DOSE:

insufflated

Cocaine

(powder / crystals)

BODY WEIGHT:

14 kg

I am a reasonably well balanced thirty something who has a good job, a circle of friends and who enjoys life. I have never been in any trouble; just an 'ordinary Joe' who works, pays the bills and has holidays once a year.

I visited some friends in another city about 600 hundred miles away for a long weekend. We had a couple of joints and then they asked me if I like to do some 'charlie'. Well I had always wanted to try the stuff so I said yes.

After my first line I felt really good, warm, positive, confident and chatty. The whole experience felt really good. I returned home with 2 grams 'just to socialise with' but as soon as I got through the door I was snorting the stuff. The following week I felt totally lost without coke. So I drove 600 miles to get some more. This time 4 grams. Before I knew it I had my friend post it to me every week. I could not believe how much I was spending on the stuff. This went on for about 4 months.

Pretty soon it got to the point where I could not leave the house without 4 - 5 heavy lines. I knew I was in trouble when one day I was on my hands and knees, with a straw up my nose, looking for traces of coke on the floor.

I had a nervous breakdow/depression and was off work for nearly 4 months. Perhaps the breakdown would have happened any way but the charlie certainly sped it up.

I have not touched the stuff in over three years and I certainly could not stop thinking about it for two years. I even used to dream about it! I'm ok now. Back to being an ordinary Joe who is a little wiser and who doesn't need any drugs now.

Exp Year: 2000	ExpID: 435
Gender: Not Specified
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Jun 29, 2000	Views: 8,156
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