Anyone developed drug issues in the UK?

This is a serious question, just wiht drugs being so cheap, does anyone feel like they've moved from using drugs recreationally, to just using them all the time?

Japan was fine for me, as most of my mates weren't munters. Sure we'd go out once every 4-8 weeks and chomp back some quaility gear, but it didn't happen like every 1-2 weeks.

In NZ 2006, I've had my largest year drug wise. I've been partying for 6 years now, but 2006 easily takes the cake ...and it's not like doing this in NZ is cheap!!

Makes me think that the UK wouldn't work for me!!

Anyone else developed any issues round their usage?

I don't know anyone that hasn't overdone things a bit upon arriving in London, but most have realised you can't keep up that lifestyle and still function during the week.

most people i know have actually done *less* drugs in london... especially after the first few months

One of my non-biggie mates went to London and reckoned he didn't spend a weekend straight for the whole first year

Pretty sure if I came to London I'd turn into a $2 crack whore or something

I think you need to have that 'work hard, play hard' attitude in London.
Dont take the piss, the place can eat you up and spit you out.
I think if I came to London when I was 18 or 19, it would have done that to me.

What baynesy said

I havent got into the drug culture here at all. If i want to enjoy living the rest of my life, drugs are not the answer now for a bit of fun in the short term.

I think i used my life time supply of seretonin a couple of years back

A lot of it must come down to what your friends are into too huh?

Japan was wicked for drugs and you could get the best gear I've ever had so easily .... but all my mates weren't every weekend munters, so I wasn't out on it any more than once a month max

Guess it's all about what you want to do ...

It's why I left London the first time. When you start doing it every day and at work it becomes a problem. That was 5 years ago.

After about a year the novelty of getting on it all weekend, every weekend and during the week wears off.

When you realise you cant go out without having something is when you need to wake up and start addressing the underlying issues.

Funny thing is, I found some of the drugs in New Zealand to be more of a problem than that of the UK.

Yeah me too. I have 4 seperate groups of friends in NZ, 3 of whom are into partying ... it's been really easy this year to fall into the habit of going out every 2 weeks and getting smashed over a weekend

I'd say that's a bit different to developing a habit you can't stop.

Yeah, they cost too much that's the main problem

ditto

i feel like i've only got a few delicate brain cells left.. and i need to nurture them right now

i've been pretty quiet & reasonably well behaved this last year or two... but i know it would definately have been a different story if we'd moved to london and not bristol. .
geez, these days i think im being naughty if i have non-organic fruit!? (im on day 7 of a detox diet, and i was laughing to myself about this fact earlier)

im actually looking forward to misbahaving with my friends back in nz again

I too feel the same, i think ive only got a few braincells left that are working at there full potential and i need them to keep doin that or ill end up working at a petrol station when im 50 because my braincells have some what depleted.

Still, after a few beers, anything goes right ?

I dunno ... if you get into the habit of doing pills every 2 weeks, and don't feel like you have absolute control over your usage, this isn't much different then having a daily/weekly addiction ay?

I guess, but the way I look at it is, if you're going two weeks without it, then go hard on the weekend, it's a binge. Same thing with alcohol. Sure it's a problem, but I wouldn't call it a habit, others might, but I wouldn't. There's too much time off between usage if you ask me.