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Which of you have never done drugs?
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Why is it hard together addicted to?
I loved E and did it for a couple of years and went through patches of doing it daily.
Anything that makes you feel good and gives you pleasant experiences can become addictive.
I didn't think ecstasy was addictive and I've actually heard stories of people using it to get over social anxiety. I don't think it's a recommended thing, but aside effect I guess.
I like the taste of beer and I don't get black out drink and hardly drink to inebriation. Beer tastes so good.
Food or porn can be addictive. It's less addictive in the physical sense. And less addictive in general, but yes people can get addicted to pretty much anything.
Never done the illegal stuff (by UK standards) since I'm not a fan of the smell of smoking (never done that either), don't want to stick needles into myself and I don't like the sensation felt when something goes up my nose. I suppose that would mean LSD is OK, but I'm not ignorant, I've read how dangerous that particular one is and I don't have a death wish.
Only drugs I ever used as prescriptions from the doctor. Don't care in the slightest to do the illegal stuff, uses up money, can cost your health and I've seen what it does to many people and I never liked the result. Addicts will say it's great stuff, I call them weak willed, addicts are addicts.
Don't drink either, grew up in a small town where everyone played follow the leader to fit in, seen how people act like fools when drinking, never inspired me. I have had some on occasions to celebrate, but usually only that one glass or two at the most.
Don't drink either, grew up in a small town where everyone played follow the leader to fit in, seen how people act like fools when drinking, never inspired me. I have had some on occasions to celebrate, but usually only that one glass or two at the most.
Wow am I your buddy? That's exactly me without the gun.
I never did a lot of drugs (just the very occasional drink or joint and I've lost interest in that a lot) in my lifetime but some of you straightedge-gaffers are fucking annoying.
I am interested in the use of drugs as a means of "widening my horizons" in the sense that it could help me produce better work in my writing and overall imagination. I have never used illegal drugs before, and I am interested to hear about this from people who have. I mostly see drugs as used only for temporal pleasure, but if they have long-term benefits such as some people in this thread claim, I would like to know more about them. Please do enlighten me.
If you try it for the first time, don't go in expecting results. Some people just can't work when they're under influence (especially weed) and you can't do much about it. If you want to try something, just do it in a relaxing setting and then go with the flow.
Kotetsu534
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What this guy said.
Hmm. I can't say that I've ever tried anything just to get a "boost", to enjoy myself more. More out of curiousity, than anything. I've only tried weed in recent years (being 35) - it doesn't get me high at all, merely relaxes me. I tried truffles in Amsterdam, and that was a fun and interesting evening. I don't drink and I wouldn't try anything harder than those... not that I would consider weed and truffles "hard"... though with truffles you do need to know what you are doing.
abstract alien
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I've never done a single drug, and I've also never touched a cig. As in, I've literally never touched one. Drinking wasn't even on my radar until I was 25, and even now I only really do it with close family and the few true friends I have. Always been a square when it comes to this sort of thing, but I say I'll dabble in something when I turn 35 or 40. Maybe I won't care anymore then. I've seen too much of what they can do to you to try them. Been a "get high on life" kinda guy.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Not me. Dide till I was like 26 and then was like fuck it, why not.
dragonlife
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I drink very rarely (dislike the taste of most beer, but am okay with tequila), but I've never done any drugs. I have no interest whatsoever in trying weed and probably never will. Same goes for cigarettes.
I find the smell of cigarettes very off-putting, and if someone smokes near me I will move away while holding my breath. It's also happened that someone will light one while speaking with me and I would excuse myself. They would apologize, but I would just say, "No worries!" It's not like I'm some stuck-up individual about it; I just really dislike cigarette smoke.
On a trip recently, someone put on my hoodie by mistake and when I put it on, it smelled like smoke (they're heavy smokers) and I wanted to cry QQ
I find the smell of cigarettes very off-putting, and if someone smokes near me I will move away while holding my breath. It's also happened that someone will light one while speaking with me and I would excuse myself. They would apologize, but I would just say, "No worries!" It's not like I'm some stuck-up individual about it; I just really dislike cigarette smoke.
On a trip recently, someone put on my hoodie by mistake and when I put it on, it smelled like smoke (they're heavy smokers) and I wanted to cry QQ
Coffee Dog
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Drink socially, and smoke weed all the time. Great fun, i tend to appreciate art and expand my horizons more high.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
What really bothers me is how drugs education lumps everything into one "drugs are bad" category and effectively brainwashes our youth. I used to be exactly the same as all of you - never did any drugs, didn't smoke cigarettes, wasn't even a big drinker.
