Party Vibe

Can I ask why you’re focusing on Ketamine and Mephedrone in particular? Is it because Meph was the most recent RC that was relatively harmless, until everyone started keeling over. And K I guess just because it’s popular?

Or is it in fact because they are both chemicals that are savage on your body, so you’ll get a nice skewed view of people fucking up on drugs?

Find it hard to see how your programme will be in any way pro drug. Surely if it demonstrates drugs are good, everyone should at least try it before they knock it (as pro suggests), then it won’t get broadcast. Even channel 4 don’t have balls to make that statement, they proved that with the very disappointing live ecstasy trials.

At best you can hope to produce a neutral programme, showing both pros and cons. Sorry for seeming cynical but we’ve heard this before. If your answer satisfies me, I may indulge you some more.

Ps. I dabble in the odd bit of RC experimentation, I don’t like Mephedrone, I do like Ketamine but don’t do it often because of the risks.

@teddyrex 567153 wrote:

The idea is to make something more educational. We want to basically say – “look, people do drugs, but how can we help people do it safely.” This is for BBC three, which is very much committed to voice the opinions of the younger viewer. Telling them drugs are bad, addictive and will kill you will not help any 16 year olds. They will come in to contact with them. We just want to make sure they know what they are doing and how to do it without any risks.

Telling kids they will destroy your body is about as useful as banning smoking adverts from TV. People will still try it. There are so many things that can ruin peoples lives that are legal. They don’t need another lecture. They need support.

So you’re approaching it with the Northern European (mostly Dutch) attitude? Okay, I dig that. About time really the media and government hauled their asses out of the dark ages, and had a greater tolerance to drug use; since it’s a ‘problem’ that’ll never go away. If anything, especially with the emergence of the RC market and deep web over the last few years, it’s something that will continue to grow. Plus, with easier access to a wider variety of substances and the fact we’re pretty much in global turmoil as a species; sure it’ll lure more youngsters in, either out of pure curiosity or the need for an escape.

What age range are you looking at/for? I’m 26 btw.

@teddyrex 567155 wrote:

Yeah exactly that. People are beginning to realise that drugs will always be a part of our lives. We just need to engage it rather than wash our hands of it. It’s good that the media are slowly coming round to it. Hopefully one day, when a guy dies at a festival, the headline won’t read “legal highs kill 18 year old boy” but rather “tragic accident kills 18 year old”.

Our age range is 18-35, anything older would be wasted. We want people who have grown up with Legal Highs rather than people who have lived through many eras of drug change. 26 is a perfect age really. You’ll have best of both worlds. Plus, viewers will listen to someone in their twenties over an old man haha

Yeah I agree completely. It annoys me greatly that the media give headlines such as ‘teen dies at festival after xtc overdose’, ignoring factors such as they’ve probably been drinking alcohol or possibly had a dodgy pill with PMA in rather than MDMA.

I’m interested in possibly taking part, I’m not ashamed of my fondness for a variety of substances. However, I know it would likely bring shame on my family should they see it. I mean I’m open, and my family know what drugs I do and don’t do, but I don’t think they’d appreciate witnessing it

Shouldn’t a documentary begin by being unbiased. Also the BBC have done a shocking job in the past and you say you want to show people injecting ketamine? Good luck making that look glamarous, and on top of that a drug crazed sex party. You sir are insane, maybe try some aMT as the psyentist and myself recommend at every oportunity and come back when you are enlightened.

Now if you were channel 4….
So far you’ve broadcast; Europe’s Dirty Drugs Secret and Thailand’s Drug Craze, which are just the 1st 2 I’ve found. Also to show people injecting is just beyond any idea of being pro-drugs. Showing the darkest underbelly of users is far from unbiased and as far removed from pro=drugs as possible. If you wanna talk about injecting whatever. talk about needle exchanges and ways people make it safer for users who inject. I can’t take you seriously.

@teddyrex 567236 wrote:

I only advertised it as a pro drugs documentary to try and get some discussion.

So you lied.

@teddyrex 567238 wrote:

You are as bad as the general public. How can you tell me injecting is the lowest of the low without even understanding it? You see a junkie and you think you know who they are? Injecting is only so harmful when done five times a day every day, using dirty rain water to fill up your pipe with a needle you found on the floor because you don’t want to see anyone at the needle exchange. Brilliant. You have all the answers.

I don’t look down at them, I’ve been an addict myself, I’ve even stated here Iwas on methadone, but you stated you wanted to show people injecting ketamine, a drug fueled sex party and god knows what else. I find what you are telling us very hard to believe.