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Some opium paste was going around for a bit, back in my deep past.
We'd put it on a ceramic tile, or something, heat a coat hanger to red hot, and then put some sort of funnel over the contact point between the ope and the hanger, and inhale.
Subtle, but very nice high. Glad there was never too much of it.
Opium was one of the few drugs I almost wish I had tried (cocaine is another). I read the second article and it's exactly why I'm glad I didn't ever have the chance. There's lots of addiction in my family and I know I'd be another statistic.
I had a roommate in California who was becoming a chemist simply to be able to synthesize his own drugs. He sometimes asked if I wanted to smoke opium with him. I really really really wanted to try it. I also was really really really afraid to do so. I don't know whether to be thankful or regretful that I never did give in to my curiosity.
Yea, that first story rocked. I once had quite the affinity for the mary jane, and I couldn't describe my feelings towards those sorts of things any better. Especially the part about how once he tried that, he could no longer enjoy alcohol one bit. Really cool story.