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Originally Posted by Thor
Well if someone told you to get on a rollercoaster, something you had never done in your life... You choose NOT to go on this ride which your friend tells you is a really enjoyable experience, you are proud you didnt get on?
I mean propoganda aside, most drugs, most people do not become drug addicts and their lives are ruined.
I just think a lot of people miss out on some really neat experiences because of the lack of truthful information about drugs, since anti drug organizations and governments would rather exaggerate and lie to you.
Sadly the truth is many prescription drugs are much worse/risky than many of the illegal drugs you all fear, but people who have tried things such as magic mushrooms, marijuana, extacy, etc.. Have had some incredible experiences that involve perception, spiritualism, and all other kinds of amazing things.
Not saying everyone should go out and get high, but damn, so many people are so absolute that an illegal drug is bad and we should only trust our government to tell us what to do and not to do.
Cause they really want what is best for us.  |
Drugs can be someone's saviour, and another's bane.
I have experimented with a variety myself, and never got hooked on anything. I have always, and presumably will continue to keep it to recreational use.
What got me into the experimenting was that there was a gap between what I had always been told, and what the reality of drug users is. Some of the most influential and interesting people in my life had been drug users, albeit recreational users. Some of them did have darker days, but at the time I knew them, they were some of the more remarkable individuals I had met. They are Insightful, compassionate, empathetic, and genuine individuals.
I thought to myself, "how can this be?" I had always been told that drugs ruin people, ruin families, ruin futures. This was in stark contradiction to what I had observed.
As time went on, along came my opportunities to experiment.
I can say that the impact of drugs on my life have overall been an unequivocally positive experience. I had some bad experiences, but the good far outweighed the bad.
Then again, not everyone would follow my template of use. Some people may not appreciate the result of drug usage as I have.
Despite all this, I know things can go wrong. I have never been up close and personal with anything to drastic, though I have seen it negatively impact many around me (though, ironically, the negative impacts have largely been socially or economically construed impacts). They had less to do with the person themselves than the attitudes and opinions of those around them.
Still, I do not promote the use of drugs. I do promote reverence for them, and dignity to those who choose to experiment.
Nothing pisses me off more than indignant and irreverent anti-drug propaganda. It is directly supportive of what has been dubbed "The costliest war in American history". And might I add, the least understood objective of any war in American history (not easy to accomplish...)
Buy into the propaganda, or not. Choice is yours. All that I ever ask of people is that they observe respect and dignity for those whose decisions are not their own.
Oh, and blow is overrated. A good time, nothing more. There are some exceedingly more interesting and "fun" experiences out there.
Though I have yet to chew the leaf in the traditional manner, something I wish to experience yet!
Edit: Whoa, totally didn't realize how old this thread was. Neat idea though, to see if anyone has changed their opinions.