Delonte West

[SWC75]

‘You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team​

‘You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team

Behind two NBA first-round picks, the Hawks rolled to a 27-0 start and eventually into the 2004 Elite Eight.

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[two3zone]

I saw this thread title and thought he passed. Sad story with this guy.

 

[Cheriehoop]

I saw this thread title and thought he passed. Sad story with this guy.

I hate putting a like to your post but you are right - very sad.

 

[OrangeDW]

I saw this thread title and thought he passed. Sad story with this guy.

Same question that popped in my head when I saw the post.

Hope he can get healthy.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Same question that popped in my head when I saw the post.

Hope he can get healthy.

Hope he can be found.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Apparently has an addiction to embalming fluid. Dips his cigarettes and joints in the fluid and smokes it. Causes paranoia and hallucinations. Sad story

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Apparently has an addiction to embalming fluid. Dips his cigarettes and joints in the fluid and smokes it. Causes paranoia and hallucinations. Sad story

So how does one acquire the taste for embalming fluid other than working as a mortician

 

[ssbriefcase]

Apparently has an addiction to embalming fluid. Dips his cigarettes and joints in the fluid and smokes it. Causes paranoia and hallucinations. Sad story

Yep, used to call that Sherm, or Wet. Watched people flip out on that stuff, a lot of us stayed away because of seeing it.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Yep, used to call that Sherm, or Wet. Watched people flip out on that stuff, a lot of us stayed away because of seeing it.

How does a person get to that?

 

[JustPherU]

How does a person get to that?

Most people are dying to get it!

 

[ssbriefcase]

How does a person get to that?

A willingness to try something new I guess? I remember the first day I saw it, a few people on the corner had it. We were shooting dice and somebody came out with it. It was a joint but dipped, and they did say it was embalming fluid. After seeing what the hell they were acting like, I was like..nope, never

 

[DoctorBombay]

A willingness to try something new I guess? I remember the first day I saw it, a few people on the corner had it. We were shooting dice and somebody came out with it. It was a joint but dipped, and they did say it was embalming fluid. After seeing what the hell they were acting like, I was like..nope, never

It was called angel dust back in the day. My senior year of HS, it was what a lot of kids were doing. Always had to be careful who you "puff puff passed" with back then...so I was told.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

It was called angel dust back in the day. My senior year of HS, it was what a lot of kids were doing. Always had to be careful who you "puff puff passed" with back then...so I was told.

Had to look it up, but PCP (angel dust) and smoking cigarettes dipped in embalming fluid are different drugs. But they do produce similar effects and are ingested (smoked in dipped cigarettes) in a similar manner.

Regardless, both are whacked.

 

[DoctorBombay]

Had to look it up, but PCP (angel dust) and smoking cigarettes dipped in embalming fluid are different drugs. But they do produce similar effects and are ingested (smoked in dipped cigarettes) in a similar manner.

Regardless, both are whacked.

You're right- it was PCP, not embalming fluid.

 

[Fat tire 13]

Thankfully - I knew all these terms thanks to the Wayne Brady sketch on the Chappelle show

Seriously - this is awful for Delonte. Lots of people have been trying to help him, but he may be too far gone...