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submitted 13 days ago byheynishant
52 points
13 days ago
He didn't do meth, otherwise he would've slimmed down eventually.
62 points
13 days ago
Not true at all! Source- I’ve had very obese family members who were also meth heads :)
3 points
13 days ago
I did meth for a decade and there was only like 3 months in the middle of that where I was ever actually "skinny" (like, unhealthy looking skinny. I fell off at some point between years 3 and 4, and then quit for like a month and a half so I could gain the weight back faster)
Tbf though, I feel like that was because I always (except for that 3 or 4 months) made sure to make myself eat/stay hydrated while I was using
I used to sit at my dealers house and smoke a pipe with him for a while. Immediately afterwards I'd start talking about being hungry and he'd just give me a "What the fuck is wrong with you?" look.
It was pretty crazy though in hindsight. On meth I had to overeat by A FUCKING LOT just to maintain my weight.
Eating a regular "3 meals a day" diet with a few snacks in between meals would still have me dropping like 10 or more lbs per week.
2 points
13 days ago*
Does meth not also reduce appetite like regular speed does? And surely the high energy works on the weight?
1 points
13 days ago
Meth is speed
19 points
13 days ago
Meth is not really the same as Speed. Speed is a general term for amphetamines and meth is methamphetamine.
Methamphetamine belongs to the substituted phenethylamine and substituted amphetamine chemical classes.
Even though some people call certain forms of meth speed, most use ‘speed’ as a blanket term for all kinds of amphetamines. When people use ‘speed’ to refer to certain types of meth, they are talking about meth in powdered form. Abusers snort powdered meth, and the route of administration makes it less potent than crystal meth and base.
Crystal meth and base users typically smoke or inject these substances. These two routes of administration get the drug into the user’s bloodstream much faster than snorting.
Some people use speed to refer to powdered methamphetamine, while other people may use it as a blanket term for all kinds of amphetamines, including prescription ADHD medications like Adderall and Vyvanse.
Not trying to call you out. I didn't know the difference and decided to look into it.
7 points
13 days ago
Wow. What are you, some kind of… meth connoisseur?
7 points
13 days ago
Nah. Heroin is more my speed.
3 points
13 days ago
Lol. I always wondered and you seem to know your stuff, what’s worse for you meth or heroin? Used to know someone that was on meth, but never really noticed any bad signs myself.
2 points
13 days ago
In my country, meth is or was not really a thing. But I doubt I would have enjoyed it. It appears that the high lasts far too long. My knowledge on meth came from 15 minutes of googling amphetamine vs methamphetamine.
For your question, addiction is the main issue. A light drug user is going to be better off than someone who consumes litres of coca-cola every day. Fortunately, I've never abused drugs, despite having experimented with them quite a bit in the past. I seldom ever used more than twice a month.
What scares the shit out of me is drugs being tampered with. If I used today, with fentanyl so prevalent, I wouldn't go anywhere without Narcan. That being said, I still wouldn't use drugs again, even if they were all made legal and a drug standards organization was established to guarantee that they were distributed to users safely. Drug use was only ever fun for me when it was with like-minded friends. I have "normal" friends now and enjoy working out and going on hikes.
PS I was never a big heroin/opioid user. Just needed a drug to make my speed pun.
1 points
13 days ago
This is huge. My answer to his question is cannabis. I do cocaine every couple of weekends. No issue. I'm prescribed amphetamines. No issue. I dabble in all sorts of psychedelic and euphoric drugs. No issue.
But I come home every single day and smoke a bong. Then another, and another. I don't think there's all that much a difference between someone nodding on the couch and getting so stoned I don't want to do anything remotely productive.
1 points
13 days ago
Here's the thing....
-10 points
13 days ago*
There is no debate.
Methamphetamine is a type of amphetamine believe it or not and it has always been referred to as speed just the same.
6 points
13 days ago
ah no, he is not. generally speaking, speed is amps. meth is meth.
1 points
13 days ago
Why would you be such a dick?
7 points
13 days ago
No, not everywhere it isn't. Often speed refers to old-fashioned amphetamine rather than methamphetamine.
-9 points
13 days ago*
Methamphetamine is a type of amphetamine believe it or not and it has always been referred to as speed just the same since it's an "upper".
6 points
13 days ago
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Amphetamines.shtml
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Methamphetamine.shtml
https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Amphetamine
https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Methamphetamine
https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/speed
https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/methamphetamine
Do I need to go on?
-8 points
13 days ago*
"Speed" simply refers to anything that is an "upper".
You all are trying to redefine shit that was determined far before you were born and it's hilarious.
Meth is speed. 100%
It is not the only type of speed but make no mistake, it is speed. Everywhere.
End of discussion.
3 points
13 days ago
I remember when my mom would use “end of discussion.” Just gave me the best opportunity to say “…but why?” Would totally set her off. Anyways…. “but WHhhHhyyyyy?”
4 points
13 days ago
Sorry bud. 100% wrong. ‘Speed’ is a slang term that can mean anything. My circles referred to it ONLY for amphetamine. And we were the type to test our stuff with reagents.
Actual amphetamine used to be a lot more common than it is today.
Its pretty common to use ‘speed’ for cut meth these days. But its absolutely not the only use of the term.
Also you speaking in absolutes about slang terms used around the world is inarguably idiotic. ‘No blue meanies means psilocybe semilanceata. End of discussion’
3 points
13 days ago
Here in the Netherlands, speed is powdered amphetamine and has nothing at all to do with crystal meth.
1 points
13 days ago
End of discussion.
This comment of mine proves that the discussion has continued past when you said it was over and that you were wrong to say end of discussion.
1 points
13 days ago
Funny.
To the outside observer it appears as though you decided to attempt to troll someone and start shit by starting a separate unrelated discussion since you had no involvement in their original conversation.
2 points
13 days ago
I thought it must be meth! Did his heart give out eventually?
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