Hey there - Italian gal here. Well, I don't really have any family or good friends in THAT city (you'd have to be traveling further north), but here's what I think is an obvious tip. First of all, in the past I might have suggested that you loiter around the Spanish Steps, but they've really cleaned it up. And remember, the Italians are doing their own terrorist "round-ups", so there are a LOT of Carabinieri (State Police) and undercover around, and they're really on the ball. What I would do is go to a really poplular disco / club in the evening, and maybe ask a bartender who speaks a little English, from whom you might be able to score a "canna" (joint) or two. That's about as far as I would go. Whatever you do, DO NOT travel there with it. You'll probably get out of here alright (with our airport security being such a joke), but you'll see a BIG difference the second you get off the plane there. Remember - they never even installed jetways in Italian airports for reasons of security (remember the Red Brigades in the '70s?), so you have to get by a line of machine-gun armed police on your way to the TRAM, which then takes you to the terminal for your security check. Have fun, but be careful!