DRUGS

[KYGOTC]

My personal philosophy is that you should never do a drug that is stronger than you are.

That is truely genius.

Anyhoo, since I last posted in this thread, (over a year ago) I've gotten drunk a few more times. Even enjoyed it a little. But Still not worth the headache and the beer-s**ts.  However, I have also grown quite fond of the ol' mary jane. I smoke it when I can and I still remain the healthiest member of my group of friends. I see nothing wrong with the act of smoking weed.


HOWEVER.


Weed has changed my group of so called "friends" for the worse. They were once a bright energetic creative group of people, but now trust wears thin and it seems that everything we do revolves around smoking pot now.

"Hey, lets go to Hooters and get all-you-can-eat wings!"
"YEA!"
"Ok, but we gottta get SUUUUPER baked first, right?"
"Well, sure. Ok."
"Do you have any?"
"....Um, no. I havent bought any in a while."
"AUGH. Ok, well....umm...lemmie call Matt. Maybe he has some we can buy or maybe he'll smoke us out."

Everything we do becomes this big long drawn out thing where we need to hunt down weed before we do anything fun. It drives me crazy. And that's when we're actually DOING something. most of the time, it's the ol' sit around the bong in a basement.

I like weed. I do. I see no problem with it. But some people, not ALL people, become heavily MENTALY addicted to it, and they never are the same afterwards.  

[Flick James]

My personal philosophy is that you should never do a drug that is stronger than you are.

That is truely genius.

Anyhoo, since I last posted in this thread, (over a year ago) I've gotten drunk a few more times. Even enjoyed it a little. But Still not worth the headache and the beer-s**ts.  However, I have also grown quite fond of the ol' mary jane. I smoke it when I can and I still remain the healthiest member of my group of friends. I see nothing wrong with the act of smoking weed.


HOWEVER.


Weed has changed my group of so called "friends" for the worse. They were once a bright energetic creative group of people, but now trust wears thin and it seems that everything we do revolves around smoking pot now.

"Hey, lets go to Hooters and get all-you-can-eat wings!"
"YEA!"
Ok, but we gottta get SUUUUPER baked first, right?"
"Well, sure. Ok."
"Do you have any?"
"....Um, no. I havent baught any in a while."
"AUGH. Ok, well....umm...lemmie call Matt. Maybe he has some we can buy or maybe he'll some us out."

Everything we do becomes this big long drawn out thing where we need to hunt down weed before we do anything fun. It drives me crazy. And that's when we're actually DOING something. most of the time, it's the ol' sit around the bong in a basement.

I like weed. I do. I see no problem with it. But some people, not ALL people, become heavily MENTALY addicted to it, and they never are the same afterwards.  

I agree with your assessment. I've smoked off and on throughout my life, although I haven't touched the stuff in years. I have little ones and have to keep things minimal.

That said, one thing that always annoyed me about potheads was that, as you say, every activity revolved around getting baked first. That's where it crosses the line for me. I look at ANY substance as something that can add to an event, but should never be necessary to enjoy the event or, worse yet, BE the event.

I have a philosophy that people can get addicted to lots of things, a drug, a video game, a hot tub, food, etc. When people use such things as an escape from reality, that's when it becomes a problem. Potheads, and anybody else for that matter, need to be able to engage and enjoy life with or without their libation of choice.

If somebody is saying "Ok, but we gotta get SUUUUPER baked first, right?" then it's up to you to just say it: "well no, we don't have to be." If you're going along with the drawn out delays, then you're exacerbating the problem. Time to put your foot down with them potheads, my friend.

Aside from that, no, I don't have a problem with weed.

[JaseSF]

I knew a few potheads back in my college days. They were nice enough, super laid back and easygoing but half the time, they missed class and didn't seem to care too much when they were there. Of course the majority eventually flunked out and weren't there in year two. Nothing, just nothing, seemed as important as their next high. Seeing them and how they behaved was a turnoff for me from ever smoking it.

[bob]

So, I've pretty much been up all weekend. Felt like Tony Montana.

I need to find some local clinics, see if I can get some help at a cheaper price. Can't do a full rehab.

you could try and do what I did to quit smoking.........just quit cold turkey

[HappyGilmore]

I think I'm much too far to just stop. When you drink and do these kinds of drugs, you really need to watch.

[The Gravekeeper]

Thanks to a mental illness that can react very badly to any kind of drug, I've never done anything illegal and I have to monitor myself whenever I go on long-term prescriptions to make sure it isn't having a serious effect on me.

I do enjoy a glass or two of something alcoholic once in a while though; I kind of like that sort of bite alcohol gives a drink. It's never had any real effect on me other than a bit of a buzz (and that was when I was trying to get drunk).

[Vik]

Words cannot describe how badly I've been wanting to take mushrooms lately.

[KYGOTC]

Words cannot describe how badly I've been wanting to take mushrooms lately.

I've been wanting to do that too. If it grows out of the ground and hasn't been tampered with, I'll try it at least once.

[akiratubo]

Yesterday I found a stashed bottle of oxycodone pills I forgot I had.  I actually sat around just staring at the bottle for more than an hour, then I crushed the pills and flushed them down the drain.

[Flick James]

Words cannot describe how badly I've been wanting to take mushrooms lately.

If it's not going to hurt you or anybody else, go for it. If it is, please don't.

I'm sorry for injecting common sense into this. Forgive me everybody.

[HappyGilmore]

Kira, good call. If they're needed, it's one thing. I took them a few times and felt like I was on heroin, throwing up and such.

[KYGOTC]

Yesterday I found a stashed bottle of oxycodone pills I forgot I had.  I actually sat around just staring at the bottle for more than an hour, then I crushed the pills and flushed them down the drain.

I've never done that stuff, nor do I trust it. My friend in the army speaks highly of it, but like I said, if it it didn't grow out of the ground or has been synthosysed in some dudes basement, chances are it's bad news.

[Mofo Rising]

Yesterday I found a stashed bottle of oxycodone pills I forgot I had.  I actually sat around just staring at the bottle for more than an hour, then I crushed the pills and flushed them down the drain.

I've never done that stuff, nor do I trust it. My friend in the army speaks highly of it, but like I said, if it it didn't grow out of the ground or has been synthosysed in some dudes basement, chances are it's bad news.

Just forget the idea that there are "natural" drugs. Everything is natural because this is the real world. Throw out the idea that that "natural" drugs are better because they were already here.

Drugs are drugs. "Oxycontin" is basically heroin, don't sell yourself that is anything better than.

[HappyGilmore]

Yesterday I found a stashed bottle of oxycodone pills I forgot I had.  I actually sat around just staring at the bottle for more than an hour, then I crushed the pills and flushed them down the drain.

I've never done that stuff, nor do I trust it. My friend in the army speaks highly of it, but like I said, if it it didn't grow out of the ground or has been synthosysed in some dudes basement, chances are it's bad news.

Just forget the idea that there are "natural" drugs. Everything is natural because this is the real world. Throw out the idea that that "natural" drugs are better because they were already here.

Drugs are drugs. "Oxycontin" is basically heroin, don't sell yourself that is anything better than.

Yeah.  Hell, most everyone I know starts using heroin after taking Oxy's.  Heroin's cheaper to get.

[KYGOTC]

Drugs are drugs. "Oxycontin" is basically heroin, don't sell yourself that is anything better than.

Oh, DEFFINATLY, dude! I have no arguement with you there. I agree completely! Anything that even RESEMBLES heroin I won't even be in the same ROOM as.