To take recreational drugs in your 50s

No problem with mushrooms or mdma - safe if tested and not horrifically unethical

I have a big, big problem with coke and ketamine - awful for the person taking it and the supply chain, laced with nonsense and dangerous. Nope.

so, for me it would depend on the drug

I think it's unreasonable at any age and I think all the apologists on here are bloody ridiculous. Would you be so blasé if it was your kids doing it? How do you think people get hold of drugs? Absolutely bloody shameful.

Cocaine is a whole other world to me when I witness how people behave on it. It's truly horrible horrible stuff and I'd have no interest. MDMA, no, I feel different about that.

I need to learn more about the impact on lives of those involved in production and exploitation because of those drugs. ( Mdma, mushrooms).

MDMA kicked hooliganism out of football. They stopped taking coke, speed and booze and started to feel the love 🕊️🕊️🕊️

So yeah I do have a problem with people who do this thinking it's just a free recreational drugs without considering how many people have died so they get their high.

It's very easy to other the people who die though because they are often a different colour, class, etc to the user.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0w4e4e00jo

Article here.

I'm 30s rather than 50s but I am going away for a weekend with friends soon and we are going to take mushrooms. I will only try a very small amount.

I was reading an article on the BBC this week about demand for drugs and how Albanian gangs are forcing Ecuadorians to assist in smuggling with the threat that if they don't they will be murdered. And they murder a lot.

So yeah I do have a problem with people who do this thinking it's just a free recreational drugs without considering how many people have died so they get their high.

Up his arse? To get into a gig? He’s got to be winding you up.

As long as they’re not driving or hurting others in any shape or form while high I don’t care what others do.

not heard of county lines? 🤔

Why are they putting it up there arses?

Where are the parties they’re going to, HMP Wandsworth?

Anyone taking recreational drugs is part of the county lines problem and so yes, I judge.

When I was in my late teens and thought I was invincible I went through a phase of about a year where I did MDMA and LSD. Obviously it was fun or I wouldn't have done it but I wouldn't now for a whole range of reasons. I don't even drink alcohol anymore. I wouldn't be attracted to someone who was doing it at my age either(late 30s).

Precisely. Let alone all the criminality that comes with drugs at every level. Young kids have been shot in the UK as a result if the drugs trade but who cares? No one!

It's very acceptable to many - which I don't understand when you see the associated crime but I guess they don't care if not on their doorstep.

I'm going to admit. I'm kind of jealous 🤣🙏.

My health isn't good so I just can't risk it. I'd be doing the same though tbh otherwise.

I don't understand the point of this thread?

Everyone is standing in judgement of drug taking, and maybe rightly so.

But, the people who have openly come on the thread to explain have been blasted.

What's the point?

You can judge folk for taking drugs if you want, nobody is going to stop you?

But, we need to hear from drug users in order to answer your questions?

Is this just a judgy thread? Or do you want experienced opinions?

Sorry to hear about your dad, that sounds really frightening.

I have two kids and manage 'the comedown' in the same way as a regular booze hangover - Hula Hoops and bit of extra sleep if needed. There's no comedown at all on mushrooms.

Terrible idea for the 50s age group - lots to lose there. Class A can do real damage but difficult to spot/track damage to internal organs (Tom Petty, Prince).

50's is the age when health can fall off a cliff b/c youthful fun catches up with you, so you really want to be maintaining. Also, 50s are the years when you want to be stocking your pension(s) and investments plus spending time with your children (young or teens, maybe early 20s)

Having experienced so many men obviously on coke during early nights out, I prefer the thought of a group of men on MDMA any day of the week! Because I know their behaviour will be significantly more pleasing for everyone else and probably much more chilled and less aggressive than all the drinkers acting like idiots, fighting and just being gross.

Because they're older it does feel a bit cringe. The secrecy and hiding up their ass like gangsters feels cringe.

I have some health issues but if I didn't, I could see myself wanting to have another experience with something like microdosing mushrooms or at a stretch ecstacy again.

The problem is not knowing where it's from, how it was procured, what's in it, and problems if there's a bad reaction.

Why do people accept and perpetuate drinking culture so much. The biggest problem I ever saw.
Every night in my youth with other people taking certain substances was nothing but peace, love and harmony quite frankly 😁. Come downs were sometimes horrible though. I feel so glad I had those experiences.