No More Sunsets: The death of a meth addict

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The discussion centers on the tragic death of Shawn Bridges, a former trucker whose documentary "No More Sunsets" highlighted the devastating effects of methamphetamine addiction. Participants emphasize meth's rapid and destructive impact on individuals, contrasting it with other drugs and discussing the societal implications of addiction. The conversation also critiques current drug policies, advocating for treatment over incarceration, and highlights the need for effective education to prevent drug abuse among youth.

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  • #31
Maybe it was crack. I have no idea. It wasn't weed that's for sure.
 
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JasonRox said:
Maybe it was crack. I have no idea. It wasn't weed that's for sure.
There is a huge difference between the two. If it was crack then I can understand your friend being messed up, but that wouldn't be at all normal (as if paying with joints was in the first place :smile:), crack has a very high street value.
 
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usahockey said:
A "coke party"? It might be free if your rich college buddies can supply cocaine for everyone I guess, but I can assure you, if there were any free, or incredibly cheap, source of cocaine available, there would be countless numbers of addicts lining up to buy some. And if you give drugs away, you know that you are losing money pretty quickly. I bet this "free" stuff is made with 90% baby powder and ibuprofen or something anyway.

And yes, if you are dumb enough to "lace" a joint with straight coke, nothing will happen...it needs to be in the form of crack/freebase to actually smoke.

Coke only has a high value because of the street and the risk involved with selling it (Law). Its not very hard to make, or harvest. If it was legalised then you could see the price fall drastically. Doesnt mean it would be a good idea, but that's what would happen most probably. Cocaine dealers are actually very pure capitalists, whom ignore even the Law to give to the market what it wants to consume :biggrin:
 
  • #34
I'm not entirely sure the price would fall if things like coke were legal. Governments have this nasty habit of putting incredibly high taxes on things.

Cigarettes are 25-50% tax; you pay maybe $2 tax on a $5 pack of cigarettes to bring the total to $7.
Alcohol is about 10000% tax. I'm basing this on an ethanol-gasoline comparison for price at the pump, it says 95% ethanol is worth about $1.90 per gallon before taxes.
Gasoline is often more than 100% tax. I remember reading an article about gas prices in France where it's about 260% tax.

It might also have something to do with popularity. Caffeine and Taurine pills from GNC are dirt cheap, so I assume there's almost no tax on them. I don't think ephedrine was all that expensive either when it was still legal. If any of these 3 became widespread, it would be reasonable to expect to the price to multiply due to taxes.
 
  • #35
Yeah well you are probably right w/ that one...
 

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