Cocaine and other drugs in Ireland

Blueshoe

Listening to newstalk this morning discuss a recent report that cocaine use in Ireland is the 3rd highest in Europe.

Very easy to get any and all dugs nowadays. From the traditional street dealer to the dark net posting to your door.

Do you see cocaine use in your towns and villages?
Tell us some of your stories

Bob Harris

Blueshoe wrote: »

Listening to newstalk this morning discuss a recent report that cocaine use in Ireland is the 3rd highest in Europe.

Very easy to get any and all dugs nowadays. From the traditional street dealer to the dark net posting to your door.

Do you see cocaine use in your towns and villages?
Tell us some of your stories

There's a fella called Rory with a youtube channel. Loadsa stories.

Deebles McBeebles

Forget coke, anyone have any cheap fags for sale?

Berserker

Blueshoe wrote: »

Listening to newstalk this morning discuss a recent report that cocaine use in Ireland is the 3rd highest in Europe.

Very easy to get any and all dugs nowadays. From the traditional street dealer to the dark net posting to your door.

Do you see cocaine use in your towns and villages?
Tell us some of your stories

Where do they get the data to back up these stats? Wouldn't have a clue where to go to get illegal drugs.

JohnnyFlash

You wouldn’t want to be taking it that often, but the quality of the old ‘Satan’s dandruff’ is very good at the moment. Highly refreshing.

theteal

Around xmas maybe 4 years ago. Top floor of the Stag's Head (auld Guinness type pub imo). Queue of lads in the jacks who must have all eaten something dodgy. . .

That was an awakening for me.

.Charlo

Its getting to stage now where fellas aren't even been thrown out of pubs If the door staff catch them on the bag. They'd be throwing half the pub out if that was the case.

Never thought I'd say this but the Coke that's around at the minute is almost too strong theres no hiding that you are on it and women are just as bad as the men for it if not worse.

YFlyer

I reckon that 8% figure they throw out is a load of tosh. At least once in their lives for adults between the age of 18 and 64.

There is a hell of a lot of nights in that time span.

Blueshoe

Berserker wrote: »

Where do they get the data to back up these stats? Wouldn't have a clue where to go to get illegal drugs.

Fairly simple to be honest. If you took cocaine you would know who else in the pub was at it. failing that it's handy enough to get it posted to the house from the dark web. Then there are people on Snapchat and Instagram dealing. In big towns in towns and cities they will deliver to your door if the quantity is worth their while.

LuasSimon

It’s fcuking up a lot of people between the cost of it and those that end up addicted to it . A lot of nasty people dealing it in pubs too leading to many who don’t want drugs to give up going out looking at the carry on .

Guards more interested in entrapping a publican serving a 17 year olld a pint of cider than some scumbags selling 2-3,000 worth of cocaine in pub toilets .

alta stare

Berserker wrote: »

Where do they get the data to back up these stats? Wouldn't have a clue where to go to get illegal drugs.

Really?? They are quite easily got. Almost as easy as ordering a pint.

Hoboo

LuasSimon wrote: »

It’s fcuking up a lot of people between the cost of it and those that end up addicted to it . A lot of nasty people dealing it in pubs too leading to many who don’t want drugs to give up going out looking at the carry on .

Guards more interested in entrapping a publican serving a 17 year olld a pint of cider than some scumbags selling 2-3,000 worth of cocaine in pub toilets .

Think you need to stop drinking in kips. Never have I seen anyone dealing coke in a toilet, nevermind 2-3k worth.

Captain Red Beard

I was at a darts tournament a while back. The toilets were mental, long lines queueing into the four cubicles and people high fiving each other on the way into and out of them. And a row of pristine, untouched urinals.

Grayson

Blueshoe wrote: »

Tell us some of your stories

Fcuk off copper. I'm not a nark.

enricoh

Supposed to be rocket fuel at the moment, flake i think its called.
Maybe Dunphy was wrong eventually n u can get good stuff in ireland!

Bateman

they can take swab tests on bank notes and surfaces in toilets of various places (Dail included), it's not hard to extrapolate usage stats based off stuff like that

ClintPower

YFlyer wrote: »

I reckon that 8% figure they throw out is a load of tosh. At least once in their lives for adults between the age of 18 and 64.

There is a hell of a lot of nights in that time span.

Been wondering this for years. If these surveys were correct drug dealing would be a very slow money business.

