MasterCaneman
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The vast majority of my experience in the scene comes from working in a private club that served alcohol. Yes, it was forbidden in the play areas, but there was a small service bar and an observation lounge adjacent. The drinking itself wasn't the problem, it was the abuse of prescription pain meds in conjunction we found. I was basically a glorified bouncer with a server's permit, so I had to stay alert to the ones acting a little too out there. Most of the patrons were sound and responsible regarding intoxicants, but all it takes is one to ruin it all.
Interesting observation, I do hear use and abuse of prescription drugs is a bigger problem than illegal drugs and alcohol, and harder to detect, i.e., people don't often do prescription meds in a social setting the way they have a drink or hit a number, and conversely, someone who ought to be on meds and isn't taking them can act more erratically than somebody who's getting hammered.
I generally subscribe to a one drink limit for sex in general, for myself or my partner, if you need one to help loosen you up, or knock yourself back a step, but I basically get very little from banging some drunken bitch, there's no point in making things memorable if you can't remember it.
In a public scene there are going to be legal issues, I would ideally require full disclosure of any prescription med issues, and possibly even a breathalizer test, with some kind of quarantine/penalty box if it's just high spirits rather than a genuine problems, there are public health issues here. and if you have someone tied up and at your mercy, you need to be in your right mind.
It's one reason I have little patience with the morality crowd, a lot of people get messed specifically to get around the crippling inhibitions they have drilled into them for the sake of some farfetched, abstract social/theological theories, and then make stupid decisions while under the influence. I believe if you can't do it stone cold sober, in broad daylight, in the middle of mainstreet, you probably shouldn't be doing it at all.
Drugs only simulate experience: you need an emotional/social context in order to assimilate real experience.
No pain, no gain.
It was a nightmare at times. The local culture was LDS, and while there were some who drank, many abstained, even when they were indulging in their other taboos. RX drug abuse was sky-high there, along with meth and other stimulants. As Resident Sadist pointed out, there was cheating, especially among the pro-subs, to be able to handle what their clients wished to deliver.
I won't pull any punches-there was prostitution going on there weekly, with the full knowledge of the club owners. Granted, it was very hard to become a member, and those who were engaging in it had to pay full dues, just like everyone else, but they still made serious coin in there. Staff did have the authority to step in and at least make them perform the transaction outside, but it was an open secret. Yes, the majority of the members were just kinksters, but there was a clique of ROWGs (Rich Old White Guys) who were there for only one thing, and didn't have the time or motivation to get to know people like we do.
It was another way some of the pros got paid, too. Instead of cash or goods, they'd get paid in pharmaceuticals, either for their own use or to resell. A lot of times, they'd have their clients take one or two to ensure it was the real deal, not a placebo, and that's when we'd have problems. Many of the clients were not regular users of alcohol or drugs, and couple that with a highly sexually charged environment, in a (purposely) overheated basement space, and factor in things like age, health, and general disposition, we'd have everything from fainting spells to a couple of full-blown heart attacks. In order to work there, I had to have a current CPR/BLS certificate, food handlers permit with liquor server's endorsement, and also had to take a special class on identifying narcotic intoxication.
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