Whats your stance on drug use?

[revjor]

Correct, you are trying to escape reality.

And people "above" drugs aren't?

Did I say anything people "above drugs"? No, stop putting words in my mouth.

But then again, isn't enjoying a delicious cake also an attempt to escape reality? Or reading a book or watching a film?

We're all escapees in the grand scheme of things, if you ask me.

Yes, those are escapes, where did I say they weren't. I was replying to a post however claimed that drugs were not an escape from reality, when they are one of the more serious escape methods, similar to alcohol.

I don't understand how it's escaping reality. Or how anything is. There is absolutely no activity that isn't just taking part in another form of reality.

Not being able to tell reality from drug induced haze or illusions is not a good sign for you.

...What? This isn't Candyland? ahaha.

I'm only stating that everything, even your imagination is real in the sense that it exists as electric pulses in your head goop. A drug induced haze is just that. The naturally evolved brain influenced by a very real chemical synthesized by another brain's actions. A biological function. I guess only questioning what "escaping reality" means. I think I'm taking the statement too literally.

 

[Luna]

I think there are some drugs that people shouldn't be allowed to take because doing so can realistically and highly likely have negative effects on others. I'm talking herion, P, that shit. People can say, 'I'm a responsible adult.', and while I'm more on the spectrum of freedom to babysitting society, some drugs are simply too dangerous.

I've no problem with people drinking, smoking pot, and taking extacy.

I don't like it how some people have no problem with drinking, then have a problem with smoking pot or something because its 'illegal'. Dude, make your own decisions. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean its wrong. Just be careful.

 

[Wintermoot]

as long as you know what you are doing and don,t bring other people into danger (IE stoned driving or sharing needles)

 

[omega 616]

As long as it doesn't effect me in anyway, I don't really care.

As for the actual users, to me you have to be pretty fucking stupid to use any drug, barring caffine, chocolate and things to help you get/feel better.

To me using a drug (alcohol and smokes inc) is a waste of money, it is quite expensive, doesn't last long and can fuck you up in the long run/in hefty use. There is no upside to me, so it's just a waste.

 

[Aprilgold]

The way I see it, drugs don't need to exist because you can get the same high, safer through different means without either forever harming your body. I've only seen people get their lives wrecked from drugs and I don't think that I'm going to change on this.

Of course this goes for alcohol and cigarettes.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

My job is to sell people drugs, naturally I think they're good.


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I work in a pharmacy, btw.

As for recreational drugs, I don't really see why so much stigma is attached to so many of them. The whole 'but its bad for you' argument doesn't hold a lot of water; it isn't bad for anyone else. We let people eat their way to obesity and otherwise wreck their bodies, why illegalise other things with comparable physical effects?
That said, some drugs can make people act extremely aggressively and obviously those should be controlled. Again, with many drugs this argument doesn't really stand up; I can't imagine a stoner attacking somebody.

I'm not necessarily in favour of any particular drug being legalised, but I do think that there is a serious lack of unbiased research on these things that could allow the government to make a genuinely informed decision on the matter.

Also, I don't think that drugs' proven positives can be ignored. Many or even most users never become reliant and just take drugs to have a good time. Others use them for stress relief or escapism. Some of the species' greatest thinkers, scientists and artists have been drug users and many have claimed that it had a positive effect on their work. One of my good friends uses a great deal (and a variety of) recreational drugs whilst writing music, and the stuff he comes up with is frequently incredible.

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The way I see it, drugs don't need to exist because you can get the same high, safer through different means without either forever harming your body.

I'd be extremely interested to hear how, exactly?

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

The lighter stuff, like Weed, Alcohol Smoking are fine, but in moderation. The harder stuff ARE NOT okay. I wouldn't want to associate myself with people who do those kinds of drugs, anyway.

Also, I like how everyone says as long as the peron doing it doesn't affect anyone else, then its ok. Don't you know that people have TREMENDOUS affects on other people? Would you think its okay if your friends started doing hard drugs? "I have a scholarhip? My parents can't afford college without it you say? Well herp Derp, its my life to live! Fuck thinking about my actions, I wanna see the Heroin Pegasus!"

 

[bobajob]

Used to smoke marijuana all the time, done ecstacy, MDMA, whizz & tried coke once.(thought it was crap & overpriced for the buzz you get). Also used to smoke habitually.

Quit them all & grew up, have a family, starting career, etc.

Now all I do is have a beer here & there & the occasional whisky bender. Fuck mixers, just whisky on the rocks like it should be! That's how I unwind these days(apart from the gaming, of course)

Did I have fun doing drugs?

Why, yes. Yes I did indeed.

On a side note, if marijuana was legalised(it REALLY should be, look at the evidence) I would strongly consider taking it occasionally in cakes or tea or summat.

I can't comment on hallucinogenics, except to say as long as it's done safely in privacy/comfortable surroundings; I have never tried any myself. Shrooms & LSD sure sound interesting if done right, but didn't want to risk a bad trip.

From my experiences, I realised some of us just have a great deal more self-control & common sense under the influence than others, this is where most of the danger comes from. Any existing flaws in one's psyche or personality seem to be enhanced to varying degrees, depending on the poison & dosage thereof.
I could be pissed as a fart & barely walking but still not shout my head off or be a general twat to those around me, for example, whereas most people seem to swing the other way.

