"People here do drugs because it's a small town and there's nothing else to do".

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You have a hell of a lot to learn about people and the mentality which plagues those places, mate. Everything you do there, whether good or bad, is fucking pointless, so why not just fuck it all and numb it for a bit?

 

[dave1004]

I smoke pot, but I don't really consider it a drug. More like an herbal remedy that eases pain.

I do live near a small town, and plenty of people smoke weed there. It's not exactly out in the open, but there's plenty of joints going around. A few people actually grow it themselves, lucky buggers. I would LOVE to visit a town where every resident is pumping themselves full of heroin...

OH, RIGHT, Silent Hill. Ha, I forgot about you, you silly...goose, you.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

I should perhaps add to my earlier statement:

Don't discount addiction of course. No one starts out to get addicted, it's just a a little something to do that you enjoy, just a bit of fun, until it slowly seeps in a replaces everything else without you noticing. Most addictive drugs are pretty sly, you can slip into addiction without realising it or perhaps just ending up in denial.

Just saw this...

I do live near a small town, and plenty of people smoke weed there. It's not exactly out in the open, but there's plenty of joints going around. A few people actually grow it themselves, lucky buggers. I would LOVE to visit a town where every resident is pumping themselves full of heroin...

Come to my town, it's not everybody but we do have the highest number of heroin addicts per head of population in the UK (yes, it is a small rural/coastal town).

 

[Astoria]

That's pretty much everyone in Adelaide's excuse to drink. There's nothing to do so lets go to clubs and get drunk! It really annoys me because like you said it's just a cop out. Yes there isn't as much to do here as in Melbourne or Sydney but for god sakes people be just a little creative and you'll find something that doesn't involve you ending up in a gutter somewhere.

 

[Vault101]

I came from a very small country town (Australia)

I guess a drug habit and "not going anywhere with your life" are two things that just...kinda go together,interestingly my mum was surprised to find that they dont sell artifical sweetener at the shop because they "cut it with the ice"

also I think being an uneducated bogan person has alot to do with it, I mean I'm not against anyone who wishes to stay in their home town, but often those who do simply arnt going anywhere and dont have the will/drive to

thats the thing about small country towns on the surface its all Ideal, but like anywhere there is a darker side, its a very Ideal environment to grow up in, but for some of us you have move on eventually

I mean I dont "go out" ever, though I guess I like to see movies and buy things

EDIT: mabye Im being a little harsh on those who may not actually be able to move somwhere else due to what ever reasons

 

[Vault101]

Well yeah, If you live in bumfuck nowhere and your trying to pass the time between your shitty job at McDonalds you get a few options
1.Have Sex [unlikely]
2.Watch porn
3.Do Drugs
4.Go to a Biker Bar
5.Get hammered on the front lawn[most common choice]

Or you can try to better your life and move somewhere else. By like, I dunno, studying in your freetime.

Or was that a joke I'm not getting?

Except there isn't any point in studying in your free time because no matter how good you did at your shitty public tiny-school town you'll never be able to get enough money to afford to go to college, if you can even get admitted.

I guess moving cant be easy, but from I can gather it seems like your only option

 

[Vault101]

That's pretty much everyone in Adelaide's excuse to drink. There's nothing to do so lets go to clubs and get drunk! It really annoys me because like you said it's just a cop out. Yes there isn't as much to do here as in Melbourne or Sydney but for god sakes people be just a little creative and you'll find something that doesn't involve you ending up in a gutter somewhere.

I wouldnt class adeleade as a "town in the middle of nowhere" even if its not booming with "culture" you could probably see a movie or go shopping or to a cafe...you know stuff like that...it IS a city for crying out loud

what most of us are talking about is somwhere where oyu cant do that, shopping gets as exciting as the general store, there arnt any jobs or anything

 

[Violator[xL]]

I'm not making any excuses, I like my happy smokes a lot better then alcohol, and I don't see noone making excuses for that!

 

[Crazycat690]

Well if drugs are easy to get... then I do see why, I mean I live in a small boring town myself, here you either spend your weekends gaming or drinking, I tried drinking but it's expensive and taste bad IMO. So I do understand the arguement, even though it's a lazy one.

