Many, many people took recreational drugs in the 90s. Where are they now?

[perhapsiwill]

I'm not a drug addict and none of my friends were at the time, we just took Es at the weekend, sometimes other drugs. We all went to work or college, seemed like everyone else did this too. We had a great time, weekends were for dancing and hugging, I didn't get on with drunk people and one night stands and it suited me much better.
I moved away from where I grew up, nice area to another nice area.
When I mention partying in my youth to other mums where I live now, they look at me as if I'm an addict who needs help .
Are they all pretending? There were thousands of us doing this so where are they now? And why do people who never took drugs appear to feel so morally superior? One of the women where I live openly talks about cheating the system financially yet looks at me like I'm scum because I went out and had fun 20 years ago. (And probably once a year now!) I feel that because I mentioned this one evening in a pub I have alienated myself from the local mums.

Yes to gabba... and proper trance... and early dnb... and breakbeat... ahhhh!

Age of love is still an absolute gem to listen to. Loving the links.

Drugs were there of course but honestly for me it was more about the music really, that's the stuff that lasts.

Happy memories :)

Just throwing this one in...

(must be all the drug talk that made me think of it)

I think there is a stigma around drug users, I agree surfer.

I'm not sure everyone would be comfortable with leaving their kids say on a play date with someone whom you knew to have been a user.

I guess that's why people are looking at you strangely op!

mmmm thanks for that

used to be able to listen to gabba around the house going about daily life (without chemical assistance) but am definitely softening with age

actually dunno why I said that, give it a minute and I'm revved up and ready to go

Thanks dulcimena that enhanced my drive to work choooon!

Psychoactive that made me laugh!

Well headofthehive. What is going to happen to their kids at my house as a result of me taking party drugs 20 years ago?? I have a respectable job and I am practically Mr Tumble when it comes to entertaining kids.

IT may be seen as a statement about who you are as a person. If you are the sort of person who disregards laws, might you also have lax parenting?

i think that's why possibly your friends were looking at you oddly. I'm not saying you would be lax, but some people might think so. It takes quite a while for what's acceptable to filter into all circles - and it surprises people when suddenly acceptability alters.
I remember when it was relatively socially acceptable to drink and drive, and travel without seat belts.

I think op you will be fine to invite people's children round. Unless you answer the door looking like Pete Doherty circa 2004. I can't imagine anyone with no experience of drugs would even imagine your history, and anyone with experience would understand that people grow up, and couldn't really judge anyway.

Lax Parenting?
Mr Tumble personified?

Ha ha ha. I've just spluttered my tea all over my computer.

sends self to the end of the line, for Hive55's playdate list!!

Whatever you do, don't offer them a hotdog either (different thread).

Actually we don't need to worry whether we're offering fish fingers or cucumber crudités, because they wont be coming round to this den of iniquity anyway, will they?

I just think it's best not to mention it.
Just like not mentioning that you enjoy illegal car racing, have a thrill of speed and then offer their child a lift...
some parents might be alarmed.

They always get a vegetable train at mine oblomov

Afternoon ravers!

I think from now on, in order to discourage playdates, I will definitely be announcing my love of drugs and hotdogs in the playground Oblomov!

I'm here! I loved speed back in the 90's and took it when I was out clubbing.

I haven't been into drugs for years but I was out on a date with hubby before Xmas and he been given some Ecstasy by a friend - no kids for the night so we had it! I have to say we had a fab night but I'm not in a hurry to do it again.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves we're not just parents we are actual people. Live a little!!!

"Live a little!!!"

Hear hear

It's amazing how small-minded some people can be. I have no doubt that there are parents who would hoist their judgy pants up so high as to give themselves painful wedgies if they were to hear that a parent took some recreational chemicals at a party 20 years ago.

I do judge people who take illegal drugs yes. I judge them very harshly - because for every 'live a little' attitude there's 1000's of addicts doing god knows what to feed their addiction - many of them die before they reach their 30's. Drugs reck lives - & of course you're making violent drug dealers loads of £££££ - that is until they're shot dead by a rival gang.
What a lovely world to be involved in. So 'cool'

I think Cote might still be hallucinating such is her hyperbole

You don't really get addicted to mdma though. Alcohol withdrawal can kill, as can benzo withdrawal but even heroin withdrawal doesn't kill.

Hi surferjet.
'For every 'live a little' attitude there's 1000's of addicts doing god knows what to feed their addiction '
I think that is most definitely the other way around.

Am drooling at the tunes.

My gabba experience was one NYE at Ali Pally with Gayle San and Jeff Mills and ducking Orbital, loved it.

I wish you had all come to my party, you would have fucking LOVED it! I can tell you the playlist on Spotify if you pm me, is 90s house with some hardcore bangers at the end....

Ugh - Don't you have some celebrity or neighbor you can yap about rather than me? I'm most certainly not halucinating, two fucking decades after the last time I ingested anything remotely hallucinogenic

Jam and spoon has just lured dd in (8) announcing in her towel turban 'I am the queen, the queen of rave is here'!