Middle-aged professional women doing drugs on the weekend

Where do you live? Would never happen in my social circles, we're all menopausal and going for non alcoholic drinks and early to bed...

I imagined someone going round offering crisps or nuts from a bowl in one hand and ecstasy from a bowl in the other?

I totally get what you mean. I don't understand it either. The only thing I can think of is when they're richer and more 'respectable ' In society they're a bit more 'untouchable'. kerri-charlene from the estate will get report to social services, Hilary who works as a solicitor, will get away with it.

I personally think it's fucking childish and shameful behaviour.

I love marijuana.

It’s helped me so much with my health.

I’m in Canada thankfully.

How did you get to 'they are embarrassing' from this post?

I dated someone a few years back and was surprised to learn pretty much all his circle of middle aged parents all did various drugs. All shared the same dealers. All had decent jobs. All in mid 40s. It was off-putting and I judged them for thinking this was ok when they had kids.

God no. Haven't known anyone take drugs since I was an undergraduate (and that was marijana and magic mushrooms, not cocaine). But I work in the pharmaceutical industry so if you've ever been involved in the manufacture of a drug you're far too aware of the lack of document to want to take something illegal.

(They wouldn’t get done for possession if they weren’t their drugs in the car )

I know plenty of over 40s now who just haven't stopped. They're boring AF when on the 'treats'.

Bloody foolish doing coke after I'd say 35. 30 even, regularly. Not to mention the supply chain issues. Only one is a close friend as not caring about that is really off-putting.

Grim. I would avoid. The impact on all the lives that are affected by the drugs trade is awful.

It’s been quite some time since a celebrity has been exposed in the press for drug taking (I think).

I see celebrities as a niche part of the social group the party guests are part of. I think the reason drug taking isn’t newsworthy anymore is because it is so commonplace. Everyone is at it. Not every single person, but all “classes”, all ages, all occupations.

At least it will make retirement homes more tolerable.

"The squeezed middle-class"

I presume it is a case of middle class have dealers that wear a tie so they can pretend and it all ok and no one gets hurt?, and if people want to get off the face on drugs I don't see why the government have to be involved, doing drugs is a free choice no one is being forced to take it

and if people want to go down the 'well it is no different to prosecco' when some one says to me they do cocaine or heroin because they enjoy the taste then sure I will believe them then

Stimulant drugs mixed with alcohol is a really bad Idea particularly as you get older you're at real risk of a heart attack.
As pp have said running the risk of getting busted with class A if in a professional job that could be career ending.

I don't think this is the norm at all and I'd stay clear of them. They're old enough to know better than to play with drugs.

I'm thinking now of what I've always advised my kids, about how they could find themselves in jail if they get pulled over and a friend with drugs stashes them under the seat, how people who play with illegal drugs are involved with criminals, how you never know what's mixed in with illegal drugs and so on.

Just because they're older doesn't mean they can't get arrested or addicted or other poor outcome. And just because you didn't partake doesn't mean you can't get dragged into the trouble they're asking for.

Not remotely surprised.

I personally think we should legalise all drugs- remove the harm by increasing the quality but also tax the fuck out of them. I think it would actually reduce harm if we ensure standards during manufacture and dosage.

Humans are always going to human.

I dropped a Mum friend I made at the school gates because of her and her dh's weekend cocaine habit. She was a fitness fanatic who had a personal trainer and only ate clean and organic, was a SENCO in a private school, and yet could cheerfully ignore all the horrific facts about the drugs trade from the cartels to county lines, just for her weekend jollies. I found I couldn't like her enough to stay friends.

A ‘yummy mummy’ who does drugs is my idea of hell. Fuck those people.

Yes to this. It's a purposely nudge nudge wink wink brand name.

I can’t stand middle-class people who do drugs. Imagine thinking you’re fucking cool doing a line at a dinner party with your kids tucked up safely in bed, not caring about the kids caught up in county lines. The fact is the gangs controlling drugs in the UK are fucking horrendous and think nothing of shooting people who get in their way, cuckooing vulnerable adults in their homes and making kids ride up and down the country on trains when they should be at home with their parents. If you are buying drugs you are contributing to this violence and exploitation. You’re not cool, you’re a twat.

Agree.

I guess it depends what you mean by harmful and also the industries behind them. The supply of Bordeaux is probably slightly different to that of crack cocaine.

Obviously they haven't had their Thames Water bill yet if they are blowing money on drugs...

Well said

You clearly haven’t spent much time with people with alcohol problems.
It’s very normalised - jokes on social media, gifts that say Prosecco process etc. Any excuse and people drink, often to excess.