Opinions On Drugs.

[Sinion Kabe]

Re: Opinion's On Drugs.

All drugs are bad in general for our health, I suppose. But how you can justify allowing alcohol and tobacco to be legal whilst classing cannabis as an illegal drug is beyond me. I think alcohol is a lot more harmful to your health and within society in general. I know some US states and various countries around the world have legalised the minimal use of cannabis and they can concentrate on dealing with more dangerous, highly addictive drugs such as heroin and cocaine which is a good thing. I hope they see the same sense in England at some point.

 

[Fen]

Re: Opinion's On Drugs.

Bad. Very little good comes from recreational drug use.

 

[steve_hopey]

Re: Opinion's On Drugs.

Everyone has their own way of getting kicks I suppose, as long as they do not conflict with my life in a negative way then I don't feel it would be any of my business to care if someone decided to take drugs. I don't see how something like smoking marijuana is anymore harmful than all that fat surrounding an overweight persons heart anyway. Some people like to swim with sharks or go skydiving, some like to eat and eat, some smoke...and some take drugs. In the case of anything its all about moderation.

 

[Sinion Kabe]

Re: Opinion's On Drugs.

There is no such thing as a good drug, really. Some are just worse than others and affect you differently depending on the type of person you are. If I had a child I wouldn't want them to take up any bad habit, but if they did, I'd rather them smoke weed as opposed to legal drugs such as alcohol. But, as I say, it depends on the person and how they personally react to that drug, considering also their addiction level.

 

[Ravenfreak]

Re: Opinion's On Drugs.

Obviously from a medical standpoint drugs are harmful to your body, so yeah they are pretty bad. However if an adult who's 21 or over feels the need to use drugs then it's on them, I wish they would seek help for their addiction but they are old enough to make their own decisions and who am I to force them to stop harming themselves? It's their choice to ruin their lives with the substance.

 

[Gamer Outpost]

Obviously from a medical standpoint drugs are harmful to your body, so yeah they are pretty bad. However if an adult who's 21 or over feels the need to use drugs then it's on them, I wish they would seek help for their addiction but they are old enough to make their own decisions and who am I to force them to stop harming themselves? It's their choice to ruin their lives with the substance.

Nope. Society has a duty to itself to do the best they can to keep people from hurting themselves. No matter how you look at it, drugs, as a whole, are bad for society as a whole.

 

[MrDawn]

Illegal narcotics are obviously bad. Also am against people who steal and abuse prescription medication like pain pills.

 

[Chris K]

Lets see. When was the last time you read an article about a drunk guy running around the neighborhood naked and biting people's body parts off? (bath salts) When was the last time you heard of a drunk guy who was basically a tank and couldn't be taken down by the law? (PCP)

A lot of that is basically propaganda. I can't make you believe a certain way, but I'm sure you'll realize that a main goal of the media is just to create stories that people will want to hear. Even if those stories were 100% true, you've probably heard maybe a handful of those in your whole life? However, there are tens of thousands of people who die every year from drinking alcohol, yet that's legal. Do you think that people who drink alcohol are "pathetic drug addicted monsters?"

Agree with you 100%

Also, imagine how much money the government makes from drugs as is? LOTS! The "War on Drugs" is a farce and a huge money machine. Fill the prisons, make money! How many of you actually knew that major corporations use inmates to produce some of the poisons you consume everyday?

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/10/10/ ... l-complex/

If it were up to me, I'm with Ron Paul on this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz6MEU4_HFs

A 1:34 when it comes to the funny ;]

 

[Joy Division]

I'm against all drugs except for medically cleared drugs that doctors prescribe. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to enjoy or even do drugs. I have no respect for anyone who does drugs, nor do I see them as human beings. I see them as pathetic drug addicted monsters.

I don't care what anyone or any "study" says, drugs such as pot, cocaine, etc will never, ever be seen as helpful or "okay" drugs to have.