Then I tried cannabis. Holy shit is that thing a life-changer.
Guys, you owe it to yourself just to try it. It isn't dangerous, it won't do you any harm. You won't get addicted. And you will feel amazing. It's life-enhancing in so many ways.
I now smoke or vape every day, and am happy in the knowledge that my recreational hobby is also helping prevent certain cancers and Alzheimer's. Very happy with my decision and can't see myself ever stopping.
Then I tried cannabis. Holy shit is that thing a life-changer.
Guys, you owe it to yourself just to try it. It isn't dangerous, it won't do you any harm. You won't get addicted. And you will feel amazing. It's life-enhancing in so many ways.
I now smoke or vape every day, and am happy in the knowledge that my recreational hobby is also helping prevent certain cancers and Alzheimer's. Very happy with my decision and can't see myself ever stopping.
From reading this thread i get the impression that most people who never touched illegal drugs were never offered.
I did lots of stuff when i was 17-23 by the time i got 23 i kinda grew out of it. Did it occasionally. Now i'm 25 and had MDMA twice this year.
Its been a perfect experience i think. I have no desire to use anything else besides having drinks when we're out.
If you're already 25 something i'd say dont really bother getting started with that stuff now. If you just graduated from high school i'd say go and experience things and do stupid shit and have a great time.
I did lots of stuff when i was 17-23 by the time i got 23 i kinda grew out of it. Did it occasionally. Now i'm 25 and had MDMA twice this year.
Its been a perfect experience i think. I have no desire to use anything else besides having drinks when we're out.
If you're already 25 something i'd say dont really bother getting started with that stuff now. If you just graduated from high school i'd say go and experience things and do stupid shit and have a great time.
Perhaps not working while influenced, but retaining something from that period that may be useful? Or are the effects very much constrained to only the time when the drugs are in effect? Thank you for your suggestion.
GrotesqueBeauty
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I'm not especially straight laced, but I've always been choosey about what I've done, how often, and the intent behind it. Generally speaking I believe in making educated decisions. Not everyone is the same. If someone wants to experiment with drugs they should educate themselves on the potential risks and benefits. People with a family history of mental illness or addiction would be sensible to steer clear. That said, I believe that it would be instructive for a majority people, even those who would otherwise never dabble, to have a legitimate hallucinogenic experience at least once in their lives - with the proper guidance, under the right life circumstances, and after their brain is fully developed of course.
What I find grating is people who have never touched illicit drugs and presume to know what they're "really" about. They're even worse than burnouts who think they've figured everything out just because they took a short chemically induced trip away from their experiential norm. Hyper judgmental anti drug crusaders who seriously believe they've got their finger on the pulse of something they have no interior experience of are probably the most in need of a jolt from their habituated worldview.
What I find grating is people who have never touched illicit drugs and presume to know what they're "really" about. They're even worse than burnouts who think they've figured everything out just because they took a short chemically induced trip away from their experiential norm. Hyper judgmental anti drug crusaders who seriously believe they've got their finger on the pulse of something they have no interior experience of are probably the most in need of a jolt from their habituated worldview.
Always-honest
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Wow, a lot of Gaffers really take good care of themselves.
Not me though... did a lot of drugs back in the days, smoked and drank alcohol.
Now i started smoking again and i drink alcohol basicly every day (only in the evening, relaxing).
I don't mind the drinking part, but i despise myself for smoking again. It brings me nothing.
I should quit...
Not me though... did a lot of drugs back in the days, smoked and drank alcohol.
Now i started smoking again and i drink alcohol basicly every day (only in the evening, relaxing).
I don't mind the drinking part, but i despise myself for smoking again. It brings me nothing.
I should quit...
How on Earth would you be able to know that?
This is what I thought, so wrong.
You wouldn't have to put in much work in order to find people right here on GAF who struggle with addiction. If you're lucky enough to be able to indulge and enjoy the goodness without repercussions, recreational drugs are great. But, even with how annoying these threads can be, people wanting to stay sober isn't the worst thing in the world. There's space for us all, so long as you don't start spouting off about how you have more fun doing whatever the hell you do than people on acid. No one has more fun than people on acid!
GrotesqueBeauty
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If you believe you've never done a drug you are deluded. The abstract way people who profess never to have taken drugs typically quantify what constitutes one or not is reductive and amusingly arbitrary when broken down. Perhaps you mean you've never done a "hard" drug?