In saying that there are whole socioeconomic groups that have never taken certain drugs. I used to seldom run into people from the better half of Dublin in my raving days, for example. And contrary to the perception of the coke snorting banker and solicitor the reality is cocaine is about as working class as a credit union loan and a holiday in Santa Ponsa.

Andrew00

Where do u even find a dealer to get illegal drugs off? I'm out every Saturday night and wouldn't have a clue

ohnonotgmail

Andrew00 wrote: »

Where do u even find a dealer to get illegal drugs off? I'm out every Saturday night and wouldn't have a clue

are you asking for a friend?

DEFTLEFTHAND

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

are you asking for a friend?

I smell bacon.

CPTM

Bob Harris wrote: »

There's a fella called Rory with a youtube channel. Loadsa stories.

He's the new lowest form of wit. It goes:

>> Pun
>> Sarcasm
>> Rory's Stories

freshpopcorn

Mods nights out are full of Coke!

CPTM

Genuine question, has anyone heard of girls purposely taking rohypnol in the club's on Harcourt street? My mate's younger brother mentioned it's all the rage. They take 10% of the dose that would be given if they were spiked, and it gives them the feeling of 4/5 drinks. Sad reality if that's the case

freshpopcorn

It really depends on the social circle you mix in.
I know if I went out with one group of people I could get on hands stuff easily enough.
Another group of people I wouldn't have a hope.

I remember when I was in secondary school drugs weren't a massive issue. They were a few lads into them The guys in question either dropped out or never came into school.
We had this sort of drugs talk with a few guys one day and we told them we'd find it hard enough to access drugs and they refused to believe us. They said it was the only time they were told that.

.Charlo

CPTM wrote: »

Genuine question, has anyone heard of girls purposely taking rohypnol in the club's on Harcourt street? My mate's younger brother mentioned it's all the rage. They take 10% of the dose that would be given if they were spiked, and it gives them the feeling of 4/5 drinks. Sad reality if that's the case

****ing idiots.

BrokenArrows

CPTM wrote: »

Genuine question, has anyone heard of girls purposely taking rohypnol in the club's on Harcourt street? My mate's younger brother mentioned it's all the rage. They take 10% of the dose that would be given if they were spiked, and it gives them the feeling of 4/5 drinks. Sad reality if that's the case

You would rather they took 4-5 pints?

Blueshoe

ClintPower wrote: »

Been wondering this for years. If these surveys were correct drug dealing would be a very slow money business.

In saying that there are whole socioeconomic groups that have never taken certain drugs. I used to seldom run into people from the better half of Dublin in my raving days, for example. And contrary to the perception of the coke snorting banker and solicitor the reality is cocaine is about as working class as a credit union loan and a holiday in Santa Ponsa.

Katie French Jerry Ryan

freshpopcorn

CPTM wrote: »

Genuine question, has anyone heard of girls purposely taking rohypnol in the club's on Harcourt street? My mate's younger brother mentioned it's all the rage. They take 10% of the dose that would be given if they were spiked, and it gives them the feeling of 4/5 drinks. Sad reality if that's the case

I don't know about this but I say a bit of it might be to do with them wanting to cut calories!
I remember on night out at college some people wanted to get drunk fast but not consume calories!

El_Bee

Cocaine is so endemic to our culture now, a night out isn't a night out without a few bumps.

razorblunt

Never been offered coke, I feel left out.

suicide_circus

the Irish doing their bit for the south american peasant farmers

.Charlo

Most people aren't sourcing their cocaine on a night out, they will have it sorted from earlier that today from people they know in their locality. Anyone buying coke from a stranger on a night out wants their head examined.

El_Bee

.Charlo wrote: »

Most people aren't sourcing their cocaine on a night out, they will have it sorted from earlier that today from people they know in their locality. Anyone buying coke from a stranger on a night out wants their head examined.

Does there not be guys in clubs dealing?

.Charlo

El_Bee wrote: »

Does there not be guys in clubs dealing?

I've probably been asked if I wanted to buy coke in a nightclub twice in my life. I wouldn't buy cocaine off anyone I didnt know in a nightclub because the likelihood it's more creatine powder or caffeine than coke. You are wide open to be ripped off. Anyone that does it regularly enough is getting it from a trusted source. See a few lads around temple bar selling to English lads absolutely fleecing them.

vtgfu omnu wdcrs

Never got much of a buzz off it myself, bitta speed on the other hand...

Maybe I should be taking more?