 

[Astoria]

That's pretty much everyone in Adelaide's excuse to drink. There's nothing to do so lets go to clubs and get drunk! It really annoys me because like you said it's just a cop out. Yes there isn't as much to do here as in Melbourne or Sydney but for god sakes people be just a little creative and you'll find something that doesn't involve you ending up in a gutter somewhere.

I wouldnt class adeleade as a "town in the middle of nowhere" even if its not booming with "culture" you could probably see a movie or go shopping or to a cafe...you know stuff like that...it IS a city for crying out loud

what most of us are talking about is somwhere where oyu cant do that, shopping gets as exciting as the general store, there arnt any jobs or anything

I know and that's what annoys me so much. People here say it's just a big town but they have no idea.

 

[Vault101]

I live in a small town in the mountains, and though there are plenty of druggies up here, I've mainly see two things happen because of the "nothing to do" issue.

1) They become outdoorsmen and women. They enjoy backpacking, rock climbing, and other various outdoor activities and sports that the surrounding environment allows them to easily do with friends. The extreme cases are straight-up rednecks.

2) They become nerds. Since they can enjoy things like television, video games, and other nerdly pursuits in their own homes and with friends, there is no need to "things to do." The extreme cases of this exist too, of course.

Honestly though, the whole "nothing to do" thing is kind of stupid. It only, only, only refers to locations for social gathering. There's nothing else it means. So the idea that people do drugs because there aren't enough special places to hang out is, honestly, more than a little insipid.

yeah now that I think about it "nothing to do" I dont think is the real reason, or excuse

I think (as I said) it comes from not doing anything with your life, and just generally being "uneducated" (from my expereince) or from what I gather here having a shitty or no job, and just a downright depressing existance

because i mean as I said I dont "go out" or anything, and technically my lifestlye wouldnt be much different if I was at home on the farm (aside from I would run more/be more active as I would be as self concious running in front of wilderness and sheep )

however I think because I have a nice job in the city, and money..and at least the OPTION of going out and doing things (more or less) I dont feel the need to turn to drugs and such

I would also think unemplyment would be a part of it, even with all my games and hobbys doing "nothing" gets very old, I would actually worry about being bored the next day, or finishing my current game to quickly incase I coulnt affor another one, I also had trouble sleeping

hmmm mabye I went off on a tagent there, bottom line, trailer trash will be trailer trash

 

[SinisterGehe]

In my opinion there is no valid excuse to justify the use of drugs... Including Cannabis sativa L. Also includes abusing legal drugs.

Hell I don't even see that there is any reason to get drunk with alcohol. If you can't have good time without it then you most likely can't have good time to begin with.

But what can I do, I am a minority of a minority. Being sober is my thing... I bet I am going to get a lot of comments like "but it is my right to get wasted/use weed/wtf ever" I don't care, it might be, but in my opinion there is no valid reason to cloud your grasp of reality.

 

[Vault101]

That's pretty much everyone in Adelaide's excuse to drink. There's nothing to do so lets go to clubs and get drunk! It really annoys me because like you said it's just a cop out. Yes there isn't as much to do here as in Melbourne or Sydney but for god sakes people be just a little creative and you'll find something that doesn't involve you ending up in a gutter somewhere.

I wouldnt class adeleade as a "town in the middle of nowhere" even if its not booming with "culture" you could probably see a movie or go shopping or to a cafe...you know stuff like that...it IS a city for crying out loud

what most of us are talking about is somwhere where oyu cant do that, shopping gets as exciting as the general store, there arnt any jobs or anything

I know and that's what annoys me so much. People here say it's just a big town but they have no idea.

on second thourght I think it doesnt have everything to do with being in small town, but I mean just the same reason anyone might turn to or become addicted to drugs

-lack of job
-lack of education
-an unsatidfying existance

it happens everywhere, mabye its a thing for small towns because theres just no opertunity, or the god damn uneducated people are too stupid to come up with somthing fun to do that doesnt involve getting shitfaced (ok thats a strech but you do wonder with some people)

 

[Vault101]

Sometimes there just really isn't much else to do in a small town. Growing up the nearest cinema was an hour and a half drive away. the nearest place to swim without worrying too much about crocodiles was half an hour away. So we sat around at my mates place and got high. We'd ***** that there was nothing else to do in our small town, play N64 and while away our weekends. There are times in life when your not in a position to leave your small shithole town, your still ticking all the boxes in highschool and worrying about "bettering your life" is something for when you grow up abit. Of the people i used to smoke with, im a chef, one of them just finished a law degree and one owns his own landscaping business. I guess if your talking about people in the mid to late twenties still sitting at home smoking cones i can see a point. But that hasnt really been made clear.

