Drugs/Addiction.

I posted this reply in a thread and figured it would be a nice thread.

I found after smoking that shit for a couple of months I was mentally impaired, I couldn't think like I had writers block all the time, like I was fuckin retarded. I took a couple of months for my mind to recover, and I started smoking it again to monitor why it happens, first started going back into it I started soft only a few cones (I only smoke bongs), next morning I was fine. Three days later I had a few more on top of that, next morning I was fine. It seemed like it wasn't happening anymore. Then I went and had a massive session and smoked about a Que worth between myself and a friend, I woke up in the morning and felt retarded again, but a few days later I felt fine. I think it's just smoking too much and it's that first initial time, brain training helped me a lot to stay on top of my game while I could enjoy doing it whenever I wanted to without finding my intelligence and common sense degrading and finding myself feeling retarded. Either way I've figured that only do it for enjoyment like if you were to do any drug it's okay but just use it with in reason like once every three weeks or every month, just to take a break. It's all about will power or you'll get addicted, this way I find I can do any drug even heroin without the urge to want to keep doing it, unless you have a lot of money and can fund a drug addiction your whole life + plus pay for medical bills you're going to find yourself in a bad way, if anything homeless.

In my opinion drugs and such are fine as long as you set yourself guide lines and rules, as stated above. If you find you are easily addicted then doing drugs is a bad idea. If you find you have no will power drugs are a very bad idea. Learning to say no is key. I wouldn't recommend doing illegal drugs if you are an alcoholic, are in a depressive state or wanting to run from reality because lets face it; it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

I'm not saying it's wrong or right to do drugs but I have found that honestly, from experimenting with them my mind has opened, grown as a whole and gotten stronger, being able to withstand so much more alcohol as of one and thc - That's just what I've noticed.


I'm not saying to try or do illegal drugs this was just an opinion, because after all majority of you guys are minors and in no way am I wanting to influence you into becoming drug addicts or hopeless at a young age. If your age group is "1-16", I wouldn't advise doing any drugs besides drinking alcohol as your brain is still developing. If you do choose to do drugs in that age group, I'd advise you do it within consideration that you are still developing mentally, meaning small doses for enjoyment rather then to escape reality and see what it's like. Every drug is different, you may not like some and you may really like some. I found taking a small dose for a first time is a good idea just to see what your getting yourself into if you do choose to do them. I for one did it with DXM because I was a little sketched out the fact that my liver could get fucked up, with confidence of what I was getting myself into I found myself increasing dosage massively the second time and then a bit more each time after that just to keep it interesting, because feeling the same all the time and knowing that level just gets boring, one of the reasons why I find weed pointless if you're doing it all the time.

Anyway that was just my two cents feel free to add to yours.

 

Steve Martin once said, &#8220;Writer&#8217;s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.&#8221; <-My two cents.

EDIT: Why is everything in off topic about drugs ?

 

You say that as if it's directed at me? I'm pretty sure I said in my original post that when my head felt like that I stopped doing drugs and drinking until I felt better, thus your quote is invalid if it is directed at me. Thus that quote would actually be contributing if it were a thread about writers block? I don't drink or do drugs for ideas, any person has the potential sober to do what they do when they are intoxicated.

It's off topic, freedom to post what's on peoples minds and getting an opinion about what other people think about the topic is what the point of the post is, drugs is a big topic world wide it should be understandable that there are many threads on it. Some people think it's right, some people think it's wrong. I'm not stating any of these, thus my thread is different and not like all the others. I'm sure there are plenty of other threads that you can post on that the topic isn't drugs.

 

I smoke weed and drink on occasions, like every few months just for the fact when I am High/Drunk I am having a great time but I'm a complete dumb ass. I take long breaks just because I feel a longer effect and can't think as well as usual.
..But thats just me

 

Interesting post. I think it is helpful to the youth so they get both perspectives about marijuana before trying it or making it a habit.

 

Me too, man!

 

I think programs like DARE and such spread false info about marijuana. When I was in 5th grade my peer wrote that marijuana forced families apart, and little did we know that we were writing about something we had no idea about. I feel that the approach used today isn't not only working, but isn't right to do to our children.

