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04-28-2004 03:49 AM |
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Originally posted by rakeback
When I hear that I am reminded of the bullshit campaign that the partnership for anti-drug and boring life for america is running.
You know, the one that shows all the people dying of it.
I've never personally taken the drug, or any to that matter, (Im a drinker, old fashioned I suppose)
but I work raves and clubs for several years for GlobalAdrenaline.net in chicago.
People on "e" or "x" or whatever you call it, are extremely laid back, I've never seen any fight with people on it.
I've never seen proof of anyone dying of it's use. 75% of the deaths that are reported to be caused by "X" is really due to impure drugs or people passing off more potent drugs off as "X".
The other 24.999% is from over heating. "X" causes your body's temperature to rise to well over 100 degrees, combine that with hot sweaty clubs, and lots of areobic activity (dancing) and the user very quickly warms to the point of overheating and that's when damage is done to the body.
Clubs need to having "cooling rooms" and lounge areas if the management knows that "x" is common in their establishment.
Also, another thing that pisses me off about the whole "x" issue, is the stupid laws brought into effect becuase of it. Such as the anti-rave law in chicago, which basically states if you have a group of 25 or more people AND A DJ. it's illegal, you can play jazz, or have a bunch of heavy metal bands, but have a DJ, and it's illegal.
I believe it was Florida or New Orleans that banned glowsticks and pacifiers and declared them drug parafanalia. That's just retarded. Lets start banning tye-dyed shirts at reggae concerts too.
Then the authories start arresting club owners under the "crack-house" laws, which were created to stop landlords from not evicting drug dealers becuase they were usually getting paid off.
But they never arrested the promoters of greatful dead shows.
The hyprocricy is crazy.
Then in some states, cops are being taught to look for club goers that have bottle water as a sign of drug use, nevermind that fact that clubs are usually 95-100 degrees and people need to hydrate themselfs.
Sorry if this rant went on a bit too long, but I have been personally effected by the ignorant stance of congress and law enforcement on this issue.
And it doesnt help that antidrug groups like to distribute massive disinformation.
They dont tell you that all X does is release extra seritonin from your brain which causes your brain to lose it's knowledge of boundries of itself and other objects (which is why people on x love to touch things and hug so much). And while it can cause brain damage, if you use it too much, I firmly believe that if a person does X less that once a month (the time it takes for the brain to re-absorb the seritonin) that there will be little to no long term damage.
Now, I'm not a doctor, but I do read a lot about this stuff, and I'm certainly not out here saying "legalize everything" but our country's ideas of the drug war is just wrong. Treatment not prosicution is the answer.
For you history buffs: name any society in the history of the earth that didn't have a substance abuse problem.
Yeah didn't think so....some people just want to get high, and that will always be the case, so instead of having to build more jails and spend my hard earned money on incarcerating non-violent drug offender lets treat them.
If the cops are right and 50-75% of all crime is usually drug related, making treatment and the drugs easily will eliminate most crime right?
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Sorry for that rant, again it's just something I feel strongly about, and Ive never even used any drugs!
The campaign against X take the case though,since x (MDMA) was legal less than 20 years ago for psycholigists.
Anyways,
Peace.
Respect.
Chris
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I think I like you.
I haven't taken "X" since 1989, and I have no desire to (which is why I tend to question the "Ohmygodit'sosaddictiveyou'llDIEDIEDIE" disinformation). I think I probably tried it about five times. The first three were thoroughly enjoyable; the last two had some unpleasant side-effects. I figure that's about the time fake or adulterated X started playing into the mix.
There is no way I would take anything called "Ecstacy" today. Even when I was a stupid teenager, I insisted on knowing that my drugs were pure. Unless you have a means of testing what you buy, please, people, don't do it. MDMA can give you an amazing high and probably won't fuck you up. But for the most part you have NO way of knowing what you're buying.
Generally speaking, drug dealers aren't the nicest people on the planet. I don't care if it is your sister's husband's brother's cousin's frat brother - he does not give a shit about you.
I don't endorse this site but I think it's relatively informative and unbiased: www.dancesafe.org
Eat, drink, smoke, swallow, and be merry, but don't die from ignorance. Please
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