Comments on: Ted Haggard under investigation in relation to drug purchase https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2697 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:50:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2697 Timothy Kincaid said: “It’s probably likely that those who are looking for drugs can find them pretty easily all over the place.”

Exactly. Users have something similar to what some people call “gaydar”. It you are looking for speed, you know what to look for. A packet of speed in quite small (usually a little baggie the size of a postage stamp) and the transaction could go completely un-noticed by others at the bar, especially by those who were not drug users.

Sometimes, I snorted it at work at my desk. Or in the restroom. (I would use the cap of a bic pen as a sort of spoon to scoop a little out.) I have done this with unsuspecting people standing very close to me. You just “sniff” as though you had a cold and then pocket the cap of the pen.

I have dome this at work, in the restroom at nice cafes and at some very nice bars. It doesn’t require any special equipment and it is very easy to conceal. You can do it anywhere. It doesn’t have to be a seedy bar in Orange County.

]]> By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2696 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:48:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2696 On March 17 of this year, the Denver Post reported that “recent surveys have found that meth use by MSM (men having sex with men) in Denver is double the usage rate in the general U.S. population — similar to trends in cities such as Los Angeles and New York City.”

It would have been very easy for Haggard and Jones to score meth

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3599275

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=39684

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2695 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:42:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2695 Don’t be naive. Meth is everywhere. Not just seedy bars or Orange County. It’s a national problem. And it is hitting the gay community hard.

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2694 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:36:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2694 Jim asked: “Does anyone here know how far does $100-200 go these days? Is that a lot or a drop in the bucket?”

It’s quite a bit for one person. At today’s prices, $200 would buy 1/8 of an ounce — or roughly 3 or so “lines” every day for one month.

I have been in recovery from meth addiction for a number of years now. It cost me my home, my cars, my job, my friends and my self-respect.

A person would only buy “$200 MORE” if (1) he had a serious drug problem (2) wanted to keep a steady supply or (3) bought some to sell some and keep some for personal use. It’s not what someone would buy to be “tempted and throw it away”.

]]> By: Jim Burroway https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2693 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/04/ted-haggard-under-investigation-in-relation-to-drug-purchase/#comment-2693 Another reason to be happy that I don’t live in Orange County.

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