*sigh* Drugs education is still working well I see. There isn't a single case of someone dying from an LSD overdose. I'm pretty sure it's way less dangerous than alcohol. Not that I'm saying you should take LSD, but I don't think it's as dangerous as you're making out.
OminoMichelin
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Alcohol and coffe regularly, I hate cigarettes and my throat can't stand weed+tobacco, even though I found it's a good way to calm my nerves, especially with good company.
Been thinking about using a vaporizer, but weed is still illegal around here so who know when I will get to try that. Most stoners I know just make cigarettes.
Been thinking about using a vaporizer, but weed is still illegal around here so who know when I will get to try that. Most stoners I know just make cigarettes.
UnblessedSoul
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I drink alcohol every now and then but dont smoke or do drugs, I don't see the point people use them when they are stressed/bored with life or even as a tool to escape reality, nothing good comes out of doing those things so I don't see the point
Drugs, as in non-medicinal drugs (painkillers, antibiotics etc. can be classed as drugs, no?).
EDIT to put it other way, no recreational drugs.
GrotesqueBeauty
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The danger of LSD is that it's often cut with other crap, like a lot of street drugs. This is part of the problem with the stigmatization of drugs and the black market it creates. A healthy well educated populace with open access to closely regulated drugs would be infinitely safer than the regressive laws most countries have.
Painkillers are a particularly good example of the sorts of drugs I'm talking about (many of which are resold for recreational use, and are often as deleterious to your health as illicit drugs, or moreso), although even things as simple as food or oxygen have all sorts of effects many people never stop to consider. By nature we consume things that alter our perception, but most people rarely pay attention to the effects of these things on their body. Manipulating your intake of even the basic living necessities I just mentioned can dramatically alter the senses.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
You won't find a single person addicted to cannabis though, because it's not in the slightest bit addictive. With almost any other drug, I would agree with this post.
I do agree with the "room for all of us" sentiment though. I would be the last person to judge someone who chose not to, I'm just keen for people to try it so that they can be properly informed about the debate.
TyrantGuardian
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Never taken any drugs or drank a single drop of alcohol (well, I guess soy sauce contains trace amounts? Heh.) and don't drink coffee or anything like that. In fact, I mostly just drink regular tap water since I phased out soda. Got tired of ruining my teeth.
That said, I'm not exactly a healthy person in general - I probably need a way better diet and more exercise. Still, I've never seen any point in altering my state of mind with external substances. It's nothing I long for in any way, shape or form. I like being in control of my thoughts. That's pretty much it.
That said, I'm not exactly a healthy person in general - I probably need a way better diet and more exercise. Still, I've never seen any point in altering my state of mind with external substances. It's nothing I long for in any way, shape or form. I like being in control of my thoughts. That's pretty much it.
I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
If you decide to take psychedelics at some point, the people you're with and the environment you're in makes all the difference.
If you're somewhere uncomfortable and with people you don't particularly like or trust, you're probably going to have a shitty time.
RIP Mitch 
Real MDMA has been practically non-existent where I live for the past ~5 or so years, It's a pity considering how great and safe it is compared to most the alternatives.
If you decide to take psychedelics at some point, the people you're with and the environment you're in makes all the difference.
If you're somewhere uncomfortable and with people you don't particularly like or trust, you're probably going to have a shitty time.
me, because I don't like do like everybody else.
Drug usually means something specific taken for some specific purpose and the word should be treated as that, not have it suddenly mean something else, or redefine it to be much, much more inclusive (like drinking coke being counted as using drugs because it has very small amount of caffeine).
Bah, why do people bandy with words? Everyone knows when someone says "drug", they mean almost certainly non-alcohol recreational drug.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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I drink alcohol occasionally but I've never used any other drug. I've had a number of chances but it was just something I was never interested in doing.
UnluckyKate
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Heart disease : can't drink can't smoke can't do drugs.
Although, I must have been exposed to passive smoking of pot because my friends occasionally have some.
Although, I must have been exposed to passive smoking of pot because my friends occasionally have some.
GrotesqueBeauty
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Do Kundalini breathing techniques or fast for several days then tell me oxygen and food are not drugs. Give a can of coke to someone who has not gradually acclimated their body to sugar and caffeine and tell them those aren't drugs. Like I said before, the way that people who profess to have done no drugs choose to quantify the term is reductive and largely arbitrary. It tends to boil down to something along the lines of "its not a drug because I don't consider it a drug".
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