# Ambivalid: I know a crackhead, so I'm professor of crackology now **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 1, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554 "2012-05-01T20:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/21 "2012-05-01T21:55:37Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > Damn, maybe I should change my name to treasurer of evil, it’s pretty catchy. > > What doesn’t make sense about it? You said those things in the thread, and they were dickish and inaccurate, so now I know not to take what you say seriously in this thread. I’m not the only one with the opinion that active crackheads are subhuman- why would you single me out for that? And I have heard over and over since the 80’s that crack \*can be \* addictive with one use. So sorry if I offended you by saying those two things. I didn’t come in here to be insulted or fight with people- I just wanted to comment that this pitting seemed gratuitous. I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/22 "2012-05-01T21:55:42Z")
Crack is wack. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/23 "2012-05-01T21:56:18Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Oh, you and your deadpan humor. > > I found the thread very enlightening. Not ever having known any crackheads, if I do ever meet one, I’ll be sure to point and scream “Unclean! Unclean!” > > Have there been any movements to relocate crackheads underground? You know, because they’re sub-human? Um duh–how are they going to steal VCRs and perform sex acts if they’re underground? WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN???!!! ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/24 "2012-05-01T21:58:01Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > Damn, maybe I should change my name to treasurer of evil, it’s pretty catchy. > > What doesn’t make sense about it? You said those things in the thread, and they were dickish and inaccurate, so now I know not to take what you say seriously in this thread. I would like to be “runner up of evil” in case you are unable to fulfill your duties. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/25 "2012-05-01T22:00:09Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I’m not the only one with the opinion that active crackheads are subhuman- why would you single me out for that? And I have heard over and over since the 80’s that crack \*can be \* addictive with one use. So sorry if I offended you by saying those two things. I didn’t come in here to be insulted or fight with people- I just wanted to comment that this pitting seemed gratuitous. I’m out. People can decide that crack is something they like after one use. People can experience a psychological “come down” after their first use of crack wears off. But the idea that crack cocaine, or any substance for that matter, can be physically addictive after one use is laughably stupid. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/26 "2012-05-01T22:01:52Z")
Well, I thought that thread was good craic. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/27 "2012-05-01T22:03:16Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > People can decide that crack is something they like after one use. People can experience a psychological “come down” after their first use of crack wears off. But the idea that crack cocaine, or any substance for that matter, can be physically addictive after one use is laughably stupid. Wait - I’m sure I heard Nancy Reagan say that crack was addictive after only one use. After just thinking about using, in fact. Nancy wouldn’t LIE to me, would she? ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/28 "2012-05-01T22:05:54Z")
Well not technically, since I’m sure she believed it. Her astrologer told her so. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/29 "2012-05-01T22:07:00Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Wait - I’m sure I heard Nancy Reagan say that crack was addictive after only one use. After just thinking about using, in fact. > > Nancy wouldn’t LIE to me, would she? She did say “just say no” so according to my magic 8 ball, “all signs point to Nancy.” ---
**Author:** ![secretsmile36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@secretsmile36](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/secretsmile36)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/30 "2012-05-01T22:08:39Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/31 "2012-05-01T22:09:17Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I found the thread very enlightening. Not ever having known any crackheads, if I do ever meet one, I’ll be sure to point and scream “Unclean! Unclean!” Ah, you’re an adherent to the Alice school of thought, I see. Me, I’m more of a living\_in\_hell\_ist. Just because the last ten crack addicts I let stay in my guest room stole my phone, wallet and laptop doesn’t mean I’m entitled to make generalizations about an entire group of people. Everybody is special and unique in their own special and unique way. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/32 "2012-05-01T22:09:18Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > She did say “just say no” so according to my magic 8 ball, “all signs point to Nancy.” You’re a lot of the reason why that thread was annoying. You know that, right? I’m surprised you can type so well through all the drool on your keyboard, you muppet. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/33 "2012-05-01T22:13:13Z")
> [@secretsmile36](#): > > This pitting is laughably stupid. You can get hooked after one use so stop with the ignorant statements ok? > > [http://drug-addiction-info.com/Crack\_Addiction.html](http://drug-addiction-info.com/Crack_Addiction.html) What a shitty, shitty cite you have there. “One hit can get anyone addicted.”. What the hell does that even mean? ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/34 "2012-05-01T22:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > This pitting is laughably stupid. You can get hooked after one use so stop with the ignorant statements ok? Your citation is laughably stupid. Seriously, that’s some craptastic propaganda right there. Hell, right off the top, they claim that drug abuse is the third leading cause of death in the US. The [CDC](http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm) begs to differ. ---
**Author:** ![hamwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/0ea827/32.png) [@hamwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hamwater)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/35 "2012-05-01T22:14:38Z")
I’m going to agree with the OP. Knowing one crackhead doesn’t make Ambivalid Crackopedia. The one thing all crackheads have in common is that they are addicted to crack. They are not all sexually promiscuous (crack does not make everyone universally horny), they are not all prostitutes, they are not all thieves. They are all addicts, and there are similarities, but they are not identical. One friend in trouble does not make you an expert, and you look a bit foolish spouting a lot of this nonsense as if it were fact. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/36 "2012-05-01T22:16:54Z")
> [@hamwater](#): > > I’m going to agree with the OP. Knowing one crackhead doesn’t make Ambivalid Crackopedia. The one thing all crackheads have in common is that they are addicted to crack. They are not all sexually promiscuous (crack does not make everyone universally horny), they are not all prostitutes, they are not all thieves. They are all addicts, and there are similarities, but they are not identical. One friend in trouble does not make you an expert, and you look a bit foolish spouting a lot of this nonsense as if it were fact. By “friend”, he means “guy I’m not very close to, but have known for 3 years”. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/37 "2012-05-01T22:18:51Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Ah, you’re an adherent to the Alice school of thought, I see. Me, I’m more of a living\_in\_hell\_ist. Just because the last ten crack addicts I let stay in my guest room stole my phone, wallet and laptop doesn’t mean I’m entitled to make generalizations about an entire group of people. Everybody is special and unique in their own special and unique way. We have much to learn from them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/38 "2012-05-01T22:24:31Z")
I’ll have you know I put down my pipe to read this thread. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/39 "2012-05-01T22:26:36Z")
Amateur. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/40 "2012-05-01T22:29:52Z")
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