If someone wants to get drunk on a Friday night after work, what is the difference between that, and them doing cocaine

Lets see. When was the last time you read an article about a drunk guy running around the neighborhood naked and biting people's body parts off? (bath salts) When was the last time you heard of a drunk guy who was basically a tank and couldn't be taken down by the law? (PCP)

Thats a terrible view you have of people and I can assure you as an ex taxi driver ,move come across countless people causing bother when consuming alcohol..shouting ,fighting , vandalsing etc..

And yes..drugs can be a bad thing too, but nobody asked to be born a drug addict or alcoholic..these habits are often picked up for many reasons..like someone losing a very close family member like a son or daughter who then turn to alcohol or drugs in an attempt to block out the pain..that is just how grief stricken some are ..

And although they don't always realise they are doing more harm than good, they are helping block out the pain as best they can..

Just because you have such a dim view of people doing drugs or alcohol does not mean we all should...and I don't believe there are many people in this world who have never tried some sort of drug or alcohol...

I used to smoke pot for a while and I never caused bother to anyone , my own doctor even told me that if it made me content and it was only here and there , then no serious harm was being done if in moderation.

Alcohol is no Better than any other drug and is a depressant
...but apart from those who just can't handle their alcohol ,there are many who can and only consume alcohol on a social basis...

Remember..nobody asked to be born a drug addict or alcoholic and just because you might be able to handle YOUR problems without alcohol or drugs does not mean everyone can amd we all have different problems .

And if you truly see everyone as monsters who have taken drugs then you obviously have no compassion or understanding of people's very different situations and life experiences ..

Say for example you had a daughter who had been raped and she turned to drugs to try to block out the pain ..would you see her as a monster?..

No would see her as a victim ...you really wouldn't be a very good counsellor whatsoever and for you to claim people drunk out of their head never cause bother is complete pie in the sky..

Only fairly recently a lad In my hometown was jailed for murder while highly intoxicated solely on alcohol..

Just becuae alcohol, is legal does not mean it is any less dangerous in the wrong hands..

You sound like the kind of person who stores hatred and spite toward people who have even so much as looked at a drug.

I'm more concerned with rapists and child molesters etc than someone being stoned and minding their own business.

I've never taken hard drugs myself and I don't agree with them as they ruin lives and change many once decent people for the worse, but I'm all for giving chances as people who take hard drugs and become addicts are really victims.

I'm not so sure you believe in second chances though but some people have done much worse than take drugs.

Sadly hard drugs such as heroin change people so much and they start to steal from folk ..even their own family to feed their habit just to feel ' normal'.

I would sooner try to understand a drug user than a child murderer.

And as for plant food..that's not even a proper drug, that is just something which has been discovered which gets many young naive kids high..to deadly effect..

You might want to reflet on what you have said regards to drug users all being inhuman & monsters..

A monster is someone who kills or rapes children..

I could forgive a drug addict who has stolen from me in the depths of despair through their habit..but I couldn't and would never forgive someone if they murdered or raped one of my children..

You really need to think about what a ' monster' really is.<br /><br />-- 05 Feb 2015, 22:20 --<br /><br />Fantastic, logical , realistic and understanding post Bluezone 🙂

 

[Deleted member 25872]

Drugs are bad. 🙂

 

[Joy Division]

Doing drugs doesn't mean you are stupid only desperate to escape a pain that seems otherwise inescapable whether it be emotional or physical. You can't really grasp what they are thinking when they take the plunge till you have become as desperate as they are. Once they fall in then it pulls them in and it's extremely difficult to escape from their grasp as yo have to suffer before you can escape and many don't have the support and love of people in their lives to help them endure the pain and hardship to escape from the grasp of addiction. Then you have those who became addicted to pain killers because they were prescribed a legal pain killer then became addicted to it because they couldn't bear the pain anymore that the pain killer was treating.

Drug addiction isn't so black and white like people want to make it and by doing so do a disservice not only to those who are struggling with addiction but also yourself for living that way.

