By afternoon, the user has usually secured a small amount. But the high lasts ten minutes. The next five hours are a blur of "chasing the dragon." They are busy:
I've been using [Product/Service Name], and my experience has been mixed. The product/service is undoubtedly and tries to offer a lot. However, some of its features feel a bit like they're operating on a "crack" mode—fast but not always effectively. busy with crack
Being is a defense mechanism. As long as the user is busy—cooking the powder into rocks, holding the lighter, exhaling the smoke—they do not have to think. They do not have to feel. The drug provides a "busyness" that masquerades as purpose. By afternoon, the user has usually secured a small amount