Has open drug use ever made things better?

[The Paregoric Man]

I mean seriously, for me quiet and under the radar is the only way to go. Some people seem to assume if everyone is openly doing it standards will change accordingly, it seems to me the only thing that changes is a larger backlash and crackdown!

So really what does everyone here think? Seems like all the changes in medical practice related to opiates came about from open rec use or celebrities bringing attention to a particular drug.

I remember a Canadian guy saying how widespread "doda" poppy pod use was and how open it was meant there would never be a crackdown, oopsy!

For me I have never seen open shameless rec use of opiates ever change societies mores, it just creates a backlash.

Thoughts?

[duck]

I really prefer keeping it a secret....more fun for me. I always like being a part of things that are important to non-junkies while I'm completely blasted, while the non-junkies are none-the-wiser.

[wisegal]

I'm with duck on this one..

feels like my own little secret, and i like that!

[longduckdong]

I'm with duck on this one..

feels like my own little secret, and i like that!

Yeah I feel the same way. The secret little rituals and what not. Those fuckin rock.

[squareone]

I really prefer keeping it a secret....more fun for me. I always like being a part of things that are important to non-junkies while I'm completely blasted, while the non-junkies are none-the-wiser.
I use to feel that way until my fucking parents found out, shits sucked ever since then, my quality of life is not the same. Oh well, shit always gets better.

[The_Highwayman]

Part of the allure of drugs is the secret, that you have something private, personal, that is only yoursand somehow makes you different than everyone else...

[buc]

I keep it quiet for the same reasons ya'll do.

Then there's the "junky" label..........I'd rather not deal with the harsh opinions.

[InfectedMushroom]

I keep it secret, because most people would automatically assume the worst. Most of the people I hang out with just smoke weed and drink but they know I like other stuff. They just don't know how much.