I have never been genuinly scared before, but last night was really scarry.
We had just graduated so everyone was having fun and drinking etc.
But one of my mates thought it would be bright to take two pills of god knows what.
Half an hour later, he was in a bad way. I didnt know what he had taken, so i tried to chat with him. 10mins later i rung an ambulance as he was losing consciousness, and was all over the shop.
I spoke to him this morning, and the doctors said if i hadnt rung the ambulance he would have died.
I was so scared though. i rang them once and they said it was on the way. 20mins later nothing. i rang again and they assured me it was on the way. 5mins later it was there.
What scared me was that i could do nothing. i had no experience with it, and one of my mates was screwed up.
I know a few young blokes use this forum, and the older ones, stay away from that stuff please. Stick to alcohol, at least you know the effects.

Sounds like you had a severe eye-opener there DP.

Hope your mate's OK, it's an experience that I hope never to go through as a mate, and here's hoping you, (and your mate), through choices you make in life, never have to be in that situation again.

He is fine now. But pretty shaken up. I think he learnt his lesson. I sure as hell hope so.
One other thing. If you are ever in a situation where you are unsure or a little worried, call an ambulance. It doesnt hurt anyone. The people on the phone will help determine if you need one. But dont risk not ringing.
Does anyone know the cost of getting an ambulance out? Just curious.
Thanks guys.

wtf the forum is different, o well. ambulance is like $600, i had one experience of some one at a party losing it but i wasn't in a state to help much. the important thing is to learn from others mistakes.
Some chick do it to get attention imo

Respect to the ambo's, drive around in one on a Saturday in metro or even in a country town for a night and you will soon see how illicit drugs can fk people up real bad. [}:)] ... alco can of course cause problems too, mainly behavioral issues in young men, but not like some of the illicit stuff people take that can leave them with permanent mental problems.

sport? this a general forum on a wind and weather site.

Like you jordo, i am so against it all as well.
And yeah, when i find out someone is into drugs, it makes it so much harder for me to talk to them, without getting into an argument. I ask them why, and they say "its relaxing and it feels good", my answer is bull****, learn to kite or something good for you, or take a few deep breathes, nice and relaxing for ya.
And it does make it hard to meet new people, as i instantly and permanently see many of them as an idiots. I dont know why some many people want cancer, it must be a cool new thing i dont know about.[}:)]

stamp said...

Dawn Patrol said...

stay away from that stuff please. Stick to alcohol, at least you know the effects.

i reckon the effects of grog are far worse for your health and much more anti-social than pills.

what was it that your mate took anyway?

You can't be serious???

You can be a 'social' drinker, you won't OD on a few drinks. Alcoholism's not pretty, and can mess up lives, but pills are far worse.

If a mate offers me a can of beer, or stubby, I know what's in it, and I know what effect it'll have on me.

Think of the thousands of people socially drinking, you wouldnt see as many of them stealing, mugging and refinancing their families stuff to buy alcohol as you would find meth addicts jumping out of bins and biting people to get their purse off them so they can score their next hit.

He took two ritalin (spelling). they are a prescription drug, which obviously werent subscribed to him. im not sure what iit does to you, and i dont really care.
Stamp i see what you are trying to say. Sure alcohol will make you drive bad, but there are laws against driving whilst intoxicated.
One beer isnt going to kill anyone.
But one or two tablets (as in my mates situation) have more than enough potential to kill. And he has done it a few times before (but will never do it again) and he was fine. It all depends on many other variables.
There are social drug takers, i know people who are. And they are gonna be screwed. Its effecting them already.
And sure more people get hurt by booze in plain numbers. But if you look at a ratio of harm cause per usage, the illegal drugs would be bound to take the cake.

Stamp - There is no question that alcohol abused stuffs up many lives - alcohol is also a drug - or mind altering substance in its own right - but to say that on ecstasy - you don't get aggressive, start fights or drive like a whatever - as you put it - is a joke !!
I was talking to a bloke the other day who said that when he takes ecstasy it makes him feel like superman - and as such he isn't averse to a fight. As to the affects on driving - how the hell would know? As with alcohol - the difference between how you think you are - and how you ACTUALLY are are usually quite significant. Then your statement re. the people making the drugs having the scruples and ethics to never put anything in the drug other than caffeine or some other harmless substance seems to me to be incredibly naive, and or stupid. I wonder what effect your words would have on the parents of the young people who have died in ecstasy - and other drugs. Mate - the only person you are convincing is yourself

Stamp,

I've had a few beers tonight (about 4-10), yet I'm still capable of reading and responding to your post coherantly.

If I had've had a pill (or 2), I'd be somewhere else, not in a good place.

Alchohol is a legal and regulated drug, by government. Es, meth/speed, ro'es, etc are illegally regulated by the guys that make them in their backyard labs using god knows what to 'cut them'.

If you think that pills are OK, you're a ****head!!!

BTW,

I have a great family, wife, 2 young kids, close-friends, and a grasp on life that I'm proud and happy to be a part of. A beer, and a the odd glass of wine is a luxury that I enjoy.

I don't abuse that privelege, and that's part of maturing. The young guy that was the focus of this thread, at this point hadn't experienced what life has to offer, and I'm glad he survived the experience (thanks to smart thinking by his mate) to go forward to live life the way most of us take for granted!!!

I didn't mean to pick on the guys that differ in opinion, but if you play with things that may kill you......you might miss out on the best things in life to come.

Alcohol, can be detremental in so many ways.....but a glass of beer or wine can be an enjoyable social/relaxing consumable (as I sit here with my wife beside me, and my children happily asleep in their beds), I can't imagine popping (life-endangering) pills to achieve a 'high' that may/may-not be achievable.

I'm not just a naive country 'hick', I've lived through stages of life with drugs, seen mates go through illnesses, and luckily, not seen death due to them!!!

Everything in moderation.

except windsurfing

jord070 said...

why do you need drugs when you can just go out kiting/windsurfing/surfing/etc and just get that great adrenalyn rush from getting big air, or hitting that 35 knott+ speads sounds corny but i think thats all ya need. none of that bullshi(t) that can fu(ck) your life up within a second/

In my defence Jordo, I don't have that ability..........yet!

If you think drugs are ok to use just go for a visit to Graylands and see what they do to young lives I know someone who works there.There a people there that literaly eat there own shi t all because they thought eccy's where cool to take or meth or what ever .
If you want a rush play russian roulette . The buzz would last longer and the risk is the same.
I was no angel when i was younger but after i lost a few of my mates i got a new perspective.I saw a mate shoot up speed and turn into a complete ****er i left him to it and that was the last time i saw him....

Stamp....your a fool to think its safe ,your just trying to justify your actions and thats the mentality of a junky mate ..WAKE UP!!!!