sw33tclyde said:The irony is that the gateway drug bullshit and all of the other misinformation put out by D.A.R.E. misleads kids into thinking drugs are all the same - BAD. So when they try weed and realize it is pretty much harmless, they are more inclined to try others.
The real gateway drug, imo, would be alcohol. People will try anything if they're hammered enough; stoned not so much.
Baby Jesus said:In my case cannabis was certainly a gateway to other drugs, I was never much of a drinker - same for almost everybody I know.
Baby Jesus said:I think that weed has more potency to be that initial spark that drives young people to try other substances because, ironically, it is illegal and therefore considered a taboo. If it was regulated like alcohol maybe that would change.
I've heard many kids say that alcohol loses its shine when you get to legal drinking age, that some of the excitement of getting rat-arsed somehow evaporates.
In my case cannabis was certainly a gateway to other drugs, I was never much of a drinker - same for almost everybody I know. The reality is that any mind altering drug can be a catylyst depending on the individual. A butterfly flaps its wings and all that.
nVidiot_Whore said:Did you first drink alcohol illegally though?
The entire concept of labeling something a "Gateway" is pretty sill IMO.
Of course someone curious about experimenting with drugs is likely to start with a milder drug.
Ironically, the most common "first drug" people try is alcohol. One of the most powerful and dangerous of all.. strange how it's not labeled a "Gateway drug."
Sho_Nuff82 said:But in college, everyone drinks, even when underage (which is illegal). It directly leads to them trying out other drugs, if if it's "only" marijuana. It's the primary gateway drug, because people begin to equate being drunk with having a good time as early as HS. And every person I know who was a drinker in college was a drinker all through their 20s, it never loses it's luster until you a) can't afford it or b) you have so many family/work obligations that you can't go out anymore.
Baby Jesus said:I think that weed has more potency to be that initial spark that drives young people to try other substances because, ironically, it is illegal and therefore considered a taboo. If it was regulated like alcohol maybe that would change. It vertainly doesn't help that a lot of weed dealers sell a bit of speed, coke or pills on the side.
I've heard many kids say that alcohol loses its shine when you get to legal drinking age, that some of the excitement of getting rat-arsed somehow evaporates.
In my case cannabis was certainly a gateway to other drugs, I was never much of a drinker - same for almost everybody I know. The reality is that any mind altering drug can be a catalyst depending on the individual. A butterfly flaps its wings and all that.
nVidiot_Whore said:Did you first drink alcohol illegally though?
The entire concept of labeling something a "Gateway" is pretty silly IMO.
Of course someone curious about experimenting with drugs is likely to start with a milder drug.
Ironically, the most common "first drug" people try is alcohol. One of the most powerful and dangerous of all.. strange how it's not labeled a "Gateway drug."
Skeyser said:Yes, same thing happened to a lot of my friends, once we started smoking weed it quickly escalated to more powerful drugs sadly.
Really? Dude, I'm about as drug free as they come, I've only been "drunk" once in my entire life just so I could have a frame of reference, and even I knock back a cider or a glass of good wine every now and then.AbsoluteZero said:The reason I've never drank alcohol is because of that.
Baby Jesus said:Weed was a bit of a revelation to me, as it is to many people. It had this amazing underground culture built around it which took me to into places and situations I might otherwise have been in. Plus, many of my dealers sold other drugs. I know that is more of an indirect link, but there it is.
I did accidentally see a picture by clicking on what I thought was going to be a safe article. It was really sad and disturbing.Skilotonn said:Second day of this thread, still haven't clicked any pictures or video links yet - I'm proud of myself.
AbsoluteZero said:With Marijuana being drilled into my head as a gateway drug as a child it makes sense that it would lead into worse drugs which would lead into death.
Cigarettes can cause cancer which can cause death.
Logic. Yay!
AbsoluteZero said:The reason I've never drank alcohol is because of that.
I've been drinking sporadicaly since I was 15 and got severely wasted a few times. I have never smoked a cigarettet, weed or abused any drug. And I don't have any addiction or urge to drink alchohol. It's really no big deal and can't lead you anywhere unless you're living in a highly stresful enviorement and are using alchohol to escape it or if you simply have a genetical predisposition to addiction.AbsoluteZero said:The reason I've never drank alcohol is because of that.
