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“So before we go any further, I want my ends.” -Everlast
We can all agree there were many people in the neighborhood who did drugs. I’m not talking Bayer or Advil. I’m talking Cocaine, Heroin, Weed, Quaaludes and Mescaline.
I used to see men and women who were addicted walking the streets barely able to stand up. They looked like zombies. Not to be funny or make light of the situation, sometimes it felt like I was in the film, “Night of the Living Dead.”
I also witnessed the problem close up, at home.
It wouldn’t be long before I would be using.
Call it “peer pressure,” I guess. Started with booze, then weed. Let me stop there.
The 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s were wild.
Bob Powers wrote a book about his drug addiction in the neighborhood called, “Bobby’s Book.” I highly recommend it. Powers was better known as “Bengie.”
I think you will enjoy the book. Emily Haas Davidson is the author.
The other day I heard someone mention “mescaline.”
It brought back memories.
My friends and I used to take it often. For $3 a pop, you couldn’t beat it.
Wonder if people still use it?
Hope all is well.
SteveFinamore@yahoo.com