Originally posted by TwoRunnyEggs:
Prime Time tonight examining the reality of cocaine use in this country and the extent of the problem.

Originally posted by Michael Stone:
Usual sensationalist stuff telling us what we already know, that people have easy access to cocaine, that some people over do it and that this is all due to people now having money from the Celtic tiger. There was none of this when all we had was the church and spuds etc. intertwined with shots of blurred people doing lines and blacked out figures with North side Dublin accents saying how much money they made selling it.

Typical hysterical nonsense. Alcohol is a far bigger and more serious problem in Ireland. Coke is in the headlines now because it is no longer working class scum dying from it

Originally posted by Michael Stone:
Usual sensationalist stuff telling us what we already know, that people have easy access to cocaine, that some people over do it and that this is all due to people now having money from the Celtic tiger. There was none of this when all we had was the church and spuds etc. intertwined with shots of blurred people doing lines and blacked out figures with North side Dublin accents saying how much money they made selling it.

Typical hysterical nonsense. Alcohol is a far bigger and more serious problem in Ireland. Coke is in the headlines now because it is no longer working class scum dying from it

Originally posted by count of monte cristo:


dont agree at all, a bad batch of alcohol wont kill you, generally there is some quality control on alcohol and the purveyors operate within the full extent of the law

Originally posted by count of monte cristo:


dont agree at all, a bad batch of alcohol wont kill you, generally there is some quality control on alcohol and the purveyors operate within the full extent of the law

Originally posted by Michael Stone:
Usual sensationalist stuff telling us what we already know, that people have easy access to cocaine, that some people over do it and that this is all due to people now having money from the Celtic tiger. There was none of this when all we had was the church and spuds etc. intertwined with shots of blurred people doing lines and blacked out figures with North side Dublin accents saying how much money they made selling it.

Typical hysterical nonsense. Alcohol is a far bigger and more serious problem in Ireland.

Originally posted by Michael Stone:
Bad poition would kill you, its manufactured in the exact same conditions as cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamine

Originally posted by TwoRunnyEggs:
Traces of cocaine were found in the toilets at race meetings, Rose of Tralee, even the RTE offices.
I think it all boils down to its affordability.

Originally posted by Angel Eyes:


Do you mean to tell us that people who work in television are taking cocaine? That will knock those "Bear Found Sh*****g In Woods" headlines off the front page.

Originally posted by TwoRunnyEggs:


I was just as shocked as you Angel!!

Originally posted by leroy_842:


I didnt see the program but someone was saying
that they showed footage from some toliet cubes showing
people taking coke,

if thats true surely its highly illegal to put a camera in a
public jacks???????

Originally posted by leroy_842:


I didnt see the program but someone was saying
that they showed footage from some toliet cubes showing
people taking coke,

if thats true surely its highly illegal to put a camera in a
public jacks???????

Originally posted by AnReiteoir:


So f**king what, the last time I checked most bottles of Poitín were illegal.

Did none of you understand the medical experts saying that mixing Alcohol and Coke was tantamount to playing russian roulette such was the effects that a new drug was create  d within the body...

Another thing from last night that I would like advocate of the "non addictive" theory to address. It was stated by an expert that 1/5 people become addicted to Cocaine! Kind of disproves the "take it or leave it" brigades advocations...

Originally posted by Angel Eyes:


Another expert was saying that it affects a part of the brain called shatner`s bassoon and that one 19-year-old who took cocaine in Roscommon cried all the water out of her own body before vomiting up her own kneecaps.

Or was that on Brass Eye, which was ripping the mick out of media sensationalism of the "drugs crisis" 10 years ago?

The only thing missing from that hysterical episode of Prime Time was Derek Davis or Twink warning us about the dangers of the eastern european superdrug called cake: "It`s flooding Dublin and it`s known on the street as Loonytoad Quack, Joss Ackland`s Spunky Backpack and Rustledust."

Originally posted by TwoRunnyEggs:


Ya they had hidden cameras in cubicles. They positioned them to only show the top of the cistern of the toilet. Im sure they researched the legality of doing this.

Originally posted by the puke:


i know its no laughing matter but that brass eye was top class.....jesus some celebrities are thick as sh1t....

This message has been edited - 11-dec-2007 @ 12:07

Originally posted by AnReiteoir:

Another thing from last night that I would like advocate of the "non addictive" theory to address. It was stated by an expert that 1/5 people become addicted to Cocaine! Kind of disproves the "take it or leave it" brigades advocations...

Originally posted by liammac:
Couple of questions for all ye “drink are worse than drugs” brigade?

1.Given that mixing cocaine and drink can cause the user to be violent and the high levels of drug abuse in pubs/clubs how much of the violence on our streets that we see in every town and city at two in the morning at weekends is caused by people who are suffering from the effects of drink AND drugs?
2.Given we clearly have a problem in this country with the substance that is legal . .(ie drink . .) . . why on earth would we be stupid enough to bring more problems on ourselves by legalising cocaine.

I’m sick and tired of people saying that the war on drugs has been lost and we should accept our loses and legalise it. This is just plain ridiculous. Drink driving has been a problem in this country for decades and despite all the warnings and prosecutions people still drink and drive? Should we give up on trying to prevent that too.

Originally posted by liammac:
Couple of questions for all ye “drink are worse than drugs” brigade?

1.Given that mixing cocaine and drink can cause the user to be violent and the high levels of drug abuse in pubs/clubs how much of the violence on our streets that we see in every town and city at two in the morning at weekends is caused by people who are suffering from the effects of drink AND drugs?

This message has been edited - 11-dec-2007 @ 13:21

Originally posted by liammac:
Couple of questions for all ye “drink are worse than drugs” brigade?

1.Given that mixing cocaine and drink can cause the user to be violent and the high levels of drug abuse in pubs/clubs how much of the violence on our streets that we see in every town and city at two in the morning at weekends is caused by people who are suffering from the effects of drink AND drugs?