Why don't you do drugs?
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Mostly because I don't want to. I think I said this on another thread, but most of my friends who use drugs never remember what they did afterwords, and I want to remember the good times I have. I don't mind it if anyone of my friends do drugs, as long as they don't offer me any.
And also, its costs a lot.
And also, its costs a lot.
Why buy a six pack of beer that will get you drunk for 4 hours when you could buy a hit of acid and trip balls for 14?ScruffyTheJanitor said:
Well in terms of legal recreational drugs (Chiefly alcohol and tobacco) with both I'm underage and I can't see the appeal in the taste.
In terms of illegal substances not only does the thought of losing control over my body scare me but I could get arrested, I could easily get hooked, it could cause damage to my body after time and it could ruin relationships with friends and family.
In terms of illegal substances not only does the thought of losing control over my body scare me but I could get arrested, I could easily get hooked, it could cause damage to my body after time and it could ruin relationships with friends and family.
Tried weed a couple of times, didn't exactly feel like its my thing so not really interested to try again.
I don't do drugs because everyone I have met in the real world who does has some very serious problems, be they social, financial, or psychological because of their drug or alcohol use, and i'm not even talking about substance abuse here. I've got enough problems on my own that I don't need to add to them, so I avoid all intoxicating substances.
Half of my family is alcoholics so I feel rather strongly about the subject. Oh, the party nights when I didn't know where to sleep without someone stomping in cursing people not present or accidentally sitting on me...fun times.
Here's a newsflash: drinking/smoking/injecting doesn't make you one bit more charismatic, interesting or perceptive. It makes people repeat the same thing because they don't remember they said it already and dizzy because their motor functions are hampered. All in all might as well just go get a concussion, it has less long term effects.
I've been drunk once or twice and just don't see the appeal. A night out with friends is great fun anyway, I don't think alcohol enhances anything. So some people prefer messing up their brains with chemicals in order to feel socially open and carefree, than just get there with self-reflection and imagination. Their choice, I guess. I just get pissed when I find myself in a room full of wasted people and I'm the one who has to explain why I DON'T drink.
OP: Can't say much about cannabis or such since I have no experience whatsoever. Nor am I interested in having. Getting bitten by a poisonous snake is an experience too but I'm not about to go intentionally seeking that.
Here's a newsflash: drinking/smoking/injecting doesn't make you one bit more charismatic, interesting or perceptive. It makes people repeat the same thing because they don't remember they said it already and dizzy because their motor functions are hampered. All in all might as well just go get a concussion, it has less long term effects.
I've been drunk once or twice and just don't see the appeal. A night out with friends is great fun anyway, I don't think alcohol enhances anything. So some people prefer messing up their brains with chemicals in order to feel socially open and carefree, than just get there with self-reflection and imagination. Their choice, I guess. I just get pissed when I find myself in a room full of wasted people and I'm the one who has to explain why I DON'T drink.
OP: Can't say much about cannabis or such since I have no experience whatsoever. Nor am I interested in having. Getting bitten by a poisonous snake is an experience too but I'm not about to go intentionally seeking that.
I'm frankly astonished that we made it ELEVEN PAGES without this turning in to a flame war. The mods probably are too...
OT: Why don't I do drugs?
Because I've done it all already. I don't feel the need to do drugs any more because I have had the experience that they offer. And, in my mind, once you have had that experience there's not a lot of reason to go back to them.
If something came along I hadn't tried which offered an experience unlike one I'd already had I would probably try it.
In terms of the more "party" drugs, things like e, I've done them too much and have just stopped enjoying it. A developed physical resistance to their effects makes taking them more costly than it is worth, especially considering where I live they are already hugely expensive.
Finally I find it a lot easier, these days, to say no to everything as I don't feel I have it in me to say yes to one and no to another.
Having been a part of the greater spectrum of drug use do I think it is a good thing? No.
