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Used cocaine on a night out

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Namechabe11111 · 18/01/2020 23:37

Name change for obvious reasons. So I went out last night for the first time since having my baby and I got a bit wild and ended up having a tony bit of cocaine. Stupid and selfish I know and majorly regretted it as soon as I did it and did not have any more. This was at about 9 o’clock last night and It was the tip of a keys worth

My baby is majority bottle fed but the baby also likes to be breast fed sometimes but it’s rare.

My question is how long do I abstain from breast until it’s out of my system? I’m thinking it probably has already flushed out of my system as it was a tiny bit but I need to know for certain.

I’m not a regular cocaine user I have done in the past a years And years ago but haven’t for a long time hence the reason I had a tiny amount as I didn’t know how I would react from it.
I have also been expressing milk (not loads) today and disposing of. Probably a couple of ounce

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Breastfeedingworries · 20/01/2020 07:24

Opinions are so strong on here. Hmm

Op pump and dump is good idea to keep up your supply. I’ve taken coke before dd and once after. I didn’t while breast feeding as I had so many worries about supply because of stopping. I think coke leaves after 24 hours but because of what it can be cut with it’s 4 days wait. I solely breast fed so I didn’t want to starve dd!

I don’t really have an interest in taking it again, sad about the way it’s made and how it hurts others. No judgment from me about your views or what you get up too though.

Mums need to have fun and enjoy life. Xx

FTMF30 · 20/01/2020 09:18

The amount of you that are trivialising drug taking on here! I'm honestly shocked. Let's hope your kids aren't drawn into drug trafficking/county lines all because pathetic people can't enjoy life without drugs and want to take "a bit of coke" for fun. Fucking pathetic!

CustomerCervixDepartment · 20/01/2020 12:27

‘Mums need to have fun and enjoy life xx’
Of course it’s a poster who puts kisses at the end of a sentence 🙄
Is having fun and enjoying life (xx) snorting coke? Bit skanky behaviour choice, doesn’t shriek intellect or class. Damn fucking right people will, and should, judge the hell out of drug users. Jfc.

Ariesscientist90 · 20/01/2020 12:47

Do you all share the same distain for alcohol as you do illegal drugs? I see plenty of parents going out binge drinking at weekends then looking after their kids hours later and no one says a thing, but that’s much less of an issue than one small line of coke right?? And no I don’t take drugs, and I rarely drink, I just think the hypocrisy and hysteria over illegal drugs versus legal one is ridiculous.

Ariesscientist90 · 20/01/2020 12:48

*Disdain

YappityYapYap · 20/01/2020 13:17

There's always one idiot that compares drugs and alcohol. One is legal and one is not. One can be consumed in small quantities with no damage, the other has no guarantees of that. We really need to stop comparing the two.

OP, you don't need me to tell you that it was a stupid thing you did as a breastfeeding mother to a young baby. All you need to know is that it wouldn't be safe for you to breastfeed your baby for at least 3 days or however long it takes for it to completely leave your blood stream. I think they can defect use in your blood, hair and saliva for a lot longer than 3 days but I'm not sure how this compares to it still fully being in your system

TheBlueStocking · 20/01/2020 13:22

There's always one idiot that compares drugs and alcohol. One is legal and one is not. One can be consumed in small quantities with no damage, the other has no guarantees of that. We really need to stop comparing the two.

So presumably alcohol was morally wrong during prohibition and then magically became morally right as soon as prohibition ended?

Isadora2007 · 20/01/2020 13:27

Not judging either way but coke has become really quite common here amongst teens especially. My teen had a party and apparently some of her friends were snorting coke off my toilet cistern... probably 50% dust they were snorting with my housewife skills...

LittleSweet · 20/01/2020 15:32

I tend to be a live and let live kind of person. But when you have dcs you have to put them first all the time. You can't do the things you used to before them as they are completely dependent on you. I think it's irresponsible to take illegal drugs as you don't know how strong they are or what they've been mixed with.

Ariesscientist90 · 20/01/2020 15:41

There's always one idiot that compares drugs and alcohol. One is legal and one is not. One can be consumed in small quantities with no damage, the other has no guarantees of that. We really need to stop comparing the two.

So alcohol is safe and okay to drink in countries where it is legal, then becomes unacceptable and unsafe in countries where it is illegal? How does that work?

Alcohol statistically is very harmful and addictive compared to many illegal drugs, the main issue with illegal drugs is they’re not regulated, so you have no idea what is in them, if they were legal and regulated the vast majority could be consumed just as safely, many more safely, than alcohol, like marijuana for example. I suggest you do some research into drugs and the harm legal drugs do rather than posting knee jerk moralistic arguments and calling others stupid.

TheBlueStocking · 20/01/2020 18:08

Alcohol statistically is very harmful and addictive compared to many illegal drugs, the main issue with illegal drugs is they’re not regulated, so you have no idea what is in them, if they were legal and regulated the vast majority could be consumed just as safely, many more safely, than alcohol, like marijuana for example. I suggest you do some research into drugs and the harm legal drugs do rather than posting knee jerk moralistic arguments and calling others stupid.

Exactly my thoughts. How many of us have made ourselves monstrously unwell by drinking in our lifetimes? It's very easily done. How is that any different apart from the feeling of validation from being able to purchase it at Tesco?

Northernsoullover · 20/01/2020 22:06

Alcohol is the worst drug of them all. It causes far more damage to the user and those around the user. Its much more dangerous than other drugs but that doesn't mean taking other stuff is ok.

johnd2 · 21/01/2020 00:33

Living in London and seeing the stabbings and shootings over ownership of various lucrative county lines and hearing about kids basically abducted for days to be sent to live in a town to sell all the drugs as they owe the gang i think the people taking the drugs have a lot more blood on their hands then the people taking alcohol.

todayisnottuesday · 21/01/2020 00:50

OP - you probably know this my now but cocaine has a pretty fast body clearance rate usually and should be out if your system completely within g 24 hours max. As others have said, drink plenty of water and avoid BF for at least a day.

todayisnottuesday · 21/01/2020 00:55

Actually, on second thoughts I’d leave it a little longer than that in case it had been cut with a different drug- amphetamine is commonly used for this and takes longer to clear from the body (1-3 days).

FordPrefect42 · 21/01/2020 02:17

Living in London and seeing the stabbings and shootings over ownership of various lucrative county lines and hearing about kids basically abducted for days to be sent to live in a town to sell all the drugs as they owe the gang i think the people taking the drugs have a lot more blood on their hands then the people taking alcohol.

Hate to be that douche that plays devil’s advocate, but if alcohol were illegal, the exact same thing would be happening there too... a black market of sorts would arise, surely?

FordPrefect42 · 21/01/2020 02:18

(Not being sarky or anything, I’m interested in your take/response to it.)

TheBlueStocking · 21/01/2020 06:03

Hate to be that douche that plays devil’s advocate, but if alcohol were illegal, the exact same thing would be happening there too... a black market of sorts would arise, surely?

There are gangs running illegal drug businesses, and always will be because human beings have now, always have historically, and always will, want to take drugs. There wouldn't be stabbings, there would be many fewer people being exploited in this and other countries, and of course, many fewer deaths from overdoses if the industry was properly regulated.

I don't think cocaine is a particularly nice drug and I think it's extremely unhealthy for you. But I doubt we would have such a huge prevalence of people addicted to it if it had instead been properly regulated instead of the relatively recent western puritanical process of making any mind altering substance illegal (barring several illogical exceptions I'm sure you can easily think of).

BlouseAndSkirt · 21/01/2020 06:38

Hate to be that douche that plays devil’s advocate, but if alcohol were illegal, the exact same thing would be happening there too... a black market of sorts would arise, surely

Well obviously. But right now alcohol is not illegal and a personal decision to indulge in alcohol does not feed the spate of shootings and stabbings and ruined lived through gang involvement that drug use does.

TheBlueStocking · 21/01/2020 07:05

Well obviously. But right now alcohol is not illegal and a personal decision to indulge in alcohol does not feed the spate of shootings and stabbings and ruined lived through gang involvement that drug use does.

It did when it was illegal.

johnd2 · 21/01/2020 16:04

Yes @FordPrefect42 if alcohol was banned it would undoubtedly be the same.
I realise both alcohol and drugs use are an extremely complex issue and the legality of them is one part of the complexity, but i felt that side of the coin hadn't really been focused on in the thread.
I'm not sure I want a debate on whether cocaine should be legalized though, many smarter people with more resources have addressed that question already (and then politics got involved and they were ignored)

FordPrefect42 · 21/01/2020 18:00

I don't think cocaine is a particularly nice drug and I think it's extremely unhealthy for you. But I doubt we would have such a huge prevalence of people addicted to it if it had instead been properly regulated instead of the relatively recent western puritanical process of making any mind altering substance illegal (barring several illogical exceptions I'm sure you can easily think of).

Yeah, I agree. Prohibition never worked, and if drugs were regulated and work was undertaken to ensure that cocaine in particular was harvested ethically, then there would be fewer addicts.

Also @JohnD2 I have no interest in getting political here; I’m centre-right-wing for what it’s worth so my views aren’t exactly typical of someone of my persuasion. But no, you’re right, there’s no point trying to push any political viewpoint as it opens a can of worms and it wouldn’t be of any relevance to me to do so.

TheBlueStocking · 22/01/2020 06:40

Yeah, I agree. Prohibition never worked, and if drugs were regulated and work was undertaken to ensure that cocaine in particular was harvested ethically, then there would be fewer addicts.

There's also a further issue that I've witnessed, which is that when people do become addicted to cocaine (which is incredibly easy because of its devastating impact on dopamine levels in the brain), they feel unable to seek help because of being concerned about losing their jobs, their children, being seen as a monster etc.

There are substances that cause almost nothing like the same kind of cruel toll on the body which are unnecessarily illegal. Why can't people who want to relax and have fun in their spare time have access to something which is guaranteed and scientifically proven to be less harmful than even alcohol or tobacco? It's just nonsense!

FordPrefect42 · 22/01/2020 21:22

Exactly, @TheBlueStocking. I do feel as though there isn’t much logic behind certain substances being legal, or illegal. Some of the substances considered legal are far more dangerous - cannabis is known to be safer than alcohol and tobacco smoking, and we now recognise that very small dosages of psychoactive substances could actually improve mental health.

Harmonylove6 · 23/11/2023 16:54

Hay did you waited 24hrs?