To think people are naive re cocaine

Ive never taken coke in my life because in my peer group, youd be labelled a crackhead for doing any drugs other than weed and that wasnt seen as a drug. It was always seen as something that the undisciplined middle classes do. People like us would just sell it to them - not take it. You ever heard the term "white girl wasted". As I said, this has changed in my kid's generation.

Oh they don’t do it until after they’ve eaten. Appetite suppressant.

Good. I am absolutely a "judgeypants" of people who cannot seem to even have a MEAL out without sniffing random crap up their noses.

People truly need to take a long hard look at themselves. Unfortunately it usually takes a death for reflection to happen in , however people will still say it'll never happen to them / that person wasn't careful enough / it was that person's comorbidities which caused it.

The total lack of personal responsibility by people who take "recreational" drugs is absolutely astonishing. It's always justifiable as "only a bit of fun", "I get anxious, this helps me have a night out", "it's no different to alcohol".

Good. I am absolutely a "judgeypants" of people who cannot seem to even have a MEAL out without sniffing random crap up their noses.

People truly need to take a long hard look at themselves. Unfortunately it usually takes a death for reflection to happen in , however people will still say it'll never happen to them / that person wasn't careful enough / it was that person's comorbidities which caused it.

The total lack of personal responsibility by people who take "recreational" drugs is absolutely astonishing. It's always justifiable as "only a bit of fun", "I get anxious, this helps me have a night out", "it's no different to alcohol".

People are making arguments that are based off addiction though. Which is not what my post is about. My point is how common it is and people are naive to it because the majority of people taking it are doing so recreationally and are functioning people with full time jobs.

I see threads on here all the time where women find out their husband has been doing coke etc and are absolutely floored.
But it always amazes me how oblivious people are to how common it really is. I’m childfree and in my late 20s and i go on nights out almost every week so you get to know all of the other regulars in the bars. I do not know one person that I’ve met through going out that doesn’t do cocaine.

These people have professional jobs Monday - Friday. Some of them I know are teachers, nursery staff, work in the passport office. It is so common.

I also see a lot posters describing a change in behaviour and people suggest it could be drugs. But unless you’re doing things like heroin or spice, cocaine does not make you act in the ways people suggest.

Do people really not know how common casual use of cocaine is in this country?

I’d like to add:

If you haven’t been invited to the hen do / party / birthday meal, there’s a chance it’s because some of your mates want to enjoy their weekend without judgeypants around.

I see threads on here all the time where women find out their husband has been doing coke etc and are absolutely floored.
But it always amazes me how oblivious people are to how common it really is. I’m childfree and in my late 20s and i go on nights out almost every week so you get to know all of the other regulars in the bars. I do not know one person that I’ve met through going out that doesn’t do cocaine.

These people have professional jobs Monday - Friday. Some of them I know are teachers, nursery staff, work in the passport office. It is so common.

I also see a lot posters describing a change in behaviour and people suggest it could be drugs. But unless you’re doing things like heroin or spice, cocaine does not make you act in the ways people suggest.

Do people really not know how common casual use of cocaine is in this country?

1 in 10 users will become addicted. No particular type, from a park bench to Park avenue.
"A small bag" there is the minimising of the situation.
Here's a thought, if the lad delivering your weekly bag gets caught or loses his stash, he cannot pay his dealer, and gets slashed or his family home burnt, is that okay?

I’d like to add:

If you haven’t been invited to the hen do / party / birthday meal, there’s a chance it’s because some of your mates want to enjoy their weekend without judgeypants around.

It’s common in your social circle. That is all.

Having worked in many pubs (in rural areas) I think a lot of you would be amazed how much cocaine Ive cleaned off village pub toilets. It's no longer a drug used just in clubs, in cities, on big nights out.

You would see the demographic coming in and absolutely no one 'looked' like a drug user - or were perhaps the age you would expect. But the empty baggies and tops of flat surfaces spoke for themselves.

It is also true that when you (as a non drug user) hear some of your colleagues escapades and think...however did they have the energy? This is how.

For those of us who were the binge drinking teens of the 00s, and probably couldn't have afforded cocaine, a big night out was followed by a weekends hangover and a takeaway. No longer the case.

If you ever wonder how your pal at work find the inclination to go to the pub midweek, dinner with friends Friday night, gym session Saturday, big night out in the evening, and then roast dinner and walk Sunday....there's a high chance cocaine is propping her up.

Obviously there is always a price to pay and the burnout will come. Eventually you stop using drugs and slow down, or you are unable to stop and life crashes around you.

We..... smoke weed.

DH works in City finance - did he skip the mandatory training on anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime?

You and he are as much a part of the problem as the "massive twats" you're sneering at.

You're joking me.
I am an active member of NA/cocaine recovery. I have helped sponsor 100's of people going through recovery from cocaine and suppored their families. We have had a huge increase in family members seeking advice for their aggressive addicted loved ones, the mounting debt, the disassociation.
Maybe you should put away the books and have a look at the RL damage.

I have DC in their 20s, both in professional jobs. DS1 tells me he doesn't know anyone in his wider circle who doesn't do cocaine. He's not interested because he's very health conscious and a bit of a hypochondriac.

Oh dear, you arent "educated about the drug" at all- it couldnt be more obvious from your posts. I get it- you love taking coke.

But your raging cognitive dissonance about it is obvious to literally everyone on this thread.