<p>Sheen is not your average drug addict - he smokes crack. There is a special crazy that goes along with smoking crack.</p>
<p>In what way, Cartera? I have heard things before about the effects of crack as opposed to other drugs but I don’t know much about it. One thing is curious to me, though. I thought that crack was a poor person’s drug. It’s much cheaper than cocaine so many addicts switch to it. Why would Sheen use crack if he could afford more elite drugs?</p>
<p>^That was something I was wondering, too.</p>
<p>Sheen is doing a two-city tour and Chicago is one of the stops. I really, really hope that no one buys any tickets.</p>
<p>^^ I heard the tickets sold out in 18 minutes.</p>
<p>well, crap…</p>
<p>Didn’t even realize they were on sale yet.</p>
<p>Here is an article that describes the difference between smoking crack and snorting coke. </p>
<p>[Cocaine</a> - InfoFacts - NIDA](<a href=“http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/cocaine.html]Cocaine”>Cocaine DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA))</p>
<p>In a nutshell, smoking crack is almost immediate delivery, but the effect only lasts a short period of time so the addict does it more often.</p>
<p>I am guiltily curious about his ramblings, but I still wouldn’t go to one of those shows. The number one thing I was thinking during the interview I saw was that I would have been afraid to be the interviewer. He is obviously unstable. I wouldn’t want to be around him.</p>
<p>What on earth will his “show” consist of? Is he going to swallow fire or wrestle a tiger for a transfusion? What? Talk about being drawn to a train wreck. It reminds me of the people who would line up at the local circus to see the “freak show”. Sad, really.</p>
<p>Sheen is Bipolar. So am I and I can spot my kind from a mile away. I, however, see my doctor regularly and take my meds as prescribed. Otherwise, I would freak out and think I was “winning”!</p>
<p>If he’s bipolar, when does the depressive side show up? We could use a break.</p>
<p>^… A teeny bit tasteless, I think.</p>
<p>I was listening to a news program the other day where they were talking about Sheen hiring an “intern” They interviewed a girl who was on a short list. The interviewer asked her why she wanted to be his interview. Her response “who wouldn’t want to be Charlie Sheen’s intern?”. My thought was “anyone with half a functioning brain cell”. I was amazed. The interviewer was as well. The oddest thing was that she already has a successful career that she was willing to give up.</p>
<p>[BBC</a> News - Charlie Sheen live show bombs in Detroit](<a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12950258]BBC”>Charlie Sheen live show bombs in Detroit - BBC News)</p>
<p>you kind of have to ask “really, what did you expect?”</p>
<p>Sure wish this man would take his meds. If he is bipolar, without meds we may be seeing him spiral down into psychosis at any moment. This is very sad, and I wish the public would stop feeding his illness. Scary stuff.</p>
<p>sounds like he did take his meds last night and was just an obnoxious SOB, not the crazy person the audience was hoping for.</p>
<p>Being an obnoxious SOB is a symptom of bipolar mania.</p>
<p>Yes. My Dad was bi polar. He was extremely obnoxious when he was in a high. And the whole “God complex” was much worse then as well.</p>
<p>Yes, the grandiosity can be part of a manic episode, but its also possible that being obnoxious and a bit of a SOB is part of his personality/character, and the burners simply get turned up when he is manic.</p>
<p>I have to admit, that was the case with my Dad. It was just worse when he was in a high. He was generally pretty obnoxious. When he was in a high it ramped up to the being embarrassing to be around him in public. I avoided that when I could, or at least tried to arrange meetings far far away from where we would run into anyone I knew. To this day I can’t stand being put in an embarrassing situation or seeing other people making fools of themselves - even when someone is about to make a complete fool of themselves in a movie or TV show I just cringe and often leave the room.</p>
<p>I’m in my 50s - those now childhood experiences have had a long lasting effect on me.</p>