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Originally Posted by Hooby 1) Do you think drugs should be legal or illegal, and why? |
I don't think legalizing drugs is a smart choice. Pot is a little different there in the sense there are less things to say negative about it then other things, there are many well done arguements for both sides. When I was younger I was for the legalization of pot but now that i'm older I don't think it is a good idea. Legalization of every other drug is a definite no and always has been. My reasons for saying no to pot now aren't as detailed and bold as most you will see it is more so based off my own personal experiences which led to a dark road for myself and many of my friends (granted it also including all other drugs as well but started with weed.) I do believe that some people can just smoke up and be content but I also believe that a good amount of people can't just do that. I have friends who do just that but I have alot more friends who don't or used to do everything as well. So its not a concrete reason its just a personal opinion.
3) If you knew and respected a person, unaware that they used drugs a fair amount, would learning that they consumed drugs change your opinion of them as a person?
No. Their actions would, not what they did in their spare time. If they were using and they had kids (and it went beyond smoking weed on occasion) I would confront them and try to talk sense into them and if they still refused to see how they are going to fuck up their kids and their life then my opinion would change about them. But if it was just a respected person I had no ties to then I wouldn't care.
4) What event/medium influenced your opinion on drug use the most? The law, media, friends/family etc...
Personal experience, during my high school days I was a pretty heavy user of most everything. I almost died a couple times from the things I was doing (spent a couple times in the ER ODing) and had a few friends who did (one was just 2 months ago as well) as well as alot of friends go to jail. I had to stop doing everything because my body was starting to shutdown and if I didn't I was going to die from organ failure. I went through the whole withdrawal and everything and it took me a long time to get my life back in order. I'm not proud about the things I did but they helped me become who I am today which I believe is a much better person then I was then.
5) Lastly, have you ever willfully tried any drugs? If so, which kinds and how often.
Quite often and most everything. The one I regret the most is Acid because of the damaged it did to me and the lasting effects that have not yet gone away completely, I still will see Kaleidascopes in the sky (haven't touched acid in over 7 years) the effects do fade over time but I fully regret doing it as much as I did. I never shot up though that is one thing I am proud to say.