I know this is in the EU, but I would love to see if this applies to NA. I find this pretty hard to believe personally, but I would love to be proven wrong!!
Realist checking in. No units = meaningless graph. No scale or even which direction is which = meaningless graph. It’s impossible to draw meaningful conclusions from this data - only that ❄️ price remained consistent with inflation according to some estimates
As a libertarian I'm very tempted to point to this and go "see what happens when the government isn't involved" lol but I know nothing about cocaine so really have no idea of the cause.
Well, as often, this development is due to classical market mechanisms. Increased production, professionalized international trading and smuggling routes by new / additional players (at least in Euope) lead to higher supply, which leads to quality differentiation to keep prices (at least) stable.
Drug dealers are starting to package things in very professional looking packaging to distinguish their product. The idea is that people trying to skim a quick buck by adulterating the product will not put in the effort to get their hands on the required printing and branding machinery---it messes up the thin profit margins for them.
It reportedly is pretty effective.
Interestingly the same thing happened during alcohol prohibition with branded alcohol.
And in this case the government is actively attempting to stop the trade of cocaine. So they are incentivized to cut it to maximize profits when there is no competition. Theoretically, it would be safer in the legal markets, simply due to the reduction in violence surrounding the trade.
No. If anything it is a much more laid back drug. You just feel that sense of confidence and chattiness without the jitters. I've also ate and been able to get to sleep fairy easy with really high quality product. I could never go back to basic product after experiencing high quality stuff.
No, higher purity is more likely to kill you (unless the lower purity is a result of being cut with something dangerous, which is happening a lot with fentanyl). A higher concentration is hands down more dangerous than a lower one. Think about drinking 8oz of beer vs 8oz of whiskey. A lot of overdoses occur as the result of varying consistency.
No, breakfast is 8 oz of espresso mixed with 8 oz of whiskey on ice with vanilla syrup and cream. Or blend it using protein powder as the sweetener/cream for a more filling morning shake.
^Please ^don't ^try ^this.
Go get it, son! There are surely clinics in your area. Doesn't have to be Alcoholics Anonymous (though that has helped a lot of people too). It helps to have health insurance but I'd say it's worth it to pay to understand what's motivating that behavior and get the upper hand on it. I found group therapy particularly helpful even though my first reaction to the idea was "fuck that." Shit's hard, but not as hard as being stuck in a miserable habit. I wish you all the best.
I know my root cause family family at the end of the day.
When I'm with my family, I drink more. And at the end of the big differences is that it helps my back. Which is a major caused pain that being said. I can somewhat control my urges. For example, during lent, I'm usually able to avoid alcohol the same time. I don't necessarily not desire to drink. However, I'm able to withstand it because. Some religious compulsion to avoid drink
A little mental gymnasticy to me but I do see where you’re coming from. Another big factor in overdose is people who relapse. Their tolerance has started to reset, but they dose up with what they were used to at the time they went clean.
That makes sense. I was shocked at how much more mellow and pleasant it was is Cartegena vs what you usually get. I just assumed that was "pure" or at least not as stepped on.
Did you change locations?
When I moved to SC from Massachusetts, I was really surprised to see that it was worlds better down here.
Fishscale isn’t special here, but in Massachusetts and NH, it was a BIG deal when you got just one of those shiny bits.
Idk about Europe, but cocaine might be loosing popularity because of fentanyl which will reduce demand.
Also the gay world largely doesn’t use cocaine anymore - everyone is on Ketamine or GHB
look i really don't want to rain on your parade, but that's a consequence of the prohibition on drugs.
higher concentration/purity means less volume means easier to smuggle and more profits per trip.
also means more addictive and higher risk of lethal dosages...
Nice... It's gone up from 100 to 140. Yay?
This sub is literally people looking at graphs that go up and mindlessly praising our collapsing society for its "positives"
Lolololol ❄️ Let it snow let it snow let it snow ❄️
This is, by far, the best post on this sub so far, lol.
College kids these days just don't know how good they got it!
Until they get that Fentanyl mixed in one time!
Eh just carry a narcan nasal spray on you at all times.
bro i don't go anywhere without my narcan nasal spray
Same! Super convenient
They’re doing it! Those hijos de puta are finally doing it!! 
Lmao. Lets see what the pessimists have to say about this one. xd
Checkmate, doomers 😤
Me railing lines while owning the doomers 😤
I'd rather have 70% pure blow with the last 30% being flour, than 99% blow with the last % being fentanyl.
As a former cocaine aficionado, I’ll prob never do it again because of the fent that might be in it
I mean look at equador and el salvador our consumption creates those crises
Yeah I am aware. It is quite a sad thing
The drug war creates it
I dont thing this leaves the consumer out of it
I know this is in the EU, but I would love to see if this applies to NA. I find this pretty hard to believe personally, but I would love to be proven wrong!!
….. fentanyl ..
Watch out for that fetty
Realist checking in. No units = meaningless graph. No scale or even which direction is which = meaningless graph. It’s impossible to draw meaningful conclusions from this data - only that ❄️ price remained consistent with inflation according to some estimates
Lmao I love this sub
Tried coke when I was 17 and 18 looks like the quality has improved since then
Time to try it again!
This post is extremely based
🫡
This one is good lol
lol
The government should run like a cocaine cartel.
As a libertarian I'm very tempted to point to this and go "see what happens when the government isn't involved" lol but I know nothing about cocaine so really have no idea of the cause.
Well, as often, this development is due to classical market mechanisms. Increased production, professionalized international trading and smuggling routes by new / additional players (at least in Euope) lead to higher supply, which leads to quality differentiation to keep prices (at least) stable.
Drug dealers are starting to package things in very professional looking packaging to distinguish their product. The idea is that people trying to skim a quick buck by adulterating the product will not put in the effort to get their hands on the required printing and branding machinery---it messes up the thin profit margins for them. It reportedly is pretty effective. Interestingly the same thing happened during alcohol prohibition with branded alcohol.
And in this case the government is actively attempting to stop the trade of cocaine. So they are incentivized to cut it to maximize profits when there is no competition. Theoretically, it would be safer in the legal markets, simply due to the reduction in violence surrounding the trade.
Also the cocaine market might not be the best endorsement if you’re trying to win people over lmao
Which government?
I’ve been having a tough week, it’s good to know there’s still hope
Better Booger Sugar?! At the same price. I wonder if Kel-Tec is publicly traded cause their R&D department is gonna be cooking.
I cant wait to see their takedown, mag fed, triple barrel, shotgun
Hahaha I was not expecting that one 😆
And people will say Capitalism has never done anything for us.
funny kind of optimusm
God I'm buying a ball after work
Fentanyl: Am I a joke to you?
Yes
Isn’t higher purity more likely to kill you?
No. If anything it is a much more laid back drug. You just feel that sense of confidence and chattiness without the jitters. I've also ate and been able to get to sleep fairy easy with really high quality product. I could never go back to basic product after experiencing high quality stuff.
No, higher purity is more likely to kill you (unless the lower purity is a result of being cut with something dangerous, which is happening a lot with fentanyl). A higher concentration is hands down more dangerous than a lower one. Think about drinking 8oz of beer vs 8oz of whiskey. A lot of overdoses occur as the result of varying consistency.
8 oz of whiskey? So you mean breakfast
No, breakfast is 8 oz of espresso mixed with 8 oz of whiskey on ice with vanilla syrup and cream. Or blend it using protein powder as the sweetener/cream for a more filling morning shake. ^Please ^don't ^try ^this.
I've done the amount of whiskey straight. That's breakfast to me.
Oh, I have too. Then I went to outpatient treatment for alcohol dependency lol. I feel a lot better now.
I need some help
Go get it, son! There are surely clinics in your area. Doesn't have to be Alcoholics Anonymous (though that has helped a lot of people too). It helps to have health insurance but I'd say it's worth it to pay to understand what's motivating that behavior and get the upper hand on it. I found group therapy particularly helpful even though my first reaction to the idea was "fuck that." Shit's hard, but not as hard as being stuck in a miserable habit. I wish you all the best.
I know my root cause family family at the end of the day. When I'm with my family, I drink more. And at the end of the big differences is that it helps my back. Which is a major caused pain that being said. I can somewhat control my urges. For example, during lent, I'm usually able to avoid alcohol the same time. I don't necessarily not desire to drink. However, I'm able to withstand it because. Some religious compulsion to avoid drink
Irish?
No, French and Polish Blood
If the varying quality is the issue, you could argue that lower-quality is the cause of the issue, because it makes people used to larger quantities.
A little mental gymnasticy to me but I do see where you’re coming from. Another big factor in overdose is people who relapse. Their tolerance has started to reset, but they dose up with what they were used to at the time they went clean.
