Drugs are drugs. Use them in an irresponsible way and
you will pay for it. I've done a slew of drugs in my short time as a
person "under the influence."
I feel that for the most part I?ve been a well informed and responsible
consumer.
My only problem with drugs is their connection with social taboo.
Anti-druggies spread more miss-information than politicians. Non-users
either get wrong information or know so little about drugs that they, like most
people, fear what they don?t know. When a child inquires about drugs (free vibe,
above the influence, truth) they are told: ?drugs are bad, people who do them
are bad, don?t do drugs.? Then when the poor impressible teen is introduced to
drugs (as many of us are) they find out how fun they can be and go overboard.*
This is why there needs to be a more open discussion about this topic. I find that many non-users (not surprisingly
most people here are far more open minded) are so ?brain washed? that it is
impossible for them to make any kind of choice for themselves on the issue.
I?m not trying to glorify drug use. Drugs, like many other things, are a superfluous
activity. I agree with Gwil, it?s less
the drugs and more about the social connections it makes and opens up.
Kids who live just to get f**ked up on pills or meth , and
have no idea what they are putting in their bodies are the kind of users who get
hurt most often. These people let
themselves get addicted and convince themselves that they need these
things. Its that kind of though process
that it really harmful.
*my ex was anti-drug/cigs/alcohol until she got to college
and was surrounded by people who were o.k. with all that kind of stuff, and now
she is failing out of college, and worse yet lying to our friends about her
smoking pot. All because she doesn?t
know how to be responsible with that stuff.
[EDIT] also, making all drugs legal then taxing
them (I assume you mean like taxes on cigs) would only create a system
where addicts are paying for rich kids to go to school. If you
want to see a good system check out amsterdam's stand on drugs.
