# 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:** 4
**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 2, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/61 "2012-05-02T02:12:20Z")
I’m sickened. His source of info… ☹ (cross-posted, by me): Eeeeek. This info was cited by someone who revealed details about his patient population, and thanks to google, we now know where he works…not cool. America’s military deserves better than that. Rich Lopez, LMSW U.S. Army Victim Adovate Program Manager at US Army San Antonio, Texas Area Military ---
**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 2, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/62 "2012-05-02T02:15:59Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Out of control, a danger to themselves and others? Absolutely! Sub human? Sorry, no can do. Every crackhead is someone’s child, was once just raw material, just like you and I. This. I’m not even a fan of the term “addict”…I would rather say “a person with an addiction,” because that person is more than just an addiction. And even though it may sound hokey, to me, there’s something about separating the label that allows for hope–like they can remember who they once were and could becoome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/63 "2012-05-02T02:21:08Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I am not basing the things that I say on my experiences with this (former) friend. At least not on the experiences alone. When I discovered that she was indeed a crackhead, I found myself submerged in research on the drug and it’s addiction and subsequent lifestyle that follows. This is information that is out there, if you want to find it. The link I gave in my OP is a great source of much information on the matter. Crack addicts _are_ all\* sexually promiscuous, they _are_ all horny and they _are_ all thieves and prostitutes. They might not resort to such drastic behavior earlier on in their addictions because they have someone taking care of them-someone they are conning or manipulating. Or they may be clinging to a job. But they _will_ resort to these things eventually. The sex/crack connection is undeniable and inseparable. Wow, way to justify this pitting. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/64 "2012-05-02T02:30:36Z")
The whole board is filled with people who refuse to believe there are shit loads of functional addicts out there for every substance, nope they are all teetering on the precipice at any moment they could turn to sucking a strangers cock for five dolla’. Go over to a board like opiophile and marvel at the business owners and parents going about their daily lives while GASP addicted! And if an addict isn’t your typical stereotype well no true scotsman you know?:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/65 "2012-05-02T09:53:15Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > What are you doing reading the Dope while smoking crack? Shouldn’t you be having sex? To quote professor Ambivalid’s OP: > > “Crack and sex are inseparable. Not only is sex a primary payment method for many addicts, but sex itself is the main activity taking place when users smoke. The high makes them hypersexual and horny; they lose all inhibitions and **will have sex with anybody**.” > > So my apologies. Presumably you had to stop smoking crack and stop having sex to read this; sorry I killed your buzz. That bolded bit doesn’t mean a thing. Bloody hell, _I_ would have sex with anybody. That isn’t quite the issue. ---
**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 2, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/66 "2012-05-02T11:12:41Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > What are you doing reading the Dope while smoking crack? Shouldn’t you be having sex? Hmmm. I have made a note of this. Please subscribe me to your newletter. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/67 "2012-05-02T11:33:24Z")
Subhuman, not subaltern. Not that I agree. I’d far prefer if crackheads were treated with human dignity and simultaneously left to their own devices (mostly) in their underground crack dens. Or evil lairs, as they may dub them. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/68 "2012-05-02T11:58:29Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Crack addicts _are_ all\* sexually promiscuous, they _are_ all horny and they _are_ all thieves and prostitutes. They might not resort to such drastic behavior earlier on in their addictions because they have someone taking care of them-someone they are conning or manipulating. Or they may be clinging to a job. But they _will_ resort to these things eventually. The sex/crack connection is undeniable and inseparable. > \*There are always exceptions to the rule but this is the rule. If there are exceptions then you can’t say **all** , now can you? That aside, where are the studies that suggest that most/almost all crack heads are sexually promiscuous? I have no dog in this fight - I only knew one person who did crack (that I remember) and he wasn’t addicted to it. I also haven’t researched the matter, so please present your studies so that I may peruse them. ---
**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 2, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/69 "2012-05-02T12:09:28Z")
> [@Nancarrow](#): > > That bolded bit doesn’t mean a thing. Bloody hell, _I_ would have sex with anybody. That isn’t quite the issue. Me too. I’m horny right now. Am I a crackhead? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/70 "2012-05-02T12:12:49Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Me too. I’m horny right now. Am I a crackhead? Depends on your price. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/71 "2012-05-02T12:13:42Z")
Crack is a hell of a drug. ---
**Author:** ![Baboonanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Baboonanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baboonanza)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/72 "2012-05-02T12:26:24Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Crack is a hell of a drug. And drugs are a hell of a craic! ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/73 "2012-05-02T14:23:16Z")
I’ve always thought Ambivalid aka Jamie is a form of troll. He posts crazy shit looking for affirmations or sympathy, but I think he knows damn well he won’t get it and gets off on the drama his threads always cause. ---
**Author:** ![Oliveritaly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oliveritaly/32/15233_2.png) [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/74 "2012-05-02T14:36:45Z")
So he’s saying if I use this ‘crack’ substance I’ll get to have tons of sex? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/75 "2012-05-02T15:12:42Z")
> [@Oliveritaly](#): > > So he’s saying if I use this ‘crack’ substance I’ll get to have tons of sex? You’ll do better if you get your prospective partners to use crack. That way you can remain a functional member of society, but your thralls will focus on nothing but rock and cock. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/76 "2012-05-02T15:26:27Z")
Never been tempted to try it, personally. I’m not saying I tried powder cocaine, but if I did, at no time did I think to myself “this is pretty good, but I wish it caused more uncontrollable cravings and didn’t last so long.” ---
**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 2, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/77 "2012-05-02T17:01:34Z")
Jeffrey Dahmer was going about this sex slave thing all wrong, wasn’t he? Crack, not lobotomies, Jeffrey. ---
**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 2, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/78 "2012-05-02T19:08:13Z")
I find it really interesting how stuff has played out in that thread. T wo nights ago, majority rule seemed to be in line with the OP, and comments were personally attacking and “you are wrong because I have second hand experience” in nature. Comments were broad and vague and stereotypical. Today, OP is a party of one and his statements are becoming much more flexible and not-so-absolute/extreme. The expertise is now much closer, in more direct experience (users, treatment providers), and more consistent with looking at the bigger picture. For whatever it’s worth, it’s made me appreciate effective communication and a good debate, as well as how much this community values those factors needed to formulate a strong argument. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/79 "2012-05-02T19:53:08Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Oh, you and your deadpan humor. > > I found the thread very enlightening. As did I. Remind me to stay the fuck out of Tuscon. ---
**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 2, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554/80 "2012-05-02T21:12:46Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > I find it really interesting how stuff has played out in that thread. T > > wo nights ago, majority rule seemed to be in line with the OP, and comments were personally attacking and “you are wrong because I have second hand experience” in nature. Comments were broad and vague and stereotypical. > > Today, OP is a party of one and his statements are becoming much more flexible and not-so-absolute/extreme. The expertise is now much closer, in more direct experience (users, treatment providers), and more consistent with looking at the bigger picture. > > For whatever it’s worth, it’s made me appreciate effective communication and a good debate, as well as how much this community values those factors needed to formulate a strong argument. What’re _you_ smokin? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambivalid-i-know-a-crackhead-so-im-professor-of-crackology-now/620554.md?page=5)