Entry: Love & Drugs Wednesday, July 18, 2007



Okay. Discussion time. Leave your comments as always.

We all know I've had my skirmishes with drugs. You could pretty much say I ordered a la carte and had a bite of most of what was on the menu (coke, E, acid, marijuana and magic mushrooms).

I don't do that shit anymore, but when does the line between using and abusing blur? When does a user, become an addict? It is suffice to say that anyone who uses drugs at all is an addict? Basically the media portrays users (of any kind) as people who will sell their grandma's to gather cash the next fix.

Having been in a bad place on drugs years ago, I can still say I got out of it. I knew one guy who sold his car for drugs, I know another that died from prescription drugs overdose (unintentional). I know what I'm talking about on this territory. I abused drugs, and I almost paid for it. I learned my lesson.

I know plenty of people who smoke weed and aren't dependent or could be even remotely classified as addicts. I don't think someone who smokes a joint now and then is an addict, or a dope fiend unless they're dependent on it. If there's dependence, then that can lead to addiction. That's the line. Yet the media portrays anyone who touches even marijuana into being a dope addict. I'm not arguing with this, you could say it should do so (so kids don't get the wrong idea).

But shouldn't everyone at least be fair to those who control themselves and not label them addicts unduly? Or are we being too socially acceptable? When do we draw the line, between addicts and people who are just having a good time?...

Your thoughts please. Illuminate me!
   4 comments

J f Z
August 4, 2007   11:08 AM PDT
 
I personally think legal cigarettes are more addictive than illegal marijuana. The only reason marijuana is illegal is not because of its physical effects when smoked; it's illegal because governments can't figure out a good way to control it and make money from it. It's a weed. Anyone can grow it anywhere. Not a good tax model.

Sure, there are anti-everything evangelists. Smoking anything is not healthy for people. I think both extremes of the issue go beyond common sense and into emotional nonsense.
Bobby McGee
August 4, 2007   02:57 AM PDT
 
How is alcohol any different than pot? In fact, how is it not worse?
A*na
August 2, 2007   01:19 PM PDT
 
Biologically, all drugs are addictive. So if you do take them often enough, you should be addicted, and thus called an drug addict. I don't mean you, as in general.

Of course I'll never dare try. Unless someone prove me the texts are lying.

Anyway are you affected by how ppl label drug users as addicts? Ppl in my social circle seem to be kinda proud about their use of drugs, haha.

Marky
July 24, 2007   04:21 PM PDT
 
Well, I don't believe that one needs drugs in order to have a good time - its not worth it because of the health risks involved...

A good dose of alchohol every now and again is okay - not as risky as drugs and its all one should need to enjoy themselves anyway!

Of course, there's other types of addiction - not always the type that the subject matter of the addiction is the pleasure... sometimes we get addicted to a process, and idea or a concept and use it as a crutch to escape from... stress and insecurity?

Wherein lies the essence of whats been troubling me lately... although its too upsetting to specify...

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