How old were you when you first smoked dope?

Aliantha · 10-12-2009, 09:18 PM

And after the first time, did you continue to do it, or was it a one off at least for a while?

Elspode · 10-12-2009, 09:39 PM

I did it pretty assiduously for about 20 years thereafter, and to a much lesser degree for another 10.

Undertoad · 10-12-2009, 09:42 PM

Ah college

It didn't seem to work the first 6 times

It worked great after that

wolf · 10-12-2009, 09:52 PM

I was probably 18, in high school. Smoked up quite a bit in the first year of college, before I lost interest.

Okay, it wasn't really weed-related apathy; it was fear.

One day, I wanted to move on to a new activity and I couldn't.

Haven't touched that shit since.

SamIam · 10-12-2009, 10:00 PM

I guess I must have been around 18. Pot never impressed me much because it usually gave me a panic attack. Now as for other mind altering substances...

lumberjim · 10-12-2009, 10:05 PM

bipeen.

and from age 18 to about 34...if i wasn't at work, on the way to work, or in a cop car.....

elSicomoro · 10-12-2009, 10:23 PM

Just before I turned 17...good times! Haven't smoked it in 10 years and would like to try some again...but not while I'm trying to find a job.

Radar · 10-12-2009, 11:34 PM

My brother slipped me acid when I was 27. But the first time I tried drugs on my own was after my 1st wife and I divorced.

smoothmoniker · 10-13-2009, 01:13 AM

I'm the least cool guy around here.

Never tried it. L7 square, man.

Elspode · 10-14-2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

I'm the least cool guy around here.

Never tried it. L7 square, man.

Shhhh...they'll revoke your musician's union card, dood.

be-bop · 10-14-2009, 06:14 PM

Smoked my first joint at school around 1971/2 then spent most of the 70's and 80's zonked outa my face,was sitting here thinking just how many drugs I've dabbled with and I'm surprised I have any brain cells left to play with.
Lived through Edinburgh's Trainspotting days and lost 3 cousins in the family to heroin o/d's/aids although I had a dabble with smack i've never shared needles with anyone and i had the test just to make sure.
Drugs can be fun but like anything moderation is the key but hey who am i to preach.
I'm a good boy now don't even use tobacco and barely drink these days..
the worst experience i ever had on a drug was when i worked in a bar and there were some US saliors in to see the strippers an i did some Angel dust with one of the guys 36 hours or so later I crashed back to normality way too heavy..

Stormieweather · 10-14-2009, 07:02 PM

I was about 15. I'd already started smoking and drinking a year or two earlier. My first drug was pot, but I was also given mescaline, heroin, and amphetamines. I didn't use regularly, but I did start selling various types of speed in school in return for a "commission" in the form of some for me. I did cocaine for the first time at approximately 17yrs old. I continued to use occasionally until I was in my mid-20's. Drinking and smoking cigarettes continued much, MUCH longer.

Amazingly enough, this was in spite of (or as a result of?) being very protected growing up. I was raised in a fundamental Christian home, went to private church schools, had no television or secular reading material and was extremely isolated until I was a teenager.

I finally quit drug usage when I noticed I was losing some mental capacity - memory, comprehension, analytical abilities. Three times since my 20's, I've done some type of drug on a single occasion, but the risk is simply not worth it, to me. My children, my life, my freedom, my mind, are much more important.

classicman · 10-15-2009, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

the risk is simply not worth it, to me. My children, my life, my freedom, my mind, are much more important.

agreed.

Radar · 10-27-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by be-bop

Smoked my first joint at school around 1971/2 then spent most of the 70's and 80's zonked outa my face,was sitting here thinking just how many drugs I've dabbled with and I'm surprised I have any brain cells left to play with.
Lived through Edinburgh's Trainspotting days and lost 3 cousins in the family to heroin o/d's/aids although I had a dabble with smack i've never shared needles with anyone and i had the test just to make sure.
Drugs can be fun but like anything moderation is the key but hey who am i to preach.
I'm a good boy now don't even use tobacco and barely drink these days..
the worst experience i ever had on a drug was when i worked in a bar and there were some US saliors in to see the strippers an i did some Angel dust with one of the guys 36 hours or so later I crashed back to normality way too heavy..

I've never messed with Heroin or crack. They scare me. Crack because one hit and you're hooked. Heroin because I just think I'd like it way too much and also get hooked.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-27-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar

Crack because one hit and you're hooked.

Urban myth.

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10-12-2009, 09:18 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	How old were you when you first smoked dope? And after the first time, did you continue to do it, or was it a one off at least for a while? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-12-2009, 09:39 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I did it pretty assiduously for about 20 years thereafter, and to a much lesser degree for another 10. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-12-2009, 09:52 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I was probably 18, in high school. Smoked up quite a bit in the first year of college, before I lost interest. Okay, it wasn't really weed-related apathy; it was fear. One day, I wanted to move on to a new activity and I couldn't. Haven't touched that shit since. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-12-2009, 10:05 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	bipeen. and from age 18 to about 34...if i wasn't at work, on the way to work, or in a cop car..... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-12-2009, 09:42 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Ah college It didn't seem to work the first 6 times It worked great after that

10-12-2009, 10:00 PM	#5
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I guess I must have been around 18. Pot never impressed me much because it usually gave me a panic attack. Now as for other mind altering substances...

10-12-2009, 10:23 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Just before I turned 17...good times! Haven't smoked it in 10 years and would like to try some again...but not while I'm trying to find a job.

10-12-2009, 11:34 PM	#8
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	My brother slipped me acid when I was 27. But the first time I tried drugs on my own was after my 1st wife and I divorced. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

10-13-2009, 01:13 AM	#9
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I'm the least cool guy around here. Never tried it. L7 square, man. __________________ to live and die in LA

10-14-2009, 06:14 PM	#11
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Smoked my first joint at school around 1971/2 then spent most of the 70's and 80's zonked outa my face,was sitting here thinking just how many drugs I've dabbled with and I'm surprised I have any brain cells left to play with. Lived through Edinburgh's Trainspotting days and lost 3 cousins in the family to heroin o/d's/aids although I had a dabble with smack i've never shared needles with anyone and i had the test just to make sure. Drugs can be fun but like anything moderation is the key but hey who am i to preach. I'm a good boy now don't even use tobacco and barely drink these days.. the worst experience i ever had on a drug was when i worked in a bar and there were some US saliors in to see the strippers an i did some Angel dust with one of the guys 36 hours or so later I crashed back to normality way too heavy..

10-14-2009, 07:02 PM	#12
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	I was about 15. I'd already started smoking and drinking a year or two earlier. My first drug was pot, but I was also given mescaline, heroin, and amphetamines. I didn't use regularly, but I did start selling various types of speed in school in return for a "commission" in the form of some for me. I did cocaine for the first time at approximately 17yrs old. I continued to use occasionally until I was in my mid-20's. Drinking and smoking cigarettes continued much, MUCH longer. Amazingly enough, this was in spite of (or as a result of?) being very protected growing up. I was raised in a fundamental Christian home, went to private church schools, had no television or secular reading material and was extremely isolated until I was a teenager. I finally quit drug usage when I noticed I was losing some mental capacity - memory, comprehension, analytical abilities. Three times since my 20's, I've done some type of drug on a single occasion, but the risk is simply not worth it, to me. My children, my life, my freedom, my mind, are much more important. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

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