.Charlo

vtgfu omnu wdcrs wrote: »

Never got much of a buzz off it myself, bitta speed on the other hand...

Maybe I should be taking more?

Speed is disgusting mate. Dirty drug.

CPTM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

You would rather they took 4-5 pints?

Yes.. Wouldn't you? Surely a legal drug from a trusted source is better than taking illegal drugs from people whose motives are questionable. Maybe your question was supposed to be funny and I missed it.

CPTM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I don't know about this but I say a bit of it might be to do with them wanting to cut calories!
I remember on night out at college some people wanted to get drunk fast but not consume calories!

Vodka and some sweet (but sugar free) soft drink would do the job.

_blaaz

CPTM wrote: »

Yes.. Wouldn't you? Surely a legal drug from a trusted source is better than taking illegal drugs from people whose motives are questionable. Maybe your question was supposed to be funny and I missed it.

Tbh drugs have along way to.go to do the damage alcohol has done here

freshpopcorn

CPTM wrote: »

Vodka and some sweet (but sugar free) soft drink would do the job.

It was generally a naggin of Vodka or some cheat spirit. There was no time for sipping 4-5 pints.

Atoms for Peace

.Charlo wrote: »

Speed is disgusting mate. Dirty drug.

Nothing wrong with a bit of speed: "At therapeutic doses, amphetamine causes emotional and cognitive effects such as euphoria, change in desire for sex, increased wakefulness, and improved cognitive control. It induces physical effects such as improved reaction time, fatigue resistance, and increased muscle strength"

CPTM

.Charlo wrote: »

Most people aren't sourcing their cocaine on a night out, they will have it sorted from earlier that today from people they know in their locality. Anyone buying coke from a stranger on a night out wants their head examined.

But nobody knows the source of their mate's source. Or the source of their source's source. So in any case it's a risk. The cocaine chain is a long one with many undesirables along the way. It's amazing there aren't more deaths from God knows what that could be cut into it along the way.

.Charlo

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Nothing wrong with a bit of speed: "At therapeutic doses, amphetamine causes emotional and cognitive effects such as euphoria, change in desire for sex, increased wakefulness, and improved cognitive control. It induces physical effects such as improved reaction time, fatigue resistance, and increased muscle strength"

I probably took too much the one time I done it. Felt like my heart was going to explode out of my chest. Freaked out.

Bateman

Remember there used to be some serious MD around in the late 00s, halcyon days

Blueshoe

.Charlo wrote: »

Speed is disgusting mate. Dirty drug.

Used to buy it from a Lithuanian scumbag when I was around 20. Awful stuff looking back on it. Totally wound up and forget about sleeping that night. Zero appetite the next day and a feeling of doom.

Actually that sounds a bit like if you over do it on the cocaine!

The odd joint on a Friday night with a cup of tea and a movie is enough nowadays

CPTM

_blaaz wrote: »

Tbh drugs have along way to.go to do the damage alcohol has done here

This is the only problem I have with legalizing drugs. We binge on the drugs that are legally available to us. What would Ireland look like if people took cocaine in the same quantities as they took alcohol or cigarettes?

Bateman

gangland thread quiet so people kick back and shoot the breeze on what's the best buzz:)

_blaaz

CPTM wrote: »

This is the only problem I have with legalizing drugs. We binge on the drugs that are legally available to us. What would Ireland look like if people took cocaine in the same quantities as they took alcohol or cigarettes?

Probably alot less knackers around.tbh....natural selection

.Charlo

CPTM wrote: »

But nobody knows the source of their mate's source. Or the source of their source's source. So in any case it's a risk. The cocaine chain is a long one with many undesirables along the way. It's amazing there aren't more deaths from God knows what that could be cut into it along the way.

Some people do know the source of their mates source and the chain isn't that long where I'm living. The lads around here dont dance on the stuff, its flake. Its rocket fuel, you can tell by looking at it by the shine on it that it's high purity. But as I said people that do it regularly have their trusted sources. Casual users are probably ending up with crap but probably thinking it's great cause they've never had the real good stuff.

.Charlo

Blueshoe wrote: »

Used to buy it from a Lithuanian scumbag when I was around 20. Awful stuff looking back on it. Totally wound up and forget about sleeping that night. Zero appetite the next day and a feeling of doom.

Horrible

The eastern Europeans love it. Too mean to pay for the coke thats all that is.

Bateman

north of Spain, now there is rocket fuel. Fresh off the boats