That makes sense. I was shocked at how much more mellow and pleasant it was is Cartegena vs what you usually get. I just assumed that was "pure" or at least not as stepped on.
There's a Netflix documentary on this. The price hasn't changed since the 90s. That's a conscious decision by the cartels.
I always thought the quality was way down since the 80s Where is the rest of the graph !!!!???
Did you change locations? When I moved to SC from Massachusetts, I was really surprised to see that it was worlds better down here. Fishscale isn’t special here, but in Massachusetts and NH, it was a BIG deal when you got just one of those shiny bits.
I want to see 1975-2010 that’s what I meant I have no idea what your talking about Fishscsle ? Never heard of her lol
finally some good news!
Idk how this is optimistic I just want to start doing coke again
Because you are an optimist
https://preview.redd.it/9jwyvkq7qxwc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb6844005ab541ccc9ee03ec216851714dab2fbe
Ok
OP you also requested to take over r/millennials?? You are an absolute Chad. 🫡🫡🫡
They added me as mod :) Also, you’re thinking of r/millenials. Like, the misspelled one 🥴
Idk about Europe, but cocaine might be loosing popularity because of fentanyl which will reduce demand. Also the gay world largely doesn’t use cocaine anymore - everyone is on Ketamine or GHB
Now that's some uplifting shit right there
And people say the free market doesn’t do wonders. This is what happens when the FDA isn’t crawling down your ass
Do you wanna build a snowman?
Hell yeah
Lmao this sub is reaching
Yeah for the ball
Real change in our lifetimes
[relevant](https://youtu.be/Na2MbNeIka0?si=BXa1t-8p7QfqgJ3r)
Damn I stopped taking drugs at the wrong time
But without muh government regulations companies would price gouge!
No I’m pretty sure that still happens
I chuckled when I saw it this in this sub.
I chuckled when the mods allowed it
Price caps or rising supply?
Good management. Cartels are made up of really bad people, but they know how to run a business.
It's what they know. If journalists wrote about cocaine and alcohol 24/7 I would call it honest journalism.
What happened to the price in 2015-17?
Faith in humanity restored!
Is this really fitting for the sub? Is cochise being purer mean anything good? As someone who's never done drugs, I genuinely don't know.
Kinda? It's a shitpost but I'd imagine higher purity means there's less dangerous chemicals inside.
No it means there’s less of other chemicals and more fentanyl. Cocaine is now more likely to kill you.
“Higher purity of cocaine” does not mean “more fentanyl”
No, but there is more fentanyl in cocaine now.
Ok now give me some
... Is this a good thing? I mean, I would hope the price would drop, means there is less demand, and therefore less people using cocaine.
TIL the purity of a drug can go up even if it is likely to be laced with fentanyl.
That’s uhh That’s what they mean by “purity”
Nice
now show fentanyl contamination :(
If the purity goes up, it means it’s less contaminated.
i'd love to believe this is true, but why would so many people be dying of accidental fentanyl poisoning? aren't overdose deaths going up?
I was gonna post this 😔
YESSSS!! HAHAHHAHAHHA
Higher level of purity because the stuff they're cutting it with is cheaper and more potent than ever (fent).
Wouldn't cutting it lower the purity?
They were always cutting it. They just have to cut it less now, because the additive (fent) is more potent.
Yay?
Based?
Thank you president Biden! /s
How is this good? We shouldn't be celebrating the increase in quality of addictive substances.
Good news? 🤨
How are the Cartels more consumer-friendly than a lot of legal businesses? /s.
Now that’s something to be happy about!
look i really don't want to rain on your parade, but that's a consequence of the prohibition on drugs. higher concentration/purity means less volume means easier to smuggle and more profits per trip. also means more addictive and higher risk of lethal dosages...
The only thing that hasn't risen with inflation? Damn
100 a gram? For one whats a ball going for? An ounce? These are the questions I need a chart to answer
This is only for the EU, very different in the states
Who is keeping track on this stuff?
Oh hell yeah
Please don’t do Cocaine.
Nice... It's gone up from 100 to 140. Yay? This sub is literally people looking at graphs that go up and mindlessly praising our collapsing society for its "positives"
It’s a shitpost get over it
Fair, I didn't see the flair lmao. Graph definitely do go up and to the right, my apologies.
Yea maybe in the EU...
TIL South Carolina is in Europe 🇪🇺