Roofies: Are the stories true or are they just a strippers "urban legends?"
bornloser
Florida
I have heard dozens of times at different clubs: " Last week-so and so had to be wheeled out of here and put in an ambulance because a customer put roofies in her drink." I have also heard of jealous strippers putting roofies in the top money makers drinks-to eliminate her competition. Considering the drinking and drug habits of most strippers, what can you believe?
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O.
There actually are guys who try to extend the age-old model of "ply the wench with alcohol" with narcotics, something quite prone to incorrect dosages.
O.
The DUIs, likewise, are usually "amateurs" caught unawares by their own condition - most of the true junkies I've known either (i) didn't have a vehicle or (ii) adapted their lifestyle to their addiction.
Again, all this is anecdotal, but I'd bet that if you examined clinical data you'd find that morbidity/mortality data inversely correlates toxicity with "experience".
That said - and regardless of public or personal hazard - such behavior is highly irresponsible... I'll certainly agree there.
O.
I know the drug communities of which you speak: bluelight, erowid, etc. Some very knowledge users are indeed responsible, but some do dangerous things even though they know how dangerous: e.g. DUI or mixing combos which are known to be very dangerous.
In some cases I think they "want" to come as close to the brink as they can.
I myself was poisoned last year by a guy who I let walk to the bar and get me a drink because the waitress was slow. I drank half of it and could not get up out of the booth. He kept telling me to go get dressed and he would take me home because the manager would fire me if he saw me like that. I may have fallen for that if I was even able to respond, but instead when the lights came on at 3am I was still sitting there but with no outfit and no money. The manager helped me to the bathroom where one of the girls decided a line or two of coke would "sober my ass up" and yes...I did get taken in an ambulance where the ER doc told me I was lucky to be alive. GHB comes in a vial it is a clear liquid and tasteless. Thankfully my managers know I am not usually into any drugs and they did not fire me...and I am so much more careful now....so in my case, I WISH it was an urban legend. Btw it took me three days to even walk straight.
Hmm, I could do with a few of those ... might enliven my social life!
:)
O.
I hope you aren't planning to do anything stupid.
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Those that kill and rape rarely even get "horrific punishment", these days.
Since rape is not a sexual crime (go figure!), so I've heard, I don't think that would help much. Since hands are always involved in a rape, use a little islamic justice!
To this day I have no clue what happened, except that I was drugged for sure.