Anonymous: I have a lot of respect for what youre doing here. Spice hit my area of California really hard a few years back. During the time in which I first encountered it, a lot of the testing, banning, and recipe changing was going on. When I was 16 I was put on probation for unrelated charges, and had to undergo regular drug tests. The fact that spice didnt show up in drug tests was what originally got me into it, but before I knew it I had developed a horrible addiction. This addiction lasted me the whole year that I was on probation, and almost persisted longer. Not even because I enjoyed the high, but because if I didnt get me fix I wouldnt be functional for school the next day. Every morning consisted of ritual vomiting, and smoking that crap so that I could start the day. As much as I hated this ritual, I felt like dealing with that was better than the withdrawals that came with it. It even got to a point where I would have to pre-pack a bowl before going to sleep, because I knew that Id be woken up around 2 am every night with cold sweats, the worst nausea ever, and stomach aches that felt like my stomach was being turned inside out. Anything was better than dealing with the withdrawals. Many days out of the week, I would walk 4 miles to get to the smoke shop that carried my brand, and then walk all the way back home spiced-out. At first, I thought that I was the only one being woken up by my withdrawals, until one day a friend of mine asked Have you ever woken up, just to hit it? and I was like I thought I was the only one. She went on to describe a lot of the same symptoms that I was experiencing, even while experimenting with different brands. Another one of my friends wanted to buy some of my stash off of me, and I told him Im only giving you this if you promise that you, and anyone in your house doesnt hit it more than once. This is really strong, and if you hit it even twice, you will be violently too high. No more than the ten minutes that it took me to walk home did I receive a phone call from his roommate asking What was that stuff you sold him? He hit it twice, and we had to call an ambulance, because he couldnt breath. Any time one of my younger friends would ask to hit it, even though I was a frequent user, Id always reply Naw, I cant let you do that. You dont even know how evil this stuff is. The only reason I do it, is cuz if I dont ima puke my brains out. To make things worse, the year in which this was all going on (2011) was a major year of DEA regulation, and manufacturers changing their blends. Since so many chemicals were getting banned, so quickly, many of them were not tested before hitting the market. I was literally a test rat, because the shop would buy straight from the manufacturer and sell me it saying This is a new blend. Give us a call, and tell us how it is. The lack of testing showed, through myself and a few of my friends. One friend informed me that he had smoked so much, and his ears had began to bleed. I myself was getting ready for school one morning and happened to sneeze, which caused an unending waterfall of blood from my nose. My father came in and said Its probably that stuff youve been smoking. Every time Id get out of class, I would have to spark up as soon as I got to the car, and he would by like Looks like theres no point in trying to conversate with you because he knew how wiped-out, depressed and moody I would become. I finally was able to kick the habit when my supplier was arrested for distribution, and had all of their assets seized, including several pounds (what Im told was millions of dollars worth) of the product. Coming down was one of the most bitter-sweet situations of my life. Bitter, due to the horrible withdrawals that came for the next week or two, but so sweet because I was finally free from the cycle. Today, its been about two years since Ive touched the stuff, and I frequently inform others about how harmful it is. Hence is why I got ahold of you with my testimony, and strongly support your fight against it. I hope and pray for the recovery of your family, and Emily. Your fight is greatly appreciated and supported. If the use of this story helps to spread awareness, feel more that free to use it.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:09:42 +0000
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