Do you take drugs? Why?

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As always, Nitsuh is so OTM.

Don't knock it until you've tried it. You are never too old for occasional recreational drug use (should the appropriate occasion present itself)

In general I am very careful for a number of reasosn. I have alcoholic relatives. Some of my best freinds have messed up their lives. Some of my best friends have friends who have OD'ed and died.

why? i like myself the way i am. i see no reason to alter my reality/behavior/judgement chemically.

Occasional alcohol. Would consider trying more psychedelics somewhere down the line, but no plans.

Had periods of my life involving heavy social drinking, but currently have the tolerance of an infant; half a beer and I'm ready to fall asleep.

Never tried any other recreational drugs. To be honest, I'm probably too skittish (not to mention too old) for most of 'em.

I do like caffeine, and sometimes I take Benadryl for allergies.

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I have never done heroin or speed... I liked cocaine and painkillers very much but now I just say no. Never liked pot or psychedelics.

Well, I'm 31 and have never smoked it, does that help?

Tried ecstasy a couple times and I enjoyed it. It's been years, but I might consider it again if offered. I still drink way, way too much. It's something I'm trying to work on. Really my favorite thing is painkillers, vicodin, valium, etc. Nice relaxing effect without any hangover. Hard to get though.

*grousegripe* Once again my motivations are misunderstood.

In this theory:
Pot connects to Reggae
Alcohol connects to Rock
Speed connects to Punk
E connects to House

But what about coke and heroin. Do they connect to music?

alcohol that is connected to rock is mostly garbage. Rock that is connected to LSD and speed is the best stuff.

but then of course how do you explain the fact that Fushitsusha don't take drugs and yet have made some of the most fantastic psych rock recordings ever.

Don't have theories Jan.

Never been curious about trying drugs.

I did it 1-2 times per month over the course of that summer, and got
drunk about the same number of times. Then when I turned 17
my parents let me leave and go live with my best friend, who is
heavily into using pot. So I started doing it more and more, until
I was getting high every day - but only moderately so, I dosed
myself, I wasn't just sitting around all day, I was doing things like
writing, acting and playing music, alone or in various bands. It
didn't seem to interfere or impair me in any way, so I don't think
I was truly addicted, but who knows - addicts rarely recognize
their own status, do they?

Anyway, in early 2002 I turned eighteen, and this cleancut
preppy girl from my church decided to make me her 'project,'
(U know how it is - the 'good' girls are always attracted to the
'bad' boys)) and convinced me to quit using drugs if
she would become my girlfriend - seems like a vainglorious
gesture, but she was a stone fox, the best looking white
girl in our school, so i agreed. I almost immediately missed the
stuff, but after about a week I realized I was much more alert
and enjoying life more, overall, although I didn't get thoses
euphoric rushes that I was used to.

Well, the white girl moved away and I was left to my own devices, and
I resumed smoking pot, but only occasionally, mostly on weekends,
and i think it's a good balance; moderation is always better than
the extremes of hedonism or puritanism.

(As for other drugs, I never got into them they're mostly
too dangerous or, in the case of psychedelics, too dang MUCH.
I still trip about once a month)

I wanted to do a 'shroom trip, at one time, for the whole psychic awakening experience, but then one day I went by my mother's after college and my younger sister (high school seniors) and some of her girlfriends were there. As I walked in they were all giggling. Then my sister said "Hey, we just took some 'shrooms!" I was taken back, mainly because I thought that she was not experimenting. Anyway, about 45 minutes later, I was in the dining room and they came through looking for munchies. One of the girls made an odd noise and crumpled - I caught her on her way down and she went into a full-blown seizure. Thank god she came out of fairly fast, but it was still scary as hell.

And then, two years ago, I heard that a little boy that I used to babysit, had taken 'shrooms and had a bad reaction and died. Out of the blue. It was really a shock.

I am not at all against drugs, and am in favor of legalization. I would like to see regulation of the strength of drugs, and there to be less of a stigma in getting assistance when something goes wrong.