The Other Pandemic - Cocaine

I'm not sure that there'll be long term consequences for society. It's been quite common for a long time, but I still think its hyperbole to call it the norm for younger people. Yes they may, are, exposed to it and see it among their peers but most still don't partake.

young coke heads started drinking in my local about 6 years ago... this pub was historically 100% safe, very comfy and well ran, even a bit or very upmarket , they had bouncers at the weekends all be as a deterrent for the younger folk going to the disco bar upstairs but they were rarely called upon...

that changed, I asked the manager why.... he said “cocaine, they don’t give a fûck on that stuff “. Two bouncers became four at weekends and using the bathroom it became common to see white powder residue on the black cistern in the cubicle...not two fûcks given...

evidently the ‘core’ of the problem numpty coke heads were barred over time as a few of the old regulars including ex Gardai were complaining both to management and to current Gardai who were starting to visit occasionally....

you dont think its a dangerous substance ?

maybe that’s because alcohol is consumed in millions of multiples more then cocaine is.

if pubs sold cocaine, or even supermarkets, youd see carnage on a scale that alcohol wouldn’t even touch.

awwww, I don’t have a crystal ball but you don’t need one... the internet and various credible sources grounded in suitable experience and expertises speak about the relationship between cocaine and violence, cocaine and health etc.

Gives you an extra buzz, perks you up and for me, it used to allow me to keep drinking well passed my usual retiring time, but not get mouldy drunk. Everyone is different, but it's mainly for the buzz. It's like trying to explain why weed is great to someone who has never smoked weed. Hard to explain because it can affect people differently. It's not that it's a social thing, but it can enhance social events. Until people take too much, then it turns the social event into a nightmare.

I know you're being facetious but there is a coke vaccine in development. Once you receive inoculation cocaine will no longer trigger the reward receptors in the brain rendering it pointless.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/02/duke-university-cocaine-vaccine-far-fetched-addiction-researchers

Because the further you get from the source, the more things subsequent dealers have cut it with.

As a bit of an illustration, would you rather drink fresh water from a stream up in the mountains or the same water when it's in the Liffey?

I've actually heard the cocaine quality in Ireland is very good as we're one of the first ports on the way into Europe.

When are we having a lockdown for this pandemic ?