Poll: Drugs and You.
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I've done most of the harder drugs and I don't suggest any of them. If you truly want to do it, I say go for it. If you don't want to, don't.
Which should be legal and why?
-All of them, people are smart enough to make decisions on their own
Why do you choose to use or not use them?
-I choose to use them because I enjoy the effects, why would I stop myself from enjoying something?
Does your opinion of a person change if you find out they use drugs?
-No, not really. It does make it a little easier to talk to people if I find out they do but that's probably because of common ground.
Which should be legal and why?
-All of them, people are smart enough to make decisions on their own
Why do you choose to use or not use them?
-I choose to use them because I enjoy the effects, why would I stop myself from enjoying something?
Does your opinion of a person change if you find out they use drugs?
-No, not really. It does make it a little easier to talk to people if I find out they do but that's probably because of common ground.
I think most drugs are best avoided, but there's a strong case to be made that it's better for society to legalise and regulate them than ban them and drive them onto the black market, where they generate massive profits for criminal organisations and can be spiked with all kinds of shit.
That actually couldn't be farther from the truth for me. I never do drugs while in a bad state of mind because that only perpetuates it further. If you're doing it because someone else tells you you'll be cool, or to get away from the problems of life then you're doing it for all the wrong reasons.Nazulu said:
I've took too much drugs in my life in my opinion, and now that i'm out of this, i'm not in favors of legalizing it, especially the hard ones. I choose to use them because back in that time i wanted to forget who i was and what i was living. it took two years out of my life.
Last month I had a friend OD on heroin, he knew what he was doing it was more of a suicide.Birdehh said:
I have to strongly agree here, it would be much better for everyone if they were to legalise them, atleast they would gain control over them instead of everything going through dealers. It would also make purchasing them a lot safer for the consumer, as they can just go to a shop, like with cigarettes, instead of the shady dealers.Fraser.J.A said:
It's not "taking chances". If a person is not genetically pre-disposed to be an addict, they WILL NOT become an addict. That's it.Nazulu said:
People don't JUST take drugs because they're nervous or depressed. There are many reasons, and as I said before, they're different for each individual.
As for myself? I started doing drugs when I was 15 because I made friends with the wrong group of people. I wasn't depressed, or nervous, I simply hung out with the wrong kids.
I don't do drugs anymore, because they caused no end of problems for myself and my family. And that's enough to keep me from going back to them.
Don't assume that people do drugs because of depression. Not true. Ultimately people start doing drugs for MANY different reasons, but the ones who continue to do them in spite of negative consequences are doing it because of addiction. And those people HAVE to be genetically pre-disposed to addiction, by having the addiction gene.
My view on drugs is that marijuana at least should be legalized everywhere, and other drugs (Salvia, Cocaine, Heroin) should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Heroin should be stamped out completely because it fucks people up so bad. Same with crack cocaine and, to a certain extent, powder cocaine as well. LSD Acid causes horrible hallucinations and should be rigidly controlled, if not banned.
--Which should be legal and why?
Pot should definitely be legal, at least for those of majority age. My thought is that, since so many people use marijuana (many more than smoke tobacco), if the government legalizes it and then sells it through state stores (like they do with alchohol), then they a)can tax the shit out of it and get us out of this depression/recession within six months and b) control what is in the cannabis, make sure it's nothing but weed. The current ad campaign was started because some kids got ahold of some bad weed and died of it; the five-oh believe it was laced with morphine or some other, harder substance in an attempt to get the kids hooked and coming back for more. Or at least, that's the reason for the crackdown in my area.
--Why do you choose to use or not use them?
I have, on occasion, had a joint. I do so with my friends or, if I'm having a really bad day, I'll light up on my roof occasionally. I don't see anything wrong with doing so or with aomeone my age doing so. I understand that there are irresponsible members of my age group who use every drug known to man, and this is why there should be government control: you take a test to see if you are semi-responsible and then you get a card or something that says " has passed the ARDUE (Approved Recreational Drug Use Exam) and is allowed to carry: x grams of marijuana, y grams of nicotene, z grams of blah, blah, blah." Then, if the blue searches you, you show them this card and they are not allowed to prosecute unless you have more than the amount shown on the card. Simple and effective.
--Does your opinion of a person change if you find out they use drugs?
As several people have already stated, that depends on the drug. If someone is a hard crack cocaine user and is stoned out of their mind on a daily basis, then they are contributing less than nothing to society. If someone is smoking a bit of weed on a weekly basis and might be stoned one out of every ten times you go over to their house, that's not a problem. They're still accomplishing things when they aren't stoned. A crack addict's time between doses is entirely taken up with finding the next dose. Yet another reason for drug control.
There's also this picture I found:
Ok, I can't find it right now because I can't access Facebook from school, but I'll edit this post with it later. It's really frickin' funny.
--Which should be legal and why?
Pot should definitely be legal, at least for those of majority age. My thought is that, since so many people use marijuana (many more than smoke tobacco), if the government legalizes it and then sells it through state stores (like they do with alchohol), then they a)can tax the shit out of it and get us out of this depression/recession within six months and b) control what is in the cannabis, make sure it's nothing but weed. The current ad campaign was started because some kids got ahold of some bad weed and died of it; the five-oh believe it was laced with morphine or some other, harder substance in an attempt to get the kids hooked and coming back for more. Or at least, that's the reason for the crackdown in my area.
--Why do you choose to use or not use them?
I have, on occasion, had a joint. I do so with my friends or, if I'm having a really bad day, I'll light up on my roof occasionally. I don't see anything wrong with doing so or with aomeone my age doing so. I understand that there are irresponsible members of my age group who use every drug known to man, and this is why there should be government control: you take a test to see if you are semi-responsible and then you get a card or something that says " has passed the ARDUE (Approved Recreational Drug Use Exam) and is allowed to carry: x grams of marijuana, y grams of nicotene, z grams of blah, blah, blah." Then, if the blue searches you, you show them this card and they are not allowed to prosecute unless you have more than the amount shown on the card. Simple and effective.
--Does your opinion of a person change if you find out they use drugs?
As several people have already stated, that depends on the drug. If someone is a hard crack cocaine user and is stoned out of their mind on a daily basis, then they are contributing less than nothing to society. If someone is smoking a bit of weed on a weekly basis and might be stoned one out of every ten times you go over to their house, that's not a problem. They're still accomplishing things when they aren't stoned. A crack addict's time between doses is entirely taken up with finding the next dose. Yet another reason for drug control.
There's also this picture I found:
Ok, I can't find it right now because I can't access Facebook from school, but I'll edit this post with it later. It's really frickin' funny.
Yea I'm pretty positive it was suicide, bunch of shit happened to him(rather not say) he disappeared and found him a week later in NYC dead in a crack house.cathou said:
I said it once in this thread I'll say it again: DRUGS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEMS
Well constructed post, but on the bit in bold, it would become quite a big hastle for the government to create and issue serparate cards for everyone, not to mention they would have to be renewed every few months to check that people aren't going over the limit and being irresponsible after getting a card.RagnorakTres said:
Lets get one thing straight, you replied to my answer to a question so if you want to legalize drugs because not everyone becomes addicted that easy then you are definitely taking chances and a stupid one at that!Ionami said:
Also there are not many reasons why people start taking drugs, it is usually cause of stupidity or weakness and if you do it to often you will become addicted and it can ruin your life.
Of course but alot of people get convinced it's easier or actually become that desperate.Birdehh said:
what kind of information you are looking for ? i'm not giving advice on how to use it that's for sureBirdehh said:Would be great to get some more info from people with experience of hard drugs, although i should probably just let this die now