you spread that on toast also.
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Wasnt there a song that went, "It must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that." I'll have to google it now that it's stuck in my head. :rolleyes:
 

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