# Round 2: The Rob Ford Drug Survey: What have you tried? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235 "2013-11-19T04:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/41 "2013-11-19T22:36:44Z")
I have consumed codeine, which seems really strange to combine with heroin. You can buy Tylenol with codeine over the counter. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/42 "2013-11-20T00:33:31Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > You can buy Tylenol with codeine over the counter. In Canada maybe, in America you need a prescription. Still, I’m not sure if I should check that one or not, I have taken it, but legitimately, medically, not illicitly or for recreational purposes. Only other thing on the list I’ve had is alcohol, and I was over 21 when I tried it, never got drunk, never had it other than then. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/43 "2013-11-20T02:39:36Z")
6 out of 8 for me. MDMA is really should be there too. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/44 "2013-11-20T04:04:38Z")
> [@MrDurden](#): > > Wow, almost half of the responders have done coke? Thats more than I would have thought. Only a handful of times for me. It honestly never did squat for me, and I had it from people I trusted that it was really good coke. I just couldn’t see what the fuss was about. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/45 "2013-11-20T04:12:54Z")
No love for 'ludes! I’ve done as many drugs not mentioned as mentioned, yet I’ve made it to 55. That’s fucked up. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/46 "2013-11-20T13:27:27Z")
I too think it would be interesting to see how many dopers had never tried any of the above. I am curious about the 1 .42% who hadn’t sampled alcohol, but had responded to the poll. Just for the record, I drink alcohol occasionally, but nothing else on the list. To be honest, I once tried what was reputed to be marijuana that had been grown indoors in an apartment in Cambridge, MA that had no effect whatever and I didn’t count it. I wonder whether it had any active ingredient in it. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/47 "2013-11-20T14:05:04Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > No love for 'ludes! > > I’ve done as many drugs not mentioned as mentioned, yet I’ve made it to 55. That’s fucked up. 67 here and still kicking. Aah, ludes. But this is not so amazing; look at Keith Richards! Apparently drugs don’t always kill. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/48 "2013-11-20T14:21:07Z")
Another person here who’s never tried any of those. Mostly because I was just never interested. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/49 "2013-11-20T14:24:12Z")
Tried alcohol as a teen. Liked it wayyyyyyyy too much, and it made me quite mean. I haven’t done it again in the last 27 years, and I hope I never do again. Surprised you didn’t include nicotine; I liked that one too much too, but gave it up a little over seven years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/50 "2013-11-20T14:29:09Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > I’m serious. I think it would be interesting to see the contrast between the number of members who have tried these substances and those who have tried nothing. It’s hard in this society to have never had alcohol, unless you are underage, and even I, a mostly non-drinker, had a few sips of my dad’s Chivas Regal when I was a teenager. I’ve only drank alcohol, though I did have codeine cough syrup once. Gave me super weird dreams. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/51 "2013-11-20T14:44:44Z")
Shouldn’t hash and marijuana be counted together? Hashish is just a preparation made from cannabis. I don’t think that the effects are any different. I think that having an option for none of the above would be interesting just in measuring what percentage of people have tried things to those who haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/52 "2013-11-20T16:23:06Z")
I’m surprised to see meth and crack virtually tied for last place. From that I’d guess most people here did their experimentation in the 60’s and 70’s. I guess meth became more common in the 80’s and crack in the late 80’s and early 90’s. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/53 "2013-11-20T16:50:33Z")
I can’t see the poll from the phone app I use but didn’t he talk about eating pussy during a press conference? I’ve done that and I’d do it again in the future too. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/54 "2013-11-20T17:03:11Z")
The codeine and morphine were prescribed. I dislike codeine, it really didn’t do anything for me painwise. I did absolutely love the morphine - it didn’t actually take away the pain at first just made it so I didn’t actually care about the pain [broken back, broken leg, broken ankles, broken wrists variously. I had a very active youth.] Though when the hardcore acute pain part of the injury is over the cottonball wrapped warm fuzzies were very nice. I understand that drugs interact with people fairly individually - like ibuprofin works on me, but aleve is like taking blue M&Ms for pain. Codeine works on our roomie, but for me is like taking a hit of immodium - constipates me but doesn’t do anything for pain. If I need to plug my gut, I’ll take the immodium. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/55 "2013-11-20T17:05:44Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Just for the record, **I drink alcohol occasionally, but nothing else on the list.** To be honest, I once tried what was reputed to be marijuana that had been grown indoors in an apartment in Cambridge, MA that had no effect whatever and I didn’t count it. I wonder whether it had any active ingredient in it. Ah ha! You think we don’t see what you did there? Of course you don’t “drink” any of the others. (Well, maybe codeine.) Methinks you may be the biggest “head” on the Board, you sly fox you. > [@kayT](#): > > 67 here and still kicking. Aah, ludes. > > But this is not so amazing; look at Keith Richards! Apparently drugs don’t always kill. That’s because Richards has been preserved in alcohol. > [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > Shouldn’t hash and marijuana be counted together? Hashish is just a preparation made from cannabis. I don’t think that the effects are any different. > > I think that having an option for none of the above would be interesting just in measuring what percentage of people have tried things to those who haven’t. No, I think they should be separate. Different looking, different methods of smoking. ---
**Author:** ![bashere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bashere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bashere)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/56 "2013-12-01T04:13:38Z")
Could you please add Wife Beating, repeatedly lying about drug use, and drunk driving to this (no one in Toronto cares about his drug use, and the on going continual effort to pretend that anyone does is annoying). ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235/57 "2013-12-01T06:30:30Z")
> [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > Shouldn’t hash and marijuana be counted together? Hashish is just a preparation made from cannabis. I don’t think that the effects are any different. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > No, I think they should be separate. Different looking, different methods of smoking. But the same actual chemical affecting the brain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235.md?page=2)