Drugs are bad, mmk?

[Fashion Killa]

In this case, Marijuana >>WAS<< a gateway drug, whether you like it or not. Seeing what being high off marijuana was like basically encouraged me to try the other drugs. My whole life I had been brought up thinking marijuana was a negative, aswell as the other drugs. So, I saw first hand that marijuana was not as bad as I had been brought to believe, so maybe the other drugs weren't what I was brought up to believe.

And I've read about Steve Jobs and his use of LSD. The drug is different for everyone, I had such a bad trip on it that I thought I would never come out. It's like your eyes are tripping, but you still have your sober side trying to make sense of all the crazy things that's happening...and it never makes sense. For me anyways. Apparently, it made sense to Steve.. Haha

 

[70i]

In this case, Marijuana >>WAS<< a gateway drug, whether you like it or not. Seeing what being high off marijuana was like basically encouraged me to try the other drugs. My whole life I had been brought up thinking marijuana was a negative, aswell as the other drugs. So, I saw first hand that marijuana was not as bad as I had been brought to believe, so maybe the other drugs weren't what I was brought up to believe.

And I've read about Steve Jobs and his use of LSD. The drug is different for everyone, I had such a bad trip on it that I thought I would never come out. It's like your eyes are tripping, but you still have your sober side trying to make sense of all the crazy things that's happening...and it never makes sense. For me anyways. Apparently, it made sense to Steve.. Haha

It was for you, but you can't generalize. Almost everyone I know started with black and milds before using anything else. Alcohol can be a gateway drug. Any drug can be, I just hate the term 'gateway drug'.

LSD sucks felt like my head was going to explode, and it never ends. And when you focus on textures they start moving.

 

[Fashion Killa]

I said "In this case" with the first 3 words and you say I'm making a generalization?....

And I can agree with the LSD part, the visuals are so crazy. I watched my friend go from being a human, to a goblin type, back to a human, and then go to being 100 years old. I still have to laugh at some of the crazy things I seen. I honestly wish I would've wrote some of the thoughts down that I had that night.

 

[Jimmy]

In this case, Marijuana >>WAS<< a gateway drug, whether you like it or not. Seeing what being high off marijuana was like basically encouraged me to try the other drugs. My whole life I had been brought up thinking marijuana was a negative, aswell as the other drugs. So, I saw first hand that marijuana was not as bad as I had been brought to believe, so maybe the other drugs weren't what I was brought up to believe.

Marijuana brings incredible relief to a large number of individuals with a medical recommendation, myself included. And I don't disagree--my own experiences in marijuana definitely made me more open to trying psilocybin and LSD as well.

But I don't understand what is degenerative about any of this. You could smoke pot every night, trip every other weekend, and yet fit such activities into regular, working life. You're conflating the people who encouraged you to use drugs instead of go to school with the drugs themselves. The drugs never told you to take them. Or when to take them. Or not to go to class. The drugs were simply there, waiting to teach you what they know, should you choose to take them.

And if you make the choice to constantly ingest ungodly amounts of substances, you'll be so busy learning from the drugs, you won't be having healthy interactions with other people.

And I've read about Steve Jobs and his use of LSD. The drug is different for everyone, I had such a bad trip on it that I thought I would never come out. It's like your eyes are tripping, but you still have your sober side trying to make sense of all the crazy things that's happening...and it never makes sense. For me anyways. Apparently, it made sense to Steve.. Haha

What was the set and setting of this acid trip if you don't mind me asking? And you've only had one?

 

[Fashion Killa]

I did only have one trip with it, because it was such a horrific experience. And the setting was in my apartment with my roommates. I had heard that if you get around people you don't know or don't like that it could make you have a bad trip so I tried to avoid that. We had trippy videos playing on the living room tv, we had one room with just a black light on, and the bathroom had candles in it which was really trippy.

The drug scared me more than anything, the horrific things I thought and saw, was not making sense. And after a few hours of shit not making any sense and everything was so far from reality..I freaked out. But the other guys had a great time, and did it a few times after that.

 

[kushl9ve]

I'm smoking weed on a daily basis since 2013 and I never even thought about taking other drugs (except alcohol obviously), stay green my friend!

 

[IxI Duality IxI]

This was a good read, glad your getting your life back on track.

 

[HotColdRush]

i dont really agree wit you

 

[Raydabae]

I was thinking about smoking weed for the first time ever during this upcoming week of spring break with my friends but this thread has gave me a new outlook on it. Shieeet!

 

[Gold Swapper]

Dont waste your life to drugs

 

Dedicating your entire life even for months to something, and once you stop yourself from that thing and dedicate your life to never do that something again in the end it controls your life no matter what. So moderation is key. I have smoked weed nearly every day for the past 2 years, besides a few month long breaks, and have taken Adderall when I needed to study or had a big test only a handful of times. Those are the only drugs I have done.

I have been offered the oportunity to buy cocain, meth, molly, extacy, and what have you but turn them down. Weed is only a gateway drug because it is the most common "illegal" drug around, which leads to a large portion of its users and dealers also using harder drugs giving you the oportunity and access to them.

What happened to you sucks but it's all about will power and when to say no. If you surround yourself with people that would look down on you for not doing hard core drugs all the time, I wouldn't consider them friends. Also if you were addicted as you say, relapse is a strong possibility if the oportunity to buy or use these drugs pops up again.

 

[Oil Rigger]

Do the drug don't let the drug do you, idc what people think of me when I say this but I've tried just about everything... Now I'm 7 months sober (occasionally I drink) but no addiction is like an opiate addiction, trust me... I understand how you feel in this whole situation I've been there but anyone can conquer it if they really want to. I believe weed is somewhat of a gateway drug because it wasn't until I've gotten bored of smoking weed till I ventured into other things wanting stronger highs and eventually I got into opiates... But even though I would never do it again, I do miss the feeling and I'm glad in a weird way I got to experience that high in my life.

 

[Yak_Pak]

Drugs aren't that bad