How many of you have tried coke?

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I’ve never ever been into drugs. I won’t touch them. Mainly bc I have anxiety and ocd. But I’ve been out with my mates who love to do coke when we’re out, and I always say no, but last time I was genuinely tempted to just try a little bit.

If you’ve tried it what’s your experience. Worth it or nah?

No and saw what it can do, supporting those whose lives it had ruined. Yes, you'll always hear from those that say it does no harm, maybe not to them, but to far too many others it does! https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/cocaine-use-and-its-effects

Saying this nicely. You need to work on why you need to get paralytic drunk and put yourself in the wrong mindset to be around drugs.
Don't do Coke and... Get new friends

No because drugs scare me, a lot. I find watching anything about drugs very upsetting, I found the baby reindeer episode with drugs disturbing. I also think I have an addictive personality so am convinced if I did it, even once, I'd be addicted. I can't take co-codemol as it makes me feel spaced out and sick.

Given the disproportionate impact of the gang warfare, county lines etc on young Black men I would say partaking in the coke trade is actively racist.

Are you taking medication for your ADHD?

Interestingly, cocaine affects people with ADHD differently.

It mimics the effects of ADHD medication (most prescribed contain stimulants) so instead of feeling the typical high energy and euphoria most users love, a couple of lines for you would likely make you feel slightly calmer. Hardly a fantastic buzz!

ADHD affects your regulation of dopamine and you will not have the same effects from cocaine as your pals (unless you take it in very high doses)

People with ADHD are more likely to develop an addiction- this may be partly due to the way it medicates your ADHD symptoms- a form of self medication.

I don’t think you’d be on the same “level” (mood state) as your friends if you did a couple of lines so it’s likely to be disappointing. 😬

In my early 20s I was in NYC frequently and coke was everywhere - people didn't really get 'drunk'. I loved coke, but I found it hard to stop on nights out - I would frequently binge on it until 10am in the morning before then taking something to take me back down again so I could sleep. And then I would wake up and start the whole process again. I loved everything about it, the smell of the money rolled up, the metallic aftertaste. It made me feel confident and energised.
It was seen as glamorous - we were friends with famous musicians and artists, there was always an after hours with plenty to go around.
I never felt the urge to take it when I was back home or on my day-to-day life. Once I came out of that whole part of my life I probably took it a few times on a few random nights out but I never sought it out. Partly because it was really expensive in the UK.

I prefer a double espresso to be honest. Very underwhelming drug. That’s why you need to keep having more and more as you are expecting for something amazing to happen but it doesn’t. I don’t get addicted to anything and coke is meh. I don’t see the appeal and the buzz is very short lived. My drug of choice back in the day was mdma, at least you really felt like you were tripping. Also impossible to do often as the comedown is too much whereas I see how people can get into a habit of doing coke frequently as the comedown is not awful.

Used to dabble a fair bit with a few things in my teens, twenties and freedom thirties. Wouldn’t bother now as any sort of come down is utterly grim and I have a grown up life. Also has an annoying quality of making you feel sober, so you drink more and then have a truly awful hangover.

I was surprised to see how many posters said the come down was awful. I never found it was. MDMA was more fun but took a couple of days to get over. As a pp said, cocaine seems to keep you sober so maybe too much drink was the culprit? Or it's been cut with speed or something.

In my experience, most people who try it will dabble and move on when they have responsibilities. A significant minority can't, particularly in certain industries, and it ruins their lives. Interestingly, I once read women and more susceptable to becoming addicted. Not sure if that is true.

Have you seen what tedious, bombastic arseholes cokeheads are? However much fun it might feel, no one needs to be that much of a wanker.

Coke did nothing for me except irritate my nose....but then i only did the odd line so maybe didnt do enough.

Tried it many times with friends who won't socialise without it, usually just half a line to perk me up. I don't like the buzz it gives that much so it's not really my thing and I always get sinus issues for a week afterwards.

Done it a fair amount yes!

It's great at the time. Nothing better than the buzz of sneaking off to the loo with girlfriends to have a cheeky one and then all chatting shit for hours. I look back fondly on those times.

I however haven't done it in ages and I think my days of it are well & truly done.

I hate the thought of missing a whole night of sleep which it always leads to and can't stand the comedowns/ hangovers.

Now my pleasures are walks, my kids, scented candles and good food... oh and early nights!

This absolutely. Why would you want to do that? God knows what's in it.
I will stick with a glass of champagne or two.

A great drug? Really?

I reckon the drinking and staying up too late are big factors. Also, I think it gets worse the more frequently you're doing it because you're on it again before your brain has had sufficient time to recover from the previous hammering.

I used to be very anti drugs and like you all my friends did it, I was forever lecturing them 😂

I tried it once and it did nothing to me, my friends did the same stuff and said they felt it, but I’m quite a confident social person anyway. What really put me off though is it upset my stomach, thank God I was only with my cousins, definitely not a ‘cool vibe’!

Never. When I was younger I wanted to be the odd one out as not having tried illegal drugs, nowadays because I don't want any more people killed from the illegal drug trade.

Alcohol is the best on its own . I am a happy drunk without drugs and have so much fun

I read a book called kilo ,that's from source to the edge of country before being trafficking.the manufacturing processes and ingredients before being cut again on destination is horrific that's before the murders,prostitution,in source countries....not the slightest glamorous.

This was really interesting to read, so thanks! I enjoyed the detail you put into describing some of the process of putting a drug on the market.

It’s a bloody awful drug (loads of threads on here/know plenty of RL instances).

You probably don’t see them the day or two after when they are in a foul mood. My experience of coke users is when the fun stops they are grumpy at best, but often paranoid and hostile. Just don’t

i wouldn’t do it, overrated.

plus many people don’t realise if you do coke and alcohol it creates Cocaethylene in your body, which is even more dangerous

Never tried it but I dated someone for a year that was addicted to it and I never even knew. He used to keep sniffing and he used to say "oh this bloody cold I can't get rid of it" and I must have been so naive at the time. Anyway he was an asshole actually. Full of his own self importance. Only his opinion mattered etc. Never again.