::Speed
(whizz, billy, sulphate, grudge,
dexys, blues, base, etc.)
Speed is a stimulant that can keep
you awake for hours and jumping around like a nutter.
Its effects are like an adrenaline rush - it makes your heart go
like the Flying Scotsman on amyl and you feel like you're bursting
with energy and can dance all night. Speed can wake you up, make you
feel extremely confident and outgoing and turn the quietest
introvert into a gyrating John Travolta on the dance floor.
Snorted or dabbed, speed kicks in pretty quickly and not long
afterwards your mouth will become drier than a bag of dry stuff that
no amount of lager will refresh. You might have a sudden urge to
grind your teeth, often resulting in an unexpected and unpleasant
exhibition of gurning.
Appetites often disappear and quality speed will probably keep you
buzzing for anything up to 6 hours.
Prolonged speed use builds up tolerance quickly and you may find
yourself having to take more and more for the same hit. To make
matters worse, speed is often cut or adulterated with all manner of
dodgy substances. Some speed has been confiscated by the police with
a purity as low as 2%. Most speed will be 5% to 10% pure.
Side
effects:
Speed
can turn people into breathtaking bores. If you've ever been
cornered by someone who's just snorted a gram, expect hours of pure
tedium as they recall in great detail arse-dull anecdotes from their
childhood. People often get a bit emotional and will constantly
reassure complete strangers that they are their best mates for life.
People often lose their inhibitions when drinking, and mixing
alcohol with speed means that instead of nodding off after a few
pints the speed keeps you going and there's a chance you may wake up
with a stranger/horse/whatever in your bed the next morning. If
you're going out on the pull be sure you keep those condoms to hand.
After a night wolfing down the sulphate, the next day (or the
comedown) can be a dreadful experience.
You might feel tired, weak and unwell, and if you've really been
overdoing it, depressed and even paranoid, sometimes with
hallucinations. Take loads of orange juice and vitamins, eat well
and resign yourself to a few miserable moods over the next couple of
days.
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