Do I think, if you are interested in doing it, it will be a worthwhile experience? Yes. If done with moderation and if you pick the right substances. (IE: LSD can give you eye opening and inspiring experiences, Meth shouldn't be done by anyone, ever!)
I'd also put it out there that Alchohol is close to the single scariest drug I have ever experienced or watched people become addicted to.
And, again, good on everyone for discussing this (mostly) maturely.
Completely off topic, if you are curios to try drugs, find someone who is mature and responsible with their drug use and willing to share with you in an unbiased fashion.
Make sure you plan what you are getting yourself in to, don't take a drug that will last for 8 hours if you have work in 6.
And, Research, Research, Research. Know what to expect, know what the dosage is and how long it will last, know when it will peak, settle and drop off.
OT: Why don't I do drugs?
Because I've done it all already. I don't feel the need to do drugs any more because I have had the experience that they offer. And, in my mind, once you have had that experience there's not a lot of reason to go back to them.
If something came along I hadn't tried which offered an experience unlike one I'd already had I would probably try it.
In terms of the more "party" drugs, things like e, I've done them too much and have just stopped enjoying it. A developed physical resistance to their effects makes taking them more costly than it is worth, especially considering where I live they are already hugely expensive.
Finally I find it a lot easier, these days, to say no to everything as I don't feel I have it in me to say yes to one and no to another.
Having been a part of the greater spectrum of drug use do I think it is a good thing? No.
Do I think, if you are interested in doing it, it will be a worthwhile experience? Yes. If done with moderation and if you pick the right substances. (IE: LSD can give you eye opening and inspiring experiences, Meth shouldn't be done by anyone, ever!)
I'd also put it out there that Alchohol is close to the single scariest drug I have ever experienced or watched people become addicted to.
And, again, good on everyone for discussing this (mostly) maturely.
Completely off topic, if you are curios to try drugs, find someone who is mature and responsible with their drug use and willing to share with you in an unbiased fashion.
Make sure you plan what you are getting yourself in to, don't take a drug that will last for 8 hours if you have work in 6.
And, Research, Research, Research. Know what to expect, know what the dosage is and how long it will last, know when it will peak, settle and drop off.
I don't do drugs because I know they'd become a crutch for me and I'm pretty close to finishing college so I don't want to screw it up. That being said I'm a Conservative Libertarian and therefore I'm for partial legalization as long as they'd have the same use requirements as alcohol (as in you'd need to be 21 or older to legally purchase and consume them).
Exactly.The Maddest March Hare said:
I think that many recreational drugs such as marijuana are illegal contribute to that negative stigma.
As for me, of course I do drugs. Everybody does drugs.
But for what the OP actually was referring too, not really. The only drug I do consume recreationally is caffeine, but it's not that often. I find that my body becomes dependent on it.
Why? I don't know. I just don't I guess. Health reasons I suppose, and as for the ones that aren't too bad for your health, such as marijuana, I don't do because I don't really have a reason to do them, and the fact that they are illegal is just the icing on the cake.
Why? Because the pattern is always the same:
From 'experimenting' to 'doing it cause my pals do it' to 'liking it' to 'liking it a bit too much' to 'addiction' to 'getting alienated' to 'overdose' to '6 feet under or jail or rehab'. Had a couple of buds that tried it. They got out of it but not before it had gotten really ugly. I am against the concept cause I simply do not like what it does to people.
Plus, any person that actually thinks that destroying your brain is the only way to enjoy life, is not living (and needs serious help). I also do not like it cause Holmes wasted some of his brilliant mind taking this stuff...
From 'experimenting' to 'doing it cause my pals do it' to 'liking it' to 'liking it a bit too much' to 'addiction' to 'getting alienated' to 'overdose' to '6 feet under or jail or rehab'. Had a couple of buds that tried it. They got out of it but not before it had gotten really ugly. I am against the concept cause I simply do not like what it does to people.
Plus, any person that actually thinks that destroying your brain is the only way to enjoy life, is not living (and needs serious help). I also do not like it cause Holmes wasted some of his brilliant mind taking this stuff...