Enter The Dragon vs. Chase The Dragon

[SomniGod]

Was watching Enter The Dragon (1973 Bruce Lee flick---most of us know this...anyway.....) and HOLY MOLY...what is that...1hr and 12mins into the movie???? It's like 5 'woks' (giant ones) all boiling opium to make H!!! OMG is my mouth watering! Damn! Talk about one of the BEST all-time karate flicks..add some opium..and what an experience!!!

Check it out!

~S~

ssd

[exitwound]

Was watching Enter The Dragon (1973 Bruce Lee flick---most of us know this...anyway.....) and HOLY MOLY...what is that...1hr and 12mins into the movie???? It's like 5 'woks' (giant ones) all boiling opium to make H!!! OMG is my mouth watering! Damn! Talk about one of the BEST all-time karate flicks..add some opium..and what an experience!!!

Check it out!

~S~

ssd

Well, we know Bruce loved his opium, hash and MJ..... :cool:

[SomniGod]

yup... he was an opium & hashish EATER from what I read. Didn't smoke shit cause it was harmful to his lungs...anyone else know about the master Bruce Lee's habits and opiate usage?


~S~

[exitwound]

yup... he was an opium & hashish EATER from what I read. Didn't smoke shit cause it was harmful to his lungs...anyone else know about the master Bruce Lee's habits and opiate usage?


~S~

From what I heard he was a vaporizer pioneer for all three substances (or rather two, with one in two separate forms), but did mostly stick to oral use. He did occasionally smoke MJ but said it was not his preference and that doing it regularly was not good for the lungs even though it was far better than tobacco smoke -- something we now have extensive scientific proof of.

Anyhow, I'll have to dig up some links regarding the habits/lifestyle, but as for his self-medication, from what I've heard it was similar to my own. He experimented with a wide variety of things and worked with many chinese/asian herbalists, etc. to find supplements that would help his athletic pursuits, make him look good for his movies, and help him to manage the pain of his many injuries both temporary and chronic....

From what I heard, he tried to avoid daily opiate use and instead tapered up and down in cycles based on what he thought his need was. He used marijuana to balance this and from what I read, ate more hash when he was on lower doses of opium. He also said that raw natural opium and the pharmaceutical opiates such as Morphine etc. were to be used very differently and he thought that opium was dangerous to be used daily for many years as its lesser, "sneakier" alkaloids as he put it, could be harmful if they were allowed to build up over long periods.

From what I read, he was very careful to avoid disruptive addictions but also wasn't afraid to be dependent on something as long as it was beneficial to him.

Several good books have been written about this side of his life....I'll try to dig up more info for yahs :D