 

I can definitely relate to you mate, i've been smoking daily for about 5 months now and i am starting to feel almost high all the time, but not the good high, just the retardedness that comes along with bud.

 

Sorry but alot of your reasoning is wrong. Dont suggest you can do "heroin" without getting addicted to it becuase your will-power is strong. There are many more variables that go into drug addiction, then just having weak willpower. For instance the friends you have can strongly influence your drug habits. I have a brother who is in rehab for shooting roxy's for the 2nd time. I attribute his relapse to not being able to shake his old friends. Dont assume that since you have smoked pot a few times that you know everything about drugs.

 

Never addicted and never will be

 

drugs are bad

 

I smoke weed err'day and I don't really see what you're talking about..

 

I my self take mdma/E and many other stuff every time i go out I find it impossible not to. I can not have a good time just on drink no more :/

 

All my friends do drugs and yet, they do not influence me they offer me and I decline. Choices are made by yourself alone no one else, thus "Willpower". Also that last comment was rude. Don't assume that since you read this thread and I was referencing experiences weed that you know everything about me and everything I've done, you rude little boy. I never claimed to know everything about drugs I just gave my opinion.

 

Interesting post, and for the most part of you seem to have a good message.

I don't agree with some of the points you make though, especially that having control over your drug use is as simple as exercising your willpower. I can tell you that as a recovering heroin addict myself, that heroin is not just the kind of drug you can do recreationally once in awhile and "not want to keep doing it" just because you have strong willpower. I think alot of people underestimate the strength that some of these drugs posess. A drug like heroin has no recreational value whatsoever when it comes down to it... it does not open your mind or enlighten you in any way, a drug like heroin just essentially removes you from reality and gradually robs you of your mind, body, and your soul.

I often have trouble deciding whether I regret ever starting with the drugs or not. Without drugs in my life, I would surely be a very different person today. Possibly a happier, healthier person with a better life, but perhaps not. I have experienced so many things from my time spent on drugs, and learned many invaluable life lessons that alot of people will never have the chance to learn in their entire lives. But I have also created a monster that I will never be able to get rid of now, a monster that lives inside my mind and my soul and will most likely live with me for the rest of my life until my dying day.

My biggest problem with drugs probably has to do with how life changing they are, even if you do not end up as an addict. Once you open that door and experience drugs, you can never shut that door behind you again. Your life will never, ever be the same. I know many, many people that are not "addicted" to drugs by the textbook definition of it, but it has changed their lives nonetheless. Things in this world that used to be fun and beautiful and exciting, have lost their appeal. The kind of social activities that used to be ridiculously fun, and the appreciation of basic human interaction and relationships has changed, as drugs/alcohol are now the driving force behind social events, especially among the majority of college aged kids like myself. I have countless friends that I have now drifted apart from that seem totally normal, but they are completely dependant on their pot to get out of bed and get to work in the morning, or their booze to be able to go to a party or a social event, and interact with other people comfortably. Even simple things like hanging out playing a few games of COD and laughing and joking with friends has changed completely, we still have fun now but there is a blank stare in everybodies eyes, and a beer, joint, or cigarette between their fingertips.

Drugs have ruined my life in many ways, and I often do wish that I could go back and never experience what I have experienced. I miss the days when the smallest things in life used to be so beautiful, and I used to be so filled with energy and happy to be alive. Drugs have robbed me from that joy, and now that I am clean and sober, I see SOO many people around me who are suffering from the same effect, whether they know that they are dependant on these substances or not.

MAYBE it is possible to maybe experience drugs, alcohol, whatever, and control your use, not let it take over your life, come out the other end a clean, happy human being without having changed too much. But its very hard to maintain that, or to say for sure what kind of ride drugs will take you on. Human beings are very emotional creatures, and drugs & alcohol are so naturally appealing to us as they make us feel good, make us feel like smart, popular, confident, beautiful creatures, and so falling into the whirlpool that these substances create is just far too easy.

I just urge anybody who is currently experimenting, or thinking about experimenting with drugs to be cautious and careful. It is just so easy to lose control or lose yourself in the process of getting tangled up in drugs & partying. If you enjoy your life and you are happy, then why even go down that road?

 

everything and anything can be addicting.

-- apprentice btw i love you zerker

 

This. Also your just on the edge of a real drug experience