Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, including tech sector

Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by donquichotte on Monday February 26, 2018 @11:28AM (#16466462)

I feel completely the same! I have been working in electrical engineering in Zurich, and I've never seen or heard anyone use anything other than caffeine during and alcohol after work. Now I wonder whether I'm just naive or there is a massive cultural divide between Silicon Valley and Central Europe w.r.t. stimulants.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by harryf on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:26AM (#16471279)

Meanwhile cocaine usage in Zürich is one of the highest in Europe ( https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/drug-capitals_zurich-is-europe-... ) which boggles my mind - I assume this is the finance industry

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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by s3nnyy on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @04:52AM (#16472245)

Not only that but Zurich has been a drug hotspot in the 80s; we had cocaine, heroine, and, we believe, we found out how to fight it: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-02-12/us-can-learn-lot-zuri...

Now it changed for the better but still the drug scene is relatively big and cocaine is used a lot both by youngsters 18-25 yrs olds and probably also by bankers.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by tsme1 on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @03:12PM (#16486350)

I agree. You really feel how people in Zurich (in social settings) are more tolerant towards drugs than in most other European cities. It's almost like Amsterdam.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by tsme1 on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @03:12PM (#16486358)

You really feel how people in Zurich (in social settings) are more tolerant towards drugs than in most other European cities. It's almost like Amsterdam.

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