Is my roommate a drug addict.....

[MRCboicgy]

Does it have of a bit of a burnt tire smell? That's how i described crack the one time i smelled it...

As far as the speed stick commercial, my Spanish speaking roomie says it's spanish that is dubbed over--he reads the lips.

[Kidder]

Originally Posted by J pold

Maybe your roommate talks to his crack about how you are addicted to Calgary Puck

I also enjoy how half of the threads in the off-topic section eventually work there way around to the Speed Stick commercial. Oh, if only they made a product that could control the potency of their commercial.

[FlamingLonghorn]

Well, crack is going to smell like chemicals, same with meth. If he is smoking straight coke its probably on aluminum so it would smell like melted aluminum. Maybe he just found some really good weed? Some expensive stuff that he can only afford once a week or so?

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Kidder

I also enjoy how half of the threads in the off-topic section eventually work there way around to the Speed Stick commercial. Oh, if only they made a product that could control the potency of their commercial.

This entire thread is a pleasent surprise. One or two posts that made me roar out loud in laughter - including J-pold's which is among the funniest things I've read on this board.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by fotze

How about hash, that has a different smell too. I would think if it was crack you'd be smelling it a lot more often than that. I've heard it is actully physically painful when not smoking it.

Hash...that is something I have not considered. To add to the mystery....I went downstairs last night after I smelled the smell...and he was laying on the coach eyes all red....I said "hey buddy how was the night" and he just kind of looks at me with a blank look and says nothing....now I dont know what the heck to think.

[DEvans]

Could be "skunk weed" I've smelt weed that is very much like bad BO, if you said you could already smeel pot then I would bet it's just a different or stronger strain he is now smoking.

[icecube]

I already told you it's crack. Trust the man whose username is icecube from compton. The way you described its smell is a dead giveaway.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

Hash...that is something I have not considered. To add to the mystery....I went downstairs last night after I smelled the smell...and he was laying on the coach eyes all red....I said "hey buddy how was the night" and he just kind of looks at me with a blank look and says nothing....now I dont know what the heck to think.

Yeah, well it's definitely not crack as crack has more of a bitter smell to it when it's being smoked.

Weed is a possibility, since sometimes weed can smell sweet when burned if it's laced with something...

Crystal Meth is another possibility, but there again it depends what the meth was cut with if it was cut at all... if the meth is pure, it should be odorless though.

Opium is the only drug I can think of that is most likely to give off a "sweet" smell that you describe.

[ken0042]

Have you checked out the websites that talk about "how to tell if your kid is doing drugs" ?

What about the library? I'm sure they've got to have some stuff meant for parents to be able to tell if their kids are doing drugs.

Do we have any rehab clinics in this city? (We've got to- isn't that place on the way to the Saddledome a methadone clinic or something.) What about ADAC? They might be able to help you.

The other option, go down to the police station and tell them. If you seriously want him out, then him getting busted and going to jail would do it. However I would save this as a last resort. There's just too many bad things that could happen with this situation.

[icecube]

From a link I found that describes it better than I can. Ring a bell Kipperfan?

"the vile stench of crack cocaine, a bizarre smell that language can hardly describe. Crack’s unnatural redolence suggests chemical, metallic, and vegetable origins all at once. Dirty gym socks being toasted on a rusty cookie sheet might approximate that nastiness"

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

Hash...that is something I have not considered. To add to the mystery....I went downstairs last night after I smelled the smell...and he was laying on the coach eyes all red....I said "hey buddy how was the night" and he just kind of looks at me with a blank look and says nothing....now I dont know what the heck to think.

its not crack..if it was he would be sweating, flexing his jaw alot, and probably talk a lot and grunt a bit..and i'm serious.

[HelloHockeyFans]

The confusing part kipperfan, is that you described the smell as being "sweet" but at the same time, like "BO".

I don't know about you, but BO to me, isn't "sweet"!

[the-rasta-masta]

Maybe he only showers once a week? He waits till the BO gets really bad and then decides he'd better clean up.

[steveo]

or you can ask him does he know anyone to score some ______ (whatever you think hes doing) drugs? if you really want to know.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

Hash...that is something I have not considered. To add to the mystery....I went downstairs last night after I smelled the smell...and he was laying on the coach eyes all red....I said "hey buddy how was the night" and he just kind of looks at me with a blank look and says nothing....now I dont know what the heck to think.

So the mystery smell, or its production, leaves him incoherent, red-eyed and with the desire to lay on coaches? I hope it was a she coach.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

So the mystery smell, or its production, leaves him incoherent, red-eyed and with the desire to lay on coaches? I hope it was a she coach.

Definately sounds more like opium or hash/weed from the effects. Another possibility is heroin. If it was meth or crack, like others have said, he would be bouncing off the walls when you came in. If he was upset with you: he wouldnt ignore you, he would let you know.

[Wookie]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

Maybe he only showers once a week? He waits till the BO gets really bad and then decides he'd better clean up.

All that while smoking crack

[Antithesis]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

The confusing part kipperfan, is that you described the smell as being "sweet" but at the same time, like "BO".

I don't know about you, but BO to me, isn't "sweet"!

Interestingly enough, nooooob, I knew what he's talking about, I think: not the BO smell adults are used to (someone who has sweated a lot and not showered) ... more the BO smell teachers are used to: the kid who hasn't bathed in a week, or, the 12-or-13 year old who hasn't had the "deoderant talk" yet.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

The confusing part kipperfan, is that you described the smell as being "sweet" but at the same time, like "BO".

I don't know about you, but BO to me, isn't "sweet"!

I know what you mean...but somehow it is like this sweet yet pungent odour.....very confusing to me. Also it is a sickening smell...makes me crazy when I smell it.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Have you checked out the websites that talk about "how to tell if your kid is doing drugs" ?

What about the library? I'm sure they've got to have some stuff meant for parents to be able to tell if their kids are doing drugs.

Do we have any rehab clinics in this city? (We've got to- isn't that place on the way to the Saddledome a methadone clinic or something.) What about ADAC? They might be able to help you.

The other option, go down to the police station and tell them. If you seriously want him out, then him getting busted and going to jail would do it. However I would save this as a last resort. There's just too many bad things that could happen with this situation.

I have acctually been reading some of those websites Ken...those are all good suggestions. I think since I am moving soon I will just try and avoid him and the issue until I am gone as long as nothing happens to any of my stuff or my money...etc.