It's really positive to see someone who doesn't just jump in with empty words, your dead right in waht you say as many people take drugs to try to block out emotional or physical pain..or both ...

And by the time they are hooked they need these drugs just to feel somewhat ' normal'<br /><br />-- 15 Feb 2015, 17:29 --<br /><br />

Drugs only complicate things in life.

Your quite right, they do...but it is complications, emotional scarring etc that lead many people to delve in drugs in the first place.

 

[AllAmericanVitamins]

I currently help others in recover bc I am aware that drugs take a toll on people's lives and have learned this from my own mistakes.

But you're currently dealing with a teen and exploring of the ideas with drugs and probably alcohol also. Yes, we want are kids to learn from our mistakes and stories but we must also let them make their own mistakes.

On that note, we don't want to enable them either.

Parenting is tough, and there's no book on how to do life right. If there is, I didn't receive a copy...

 

[Vulture01]

I believe all drugs are bad..but not marijuana specially when used under control, it can be really good.

 

[htb24]

I believe that the punishment for using drugs should not be worse than the effect of the drug. People will take drugs no matter what, it will always happen whether you like it or not. The best way to go about drugs is to regulate the production of them and tax them, heavily. This way the recipe could be moulded over time to reduce harmful ingredients and to also reduce addictive components. We have already learnt that it is near impossible to enforce a complete ban on drugs, it's pointless trying.

 

[Rebel]

I don't have an issue with Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana. They're all relatively harmless unless abused. You can abuse anything though. I don't see a reason to ban them and waste tax dollars on a prohibition.

Harder drugs need to be banned and remain banned. Cocain, Heroin, Opium, Acid, ect - these things ruin lives.

You guys know I"m an EMT right?

I lost a 36 year old last week. His wife screaming in the living room and his 5 year old watching while we pumped his Father's chest. We worked him all the way to the ER. The Docs worked him for an additional 20 minutes and we helped (we usually do in this sort of situation). Time of death was called. 36 years old...and dead and gone. What a terrible thing.

I don't like hard drugs. There is a heroin epidemic in my area right now and it's bad. Cardiac Arrests are up, a few a week, average ages between 20-30. We had one last night (I wasn't on duty).

Hard drugs kill. It only takes one hit. Bam, you're gone.

-- 09 Mar 2015, 00:37 --

Wait you can get high on bath salts?.

Yes, and it's a terrible thing. If your heart doesn't seize up you'll at least go ballistic. Worst drug I've seen on the streets for years. Thank God it's use around here went down. People realized it wasn't worth it.

 

[WaeVski]

I don't have an issue with Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana. They're all relatively harmless unless abused. You can abuse anything though. I don't see a reason to ban them and waste tax dollars on a prohibition.

Harder drugs need to be banned and remain banned. Cocain, Heroin, Opium, Acid, ect - these things ruin lives.

You guys know I"m an EMT right?

I lost a 36 year old last week. His wife screaming in the living room and his 5 year old watching while we pumped his Father's chest. We worked him all the way to the ER. The Docs worked him for an additional 20 minutes and we helped (we usually do in this sort of situation). Time of death was called. 36 years old...and dead and gone. What a terrible thing.

I don't like hard drugs. There is a heroin epidemic in my area right now and it's bad. Cardiac Arrests are up, a few a week, average ages between 20-30. We had one last night (I wasn't on duty).

Hard drugs kill. It only takes one hit. Bam, you're gone.

I agree with the sentiment, but I guarantee that 36-year-old you mentioned did not overdose on acid, aka LSD. Acid is one of the 'softest' drugs there is.

If anyone thinks alcohol is okay, they ought to think every substance down and to the left is also okay. For my part, I generally stay to the left of caffeine. (I do enjoy wine, and would probably be okay with MDMA though I haven't done it yet.)

In this day and age it almost goes without saying that marijuana is perfectly fine, but lingering D.A.R.E. training seems to have convinced people that LSD makes you want to jump off a building or something.