Middle-aged professional women doing drugs on the weekend

[Snookerfan]

Is this common now? I was invited to a house party Saturday night and snow was being done quite openly, there were also Mary Jane vapes and Ecstasy passed around.

These were mainly mothers with adult grown sensible families. What is going on, am I totally not with it?

Was it always this way or is this scene infiltrating a different demographic now?

We always knew people like this did this, but was it this open and accepted?

I didn’t partake, still a great night.

I spent the 90's raving and I'm early 50's but I still like meeting up with friends for food and drinks. None of us touch drugs though. I'm on the sofa in my pj's now but we're still quite sociable some weekends.

Any middle class person snorting coke is at the top of a long and miserable chain of blood, violence, trafficking, crime, gangs, abuse of women, grooming of young kids. In short, an absolute cunt

Thank god you said smoke!!!
All I could think was who drinks cheese, although I have been partial to a glass or two 😂😂

"snow" and "Mary Jane", I was a drugs worker for years and have never ever heard those words used in real life, thought they were American slang from decades ago. Different generations and different locations have their own language for substances but this all sounds very odd, were the people at the party actually using these words?

I always worry about an espresso martini for that reason!

Interesting quote. Quite apt 👌

2 things, I think some people (though the ones who never had kids generally) never stopped doing it from the 90s and secondly I've noticed more people when they hit around 50 rediscovering raving, as there kids are now older and that included drugs, but it's not for me, but I have zero judgement about any of it :)

Your friends do not sound superior to me.

Horses for courses I guess.

They'll have been the same people doing it that were doing it in the 90s though, they've just got better jobs and more responsibilities and get tired more easily so can't do it as often now as they'd like to.

I don’t know anyone like this. I wish I did!!!

Not unusual . I have came across this many times , people in very respectable jobs sniffing coke at a party. It opened my eyes - it’s very common .

Not for me , I never have and never will touch any kind of drug , but it doesn’t put me off people as long as no children are around. Admittedly though i find I distance myself from the type of events because it’s just not me and I find people on it very annoying

God you sound really unpleasant.

Absolutely shocked and disgusted by many of the comments.

A 16-year-old child was just shot dead in London. County lines…

My DC don’t see their father anymore because he has become a coke addict. Every single one of his friends has done or still does drugs. Some just smoke pot, but the majority take cocaine. These aren’t just random people—they have families, children, businesses, and both professional and non-professional jobs.
Out of 20 close friends:

1. 3 ended up divorced because their partners wouldn’t tolerate drugs.
2. 1 became a dealer.
3. 1 is dating a dealer.
4. 1 died.
5. 1 ended up in a mental health facility

That means out of 21 people, including my ex, 8 people’s lives were ruined because of drugs. Eight! It’s all fun and games until “casual use” turns into an addiction—because whether people want to believe it or not, anyone’s use can spiral into addiction. All those families are from middle class or upper middle class. All went to good schools and come from nice part of London. Now, I’m left dealing with the fallout of my ex’s choices. The worst part? If he had been honest about his drug use, I would have never dated him. But instead, he hid it for years. I was raised drug-free, and none of my friends took drugs, so I had no idea what the signs were.And then, beyond the personal damage, there’s the wider ethical issue—gangs, production, abuse, violence. Anyone who justifies drug use and dismisses it as “just a bit of fun” seriously needs to give their head a wobble. It's an epidemic.

* edited to add when I said 8 people I meant friendship group... majority has 2 children each and partners plus wider impact on extended family like their parents.... add those people up yourselves *

About 93% of the UK consumption of cocaine occurs within a 20 mile radius of Chipping Norton.

I know because I live there and I am very, very observant.

What a strange post. There are middle aged people who don't need mounjaro because they are slim, exercise anyway and still enjoy a glass of pinot. None of my close friends need mounjaro and most are fit.

Do I? Why’s that? Are you one of the people I’m talking about?

I totally judge people who do it, by indulging in drugs they are actively contributing to crime and misery.

I am a middle aged (49) professional. I don’t do drugs and I don’t know anyone else that does.

I have been around people who have done this in my adult life for about 15 years. I think it's all good as long as there no children around - I've never participated if people have told me their children are in bed - that's ridiculous - I once had a couple turn up to my house and say "I've left my 11 year old babysitting her 5 year old sister" and I told them to go home - I mean what were they thinking?

I think the most important thing is that you are around good people and there are no safe guarding issues in relation to children and pets for that matter - and also not doing it during the week!
if you have no kids - work hard / play hard

If you are not used being around this - it can be a shock though. My husband is 50 and I am 37 - we are having a dinner party this weekend and we have "snow" for pudding 🙌🤩

Totally agree. Cringetastic.

Same

I'm sure the after dinner conversation will be riveting. 🙄

Not unusual among many of my friends in their 40s and 50s. Some of the most debauched parties I've been to have been in 40+ groups. More money around I suppose.

I also have friends who won't touch it. I'd say it's about 50/50 in my broad friendship group between those who do and don't.

Both of my sons work in security to make extra money. They tell me that the majority of cocaine users who they catch are middle aged.

It's not known as Snow-on-the Wold for no reason.

Another good place locally is Snowshill Manor (it really has become a bit of a 'manor') and Snorting-in-the-Marsh.

Best of all Chipping 'Snoreton' is where it all goes on. Ex politicians, diplomats and captains of industry with CBEs, Orders etc, all taking coke most evenings and weekends. I see it all the time.

County Lines only came into being because 'new monied' people moved to the sticks and wanted drugs like Amazon delivers pens.