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To question why DP’s pupils are tiny?

54 replies

NowWhatt · 17/06/2023 16:02

Does anyone know why DP pupils are tiny (like pin holes)? It happens every time he comes back after being away for the night.

OP posts:
bibbityboppityboo · 17/06/2023 17:35

I'd rather leave my DH than have to drug test him!

But if you do want to drug test, there's different ones. Urine will show recently used drugs, so will blood. Hair samples can show longer term use!

Very extreme in a relationship tbh and I'm not sure how cheap / easily to obtain it would be!

strawberrywhisk · 17/06/2023 18:33

Speed

CuteBeans · 17/06/2023 18:37

Weed?

MrsTerryPratchett · 17/06/2023 18:38

MeinKraft · 17/06/2023 16:20

No one casually takes heroin on a night out surely?!

Of course people take heroin (or other opiates) recreationally. It's fucking stupid, particularly for someone who has struggled with alcohol. But I know a couple of people who managed to be OK afterwards (I know more who weren't).

GoodChat · 17/06/2023 18:39

It might not be drugs at all. He might just have shit nights sleeps when he's away from home, but given you're trusting so many people who have suggested drugs, I would assume you already had suspicions.

CherryCokeFanatic · 17/06/2023 18:42

Are your lights very bright?

OhComeOnFFS · 17/06/2023 18:44

GoodChat · 17/06/2023 18:39

It might not be drugs at all. He might just have shit nights sleeps when he's away from home, but given you're trusting so many people who have suggested drugs, I would assume you already had suspicions.

A bad night's sleep wouldn't make your pupils shrink, would it?

GoodChat · 17/06/2023 18:46

@OhComeOnFFS yeah your pupils get bigger when you're well rested and smaller when you're fatigued (obviously there are so many variants that affect pupils though so you could be knackered and somewhere dark with huge pupils or vice versa)

sarahc336 · 17/06/2023 18:47

I used to be a drug worker, 100% drugs, I'd bet cocaine, sorry

PinkFootstool · 17/06/2023 19:11

sarahc336 · 17/06/2023 18:47

I used to be a drug worker, 100% drugs, I'd bet cocaine, sorry

Since when did cocaine make your pupils tiny though?

dickheed · 17/06/2023 19:13

Drugs. Sorry OP

Geppili · 18/06/2023 21:23

Cocaine

CoconutDrunk · 18/06/2023 21:27

Surely this can’t be real and is just a post trying to get people to talk about drugs

monsteramunch · 18/06/2023 21:27

sarahc336 · 17/06/2023 18:47

I used to be a drug worker, 100% drugs, I'd bet cocaine, sorry

Coke makes pupils dilate though, not constrict?

hattyhathat · 18/06/2023 21:28

Was he having a migraine?

uncomfortablydumb53 · 18/06/2023 21:29

Opiates

Wishitsnows · 18/06/2023 21:29

I’ve noticed my pupils are really small after a night of heavy drinking

GoodChat · 18/06/2023 21:47

sarahc336 · 17/06/2023 18:47

I used to be a drug worker, 100% drugs, I'd bet cocaine, sorry

I think I know why you used to be a drugs worker

Peacepudding · 18/06/2023 21:50

sarahc336 · 17/06/2023 18:47

I used to be a drug worker, 100% drugs, I'd bet cocaine, sorry

Did they sack you for not knowing anything about drugs?

EasterBreak · 18/06/2023 21:56

Yes drugs OP 🤣

jelly79 · 18/06/2023 22:09

It's a strange thing to notice regularly? Are you looking out for signs or has there been other things that are making you alert?

NameChangeThreeThousand · 18/06/2023 22:14

It sounds like drugs. But, if I'm being really fair to him, it could be something else. V bright light can cause tiny pupils, especially after drinking alcohol. It could be heroin, but it might not be.

Helenahandkart · 18/06/2023 22:15

Heroin/opiates make your pupils tiny. ‘Pinned’ is the term generally used.
And OP wouldn’t necessarily be able to tell if her partner was using. Plenty of heroin users can function normally and pull the wool over their partner’s eyes.
Check pockets for foil/wraps/tiny bits of clingfilm. There’s a smell that accompanies heroin smokers. And obviously track marks for intravenous users.
If he’s using other opiates then it’s harder to be sure.
Coke and other uppers cause pupils to dilate not constrict.

Whichwhatnow · 18/06/2023 22:32

MeinKraft · 17/06/2023 16:20

No one casually takes heroin on a night out surely?!

Of course they do.
It depends on the circles you move in. We keep Naloxone at home because we're worried about one of our friend's OD'ing when they come over (this is what Uma Thurman was stabbed with in Pulp Fiction). Lost too many friends over the years to risk it.

Not saying it's ok or healthy! I've tried it once and thankfully never been tempted back. Just that it's more prevalent than I think a lot of people realise.

I'm sorry to say OP that of all my friends who are drug users, it's the heroin users with tiny pupils. Coke and MDMA make eyes dilate. Ketamine has little effect on the eyes. Heroin makes the pupils tiny.

Whichwhatnow · 18/06/2023 22:36

Peacepudding · 18/06/2023 21:50

Did they sack you for not knowing anything about drugs?

Slightly guilty LOL. I have never seen someone on coke with tiny pupils. More of a wide eyed dilated look.