CHEEZMO said:I drank some alcohol once.
Now I suck hobo dick under bridges for a fix of Heroin.
Believe me.... bail out asap ^^Skilotonn said:Second day of this thread, still haven't clicked any pictures or video links yet - I'm proud of myself.
Yeah, alcohol is an addiction that you really have to work at to actually get to the point that you're an alcoholic. Is it even possible to get addicted to marijuana? I've never heard of a single case.Lagspike_exe said:I've been drinking sporadicaly since I was 15 and got severely wasted a few times. I have never smoked a cigarettet, weed or abused any drug. And I don't have any addiction or urge to drink alchohol. It's really no big deal and can't lead you anywhere unless you're living in a highly stresful enviorement and are using alchohol to escape it or if you're simply have a genetical predisposition to addiction.
nVidiot_Whore said:There is certainly a link.. I just think that link is very different for different people. And it's not there whatsoever for others.
I just think the language used, and the way it's expressed, is the same rather disingenuous approach to "drug education" too often used.
Nor do I find anything inherently "wrong" with experimenting with drugs, or the desire to do so. lol
He has a huge stash of it somewhere. He sells it for sexual favours, not money, hence the continued hoboness.Alligatorjandro said:Why would you suck hobo dick for heroin?
Baby Jesus said:Absolutely. It's down to the individual - all I can offer is my personal experience and that of my friends. For me there is some truth there, for others there isn't. Educating people on drugs is handled so badly because of political and religious boundaries that politicians won't cross.
nVidiot_Whore said:Yeah.. some of my experimentation with drugs I could link to pot.
Trying pot made me quite open to trying mushrooms.. which then made me open to trying acid.
That's really about it.
Why did I try cocaine? A girl.
Vagina, the gateway drug. I would have 100% tried Cocaine and pretended to be some experienced drug user for that ass when I was 17. Even if I'd never taken a toke in my life.
dudeworld said:wow no offense dude, but that is really desperate
CHEEZMO said:I drank some alcohol once.
Now I write fanfics about My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
nVidiot_Whore said:lol.. I wasn't desperate.
I was also just a risk taker in general at that age.. just saying it's not something I would have tried otherwise in any social situation.
The_Technomancer said:Yeah, alcohol is an addiction that you really have to work at to actually get to the point that you're an alcoholic. Is it even possible to get addicted to marijuana? I've never heard of a single case.
In contrast I've gotten the impression that harder drugs like heroin, crack and meth can develop into addictions with fairly light usage.
Nope.PetriP-TNT said:fixed.
AbsoluteZero said:The reason I've never drank alcohol is because of that.
Hi, moron.nVidiot_Whore said:What's next, millions will be smoking drugs treated with benzene, formaldehyde, ammonia, acetone, carbon monoxide, and arsenic?
Oh wait, hi cigarette smoking idiots.
Trip Warhawkins said:Hi, moron.
nVidiot_Whore said:lol
Go kill yourself slowly to pretend you are "relaxing." (aka, satisfying an addiction that causes you anxiety, pro tip, it's actually a stimulant)
Because they're real life.CHEEZMO said:Nope.
dudeworld said:it "relaxes" them back to "normal" like how krokodil relaxes its addicts back to normal
Any useful insight instead of this stupid ramble? Go have some coke with an idiot whore.nVidiot_Whore said:lol
Go kill yourself slowly to pretend you are "relaxing." (aka, satisfying an addiction that causes you anxiety, pro tip, it's actually a stimulant)
Trip Warhawkins said:Any useful insight instead of this stupid ramble? Go have some coke with an idiot whore.
wathateradio said:Because they're real life.
RiccochetJ said:I did accidentally see a picture by clicking on what I thought was going to be a safe article. It was really sad and disturbing.
Hyuga said:Believe me.... bail out asap ^^
AbsoluteZero said:So Marijuana is absolutely safe?
water_wendi said:Must be pretty strong because the users dont seem to really care.
PetriP-TNT said:fixed.
Getting drunk is great. Hangovers are not. If there weren't hangovers, I'd be hammered every second. Actually if I had money I would be drunk right now.
now you can head over to 4chan prepared for what they have to show you!ajim said:I went through this entire thread, read every post, saw every image, and watched every video.
I will now leave it a changed man.
SuperJ said: