New York Times: Cocaine: Hidden in Plain Sight

[speedway]

New York Times: Cocaine: Hidden in Plain Sight

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/fa...ted=1&_r=1


Excerpt:

But in interviews over the last five months with people in the night-life, entertainment, media and finance industries, all said that cocaine is a prominent part of a night out. Teron Beal, 34, a songwriter and aspiring actor, said he encountered cocaine regularly and does it occasionally — and not only in clubs and bars. “When you’re in meetings and you’re in the studio, it’s offered like coffee,” he said. “If you say yeah, they’re cool with it and if you say no, they’re like O.K., and they just go and do it in front of you.”

“Coke is the new weed,” he continued. “Everybody says that.”

Tom Sykes, a former night-life reporter for The New York Post who chronicled his alcohol- and drug-fueled life in the memoir “What Did I Do Last Night?” said that cocaine is more socially acceptable than smoking. “You could go into a swanky party in New York and do a line and nobody would notice,” said Mr. Sykes, who is now sober. “Pull out a cigarette and people would think you’d pulled out a gun.”

[endymion]

An enlightening look at Plan Colombia:

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[pod]

I've noticed in general over the past few years, a shift back towards blow as the drug of choice out in clubland.

Ecstasy, K, GHB, etc, are generally regarded as the drugs kids do. No one over the age of say, 23, does them, since they feel it is a "kid thing", or something "scumbag ravers" do.

Now, I don't condone or condemn drug use of any sort. My take is, do what you will, and if you're irresponsible, Darwin (not the Darwin who posts here, haha), will come and sort you out at some point. I have zero sympathy at that point.

With that in mind, I am all for legalizing some substances, with the pretext that you're free to at least fuck yourself up.

[Mattivi]

beans is still the best shit out there imho, i never saw the appeal in coke, it shrivels up ur penis, causes paranoia, and a thoroughbred heartbead never quite appealed to me. nice read tho. ;D

[soozin]

interesting article for sure.. not too surprising..

[web_norah]

Originally Posted by Mattivi

beans is still the best shit out there imho, i never saw the appeal in coke, it shrivels up ur penis, causes paranoia, and a thoroughbred heartbead never quite appealed to me. nice read tho. ;D

ok and they also make you severely depressed and fry your brain out when you are a habitual user, that's a great way to endorse its use...

[Mattivi]

Originally Posted by web_norah

[quote author=Mattivi link=board=6;threadid=40627;start=0#msg453312 date=1181415440]
beans is still the best shit out there imho, i never saw the appeal in coke, it shrivels up ur penis, causes paranoia, and a thoroughbred heartbead never quite appealed to me. nice read tho. ;D

ok and they also make you severely depressed and fry your brain out when you are a habitual user, that's a great way to endorse its use...
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whats your problem? i take those things once in a bluemoon, and its my brain. and fyi, they both fry your brain. and where did i endorse it, i just said i prefer it over cocaine? its a preference not an endorsement. look into prozac, i hear it works wonders.... : :P :-X :-\

[endymion]

Originally Posted by Mattivi

i never saw the appeal in coke, it shrivels up ur penis

+1

[pod]

Yeah, I gotta swing low so I wouldn't do it. Need all the help I can get so coke is counterproductive.

[slamminshaun]

I prefer the products under my sink. Don't underestimate the healing power of stainless steel polish. :P