Why are the youngsters so judgemental these days? Sheesh. Enjoy it while you can, you know?

 

[devotedsniper]

I don't have a problem with alcohol, smoking (tabacco) and caffiene, the rest of the stuff i don't really care if you take it but your an idiot if you do considering what some drugs can do to you.

In all honesty i've managed to avoid anyone who take drugs other than 1-2 people i know who smoke weed, and i don't intend to get involved with any addicts any time soon. As for alcohol, smoking and caffiene provided your not addicted i don't even see a real problem with them.

 

[Starik20X6]

Alcohol and pot are fine in my book. Apparently there are no long term problems that will arise from LSD use, and salvia seems like it could be alright from what I've heard, but I've not tried either of those. That said, like literally everything else in the world, too much of anything isn't good for you.

Seems like most every other 'drug' than the ones mentioned above will end up wrecking you so I'm not sure why anyone does them. I'd like to be able to say 'as long as you can still function as a human being and get your priorities straight it'd be fine', but as we all know that never happens. Ever.

 

[Jimmy Sylvers]

I do not use many drugs...occassionally pain killers and even less often ethanol. That said I think that it is much safer for most drugs to be legal. BUT I do not think that any drug use is a justification for diminished responsibility. You get high, you break laws, you get tried for your crimes.

 

[That_Sneaky_Camper]

I believe to some extent a person should be allowed to put whatever they want into their body if it makes them happy, but I do believe in regulation. We need drugs to be approved and cleaned by the government so that they are safe for our consumption.

I don't believe in using drugs for myself as I don't feel I need to get high to enjoy my life, but I have nothing against others if they want to use it. The drug war is pointless, it is just prohibition from the 1920s and 30s all over again.

 

[AngloDoom]

Personally, it is up to the individual. Just as how some people are dangerously idiotic when drinking and need to know not to drink for their own and other's benefit, so too should drug-users recognise that - if they are the type of person to take unnecessary risks with their or other's lives when under the influence - that specific drug is not for them.

I've little experience of drugs myself, I admit, but a lot of people around me have/had regularly used drugs at points in their life and only one person has had any bad experience with it. Hell, most of them are university students or graduates going on to very well paid jobs, and one of them in particular is probably the most intelligent nicest guy I know. If people want to do something with their own body, let them.

Side note: While it's not legal in England, in many areas I've lived people will quite happily smoke weed as they walk about or outside of their homes. I just think the police have stopped caring.

 

[Jonluw]

Fine with it.
Think pretty much all drugs should be legalized with strict regulations in place.
I think anything's "acceptable", but drugs I personally wouldn't use include:
Tobacco
Heroin
Speed
Cocaine
Meth

And a good couple others. I hate the thought of being addicted to something, and I don't think my mind would be all that compatible with the stronger ones.

I drink alcohol every now and then, and smoke a bit at the moment.

Also: I don't get how cannabis isn't legal for even medical purposes yet. It's the best nausea medicine ever.
I swear you could read an entire novel while riding in a car if you're high.

 

[Snowbell]

I don't like the use of illegal drugs, though I can't quite explain why. Using any kind of drug not perscribed or approved by a doctor just seems wrong to me. Or perhaps it's the idea of drug users entering an altered state of mind that I don't approve of. Either way I don't condone drug use and in a relationship it's a deal breaker for me.

 

[Wayne Insane]

Big Drug Fan. Of course you have to know what you're doing and use them responsibly and I know that a lot of People just can't do that but I don't think it's fair to forbid me from something because other People can't handle it.
It still should be regulated and not given to kids yadda yadda yadda but in the end when I want to take some shrooms to temporarly change the way I see the World I think that should be my decision and not the Governments.

But hey, I live in Germany and we're pretty damn liberal when it comes to Drugs

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I don't drink/smoke/do drugs, so I guess those "Say no!" sessions in elementary school were good for something... I don't have a problem with medical marijuana... but of course, some people will abuse it for their own ends...

captcha: know your rights... eerie.

 

[lunavixen]

I don't think illicit drugs like cannabis should be legalised, but I do think that personal quantities (and ONLY for personal use) should be decriminalised, though the penalties for driving under the influence of said drugs should be increased because of the endangerment factor.

The way I see it, personal use of 'lighter' drugs is fine as long as that persons behaviour does not affect other people and they keep it private. When it starts to affect other people whether this is affecting family or strangers, or put pressure on public health systems (that are already stressed as is), then it becomes a problem in my eyes.

Harder drugs such as cocaine, crack, ecstacy etc. need to be restricted, and should never be legalised, and treatment options for those who want to try and get away from them should be made more available. But the people who take this stuff on their own accord fully knowing the risks and not engaging in risky behaviour (that endangers other people), then that's for them to decide.

I don't use illicit drugs (and never will), I rarely drink and I don't smoke. I think as long as people drink responisbly, then there is nothing wrong with imbibing alcohol on occasion.

 

[USSR]

I really don't like drugs.
Never have, and over the years they've become increasingly annoying.

However, if someone were to come up and ask if they had to smoke marijuana or cigarettes, I'd tell them marijuana.

Cigarettes are pants-on-head stupid in my book.