I'm pretty sure thats what the OP ment, sure if your a teenager in a small town I guess thats kind of what you would do, I would almost consider that normal (hell thease days Ive realised almost everyone has done weed at some point)

however people who are past school, doing drugs in town...and just arnt doing anythign with their lives (I know I sound judgemental) thats I guess where the issue is

and again personally I think it just comes down to the "bogan" thing unable or unwilling to do anything...(your Australian right?)

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Yeah, good job OP. Doing drugs totally means you have a no life and are a slacker! In fact, that's what all drug users are! The media is always right and bla bla bla white sound.

How about this excuse for doing drugs. You don't get to decide what people do with their own bodies.

 

[Astoria]

That's pretty much everyone in Adelaide's excuse to drink. There's nothing to do so lets go to clubs and get drunk! It really annoys me because like you said it's just a cop out. Yes there isn't as much to do here as in Melbourne or Sydney but for god sakes people be just a little creative and you'll find something that doesn't involve you ending up in a gutter somewhere.

I wouldnt class adeleade as a "town in the middle of nowhere" even if its not booming with "culture" you could probably see a movie or go shopping or to a cafe...you know stuff like that...it IS a city for crying out loud

what most of us are talking about is somwhere where oyu cant do that, shopping gets as exciting as the general store, there arnt any jobs or anything

I know and that's what annoys me so much. People here say it's just a big town but they have no idea.

on second thourght I think it doesnt have everything to do with being in small town, but I mean just the same reason anyone might turn to or become addicted to drugs

-lack of job
-lack of education
-an unsatidfying existance

it happens everywhere, mabye its a thing for small towns because theres just no opertunity, or the god damn uneducated people are too stupid to come up with somthing fun to do that doesnt involve getting shitfaced (ok thats a strech but you do wonder with some people)

I don't think it has as much to do with education as people think. At my second high school there was a large group of people who did drugs every weekend even though they got exactly the same education as me. I think a lot of it has to do with family circumstances and peer pressure. It's also a rebellion thing that everyone goes through at some stage and it sticks with some people longer than others. With small towns the boredom thing would come into it too and that belief you'd get that you can't get anywhere in life so I guess that's why it's worse.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

on second thourght I think it doesnt have everything to do with being in small town, but I mean just the same reason anyone might turn to or become addicted to drugs

-lack of job
-lack of education
-an unsatidfying existance

it happens everywhere, mabye its a thing for small towns because theres just no opertunity, or the god damn uneducated people are too stupid to come up with somthing fun to do that doesnt involve getting shitfaced (ok thats a strech but you do wonder with some people)

Funny how in order to do drugs you need a decent paying job and in order to get a decent job you need a decent education but hey, according to the media drugs just fall out of the sky and I'm assuming that's where you get your information because what you just said is so fucking stupid I can't help but cringe. Still, whatever! Keep on painting drug users as slacking pieces of shit. I bet you have a really cool story to back up your "facts" about how your cousin's friend's brother smoked a blunt once and his nails fell off or something but I'm not really interested in hearing it so don't bother replying unless you can come up with an unbiased source that supports your bullshit claims.

 

[TheAceTheOne]

That's why, when describing my home town, I say, "well, half the town does drugs and the other half stays at home playing video games, since there is nothing else to do."

I'm... I'm not making a joke for this thread. That is literally how I have been describing my town for years. Although, many here just do both. Still. It is an accurate description of this town.

I don't disapprove, mind you. I'm simply stating a fact about where I live.

Somewhere rural-ish, I would bet?

In my town, it's the same way.

Yep. A lot of farmland and absolutely nothing recreation-wise here. The only hangout in town is the gas station. Close enough to a(65,000 pop) city to have a semi-decent drug flow, though. At least it's not a meth town.

Always a bright side, right? Heh.