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Originally Posted by Dead-Air
Reed didn't really do a lot of heroin despite writing songs about it in the early days of the Velvets. His thing for years on end was shooting speed. Actually harder to imagine he's still alive after doing that.
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A lot of the speed back in the day was much cleaner, though. Desoxyn, Dexedrine, and various less dangerous street amphetamines were much more popular until the big crank boom of the late 80s early 90s. Methamphetamine itself isn't as harmful or scary as street crank. Desoxyn is actually a very mellow less euphoric and less addictive drug than street crank.