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[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

They mention cost of living a lot in the article. They also point out that there's way lower drug use. On top of cost of living I bet a lot of people are getting their escapism from games and Internet instead.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think the fact that almost anything might be laced with a lethal dose of fentanyl these days could also be a contributor. A lot of drugs are just white powder… makes it hard to know what’s in it in a party setting.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Always test your stash.

🌈the more you know.🌠

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

They mentioned a party setting.

I don't know about you, but I'm not bringing test strips to every party, cause I'm not automatically assuming that every party will have drugs. Drugs at a party are the kind of thing that randomly shows up when you least expect it, so it's not always easy to be prepared.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Always have a Guinea pig no one will miss tagalong with you to parties

🌈The More You Know🌠

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago

drugs have also gotten more expensive :(

[-] S_204@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

An ounce of weed is like $50 these days, a fraction of when I was a teenager. Just blaze.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Weed is cheap as hell in Michigan. I wish it was true in Illinois. I'm in Indiana, where it's illegal, but getting weed from Illinois is a 30-minute drive. However, it's much more expensive and you're limited to 14 grams as a non-state resident. Getting weed from Michigan is much, much cheaper and there's no limit, but it is a 5-hour drive through Indiana for me and I'm not driving that far back through Indiana with a shit ton of weed in my car.

[-] Mellibird@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I just buy mine online. No driving needed.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I buy online too. And then I drive to the dispensary in Illinois and pick it up. How do they get it to you if you're in a state where it's not legal?

[-] Mellibird@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I buy via https://stnrcreations.com/ Get them delivered straight to my house. Delta 8 is federally legal, so that's what you can purchase from the regardless of state. Where I live, all the smoke/vape shops also sell a bunch of delta 8 products. But I've preferred the stnr brand over most things I've tried.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Sorry, I don't trust that synthetic stuff. I'll stick with the real thing.

[-] S_204@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Same, order online and it's in my mailbox in two days.

[-] _wizard@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Shit needs to change.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

And more tainted. As young millennial, I feel like I missed the hay day of un-fentanyl’d drugs.

[-] jaxxed@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

And much less trustworthy

[-] AlexS@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

I bet a lot of people are getting their escapism from games and Internet instead.

More and more people are getting addicted to computer/smartphone games, porn and online gambling. Less do alcohol. Tobacco seems to be constant.

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