Do you do them regularly?

What is your personal definition of "drug"?

What have you tried?

Any experiences you want to share?

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal?

Were you an addict at some point?

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why?

In my idealistic world, every drug should be made legal, but every single person would still choose to turn their back on 90% of all drugs out there.

Do you do them regularly? No. I smoke weed once in every blue moon or all the time when I'm in Amsterdam. Damn Dutch.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Anything that alters the mind.

What have you tried? Just weed and alcohol.

Any experiences you want to share? No.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? MJ should definitely be made legal so people can stop killing over it.

Were you an addict at some point? Nope.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? I have an addictive personality and I know if I start harder drugs, I will be be an addict. I have too many responsibilities for that.

Do you do them regularly? I drink beer somewhat-regularly, depending on my mood.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Anything that alters your mind/body. For purposes of this thread, I assume you want to discuss "illegal drugs" such as pot and coke.

What have you tried? Alcohol and weed (morphine in hospital and oxycodone after my kidney stone)

Any experiences you want to share? Alcohol mellows me out, but after too much I'm bloated like one of those malnourished children with distended bellies. Weed puts me to sleep. Morphine killed my pain in SECONDS. Oxycodone is a wonderful and dangerous thing to have around the house.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Marijuana SHOULD be legal. I don't understand why it's taking so long to shed its taboo.

Were you an addict at some point? No, but had to flush the oxycodone when I started using it to self-treat my depression/anxiety on a regular basis.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? NO. Mind-altering concoctions are part of the human experience. Wine, whisky, and weed should be allowable for personal consumption, with the explicit understanding that you are responsible for your actions. People who abuse it or get behind the wheel of a car and wind up killing/maiming innocent bystanders should be punished HEAVILY. If you're not adult enough to moderate your intake, then LEARN. The heavy stuff such as cocaine and heroine should remain illegal. The prescription type should remain prescription types.

Dave1992 said:

Do you do them regularly? I drink beer regularly. Pot is alright, makes me very red eyed and sleepy so not too much of that for me.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? the same as the actual definition

What have you tried? alcohol and pot

Any experiences you want to share? nothing out of the ordinary

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? I'm with you Dave, I think they should all be legal. I don't believe drug laws stop anyone from doing them.

Were you an addict at some point? Nope

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? Nope, to each their own.

In my idealistic world, every drug should be made legal, but every single person would still choose to turn their back on 90% of all drugs out there. I completely agree

if they weren't illegal, funds used to enforce the laws could go to better use in the treatment or prevention areas of drug use.

Dave1992 said:

Do you do them regularly? NO

What is your personal definition of "drug"? substance that destroy your brains, body and personality, while you think you are having fun

What have you tried? Alcohol, weed, tobacco; that's about it, NEVER cocaine or chemicals, and I was called a pussy

Any experiences you want to share? when you're stoned, you can do some silly and embarrassing things, or strange stuff can happen to you, like being stoned in a party, and ONLY two seconds after that you wake up, bare-naked, in the house of a person you don't even know that well...oh, and it's 15:00 pm, by the way, and all your money is gone...

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? made them legal, and the number of junkies will increase exponentially; made them illegal, and the number of criminals/contrabandists/pushers will increase exponentially

Were you an addict at some point? I realized I was drinking perhaps too much; I stopped, it wasn't difficult and I'm glad for that...

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? none of my business; I know I don't need them; to each to their own...but I just avoid people who can't stop drinking or doing coke every friggin' saturday...I've reached, thankfully, a point where I can drink some alcohol and smoke some cigars (not regularly) just because I want to, not because I need to...it's a thin, fragile line, anyway: the moment you stop taking alcohol/tobacco seriously...it's when they get ya...

PurpleJedi said:

Do you do them regularly? I drink beer somewhat-regularly, depending on my mood.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Anything that alters your mind/body. For purposes of this thread, I assume you want to discuss "illegal drugs" such as pot and coke.

What have you tried? Alcohol and weed (morphine in hospital and oxycodone after my kidney stone)

Any experiences you want to share? Alcohol mellows me out, but after too much I'm bloated like one of those malnourished children with distended bellies. Weed puts me to sleep. Morphine killed my pain in SECONDS. Oxycodone is a wonderful and dangerous thing to have around the house.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Marijuana SHOULD be legal. I don't understand why it's taking so long to shed its taboo.

Were you an addict at some point? No, but had to flush the oxycodone when I started using it to self-treat my depression/anxiety on a regular basis.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? NO. Mind-altering concoctions are part of the human experience. Wine, whisky, and weed should be allowable for personal consumption, with the explicit understanding that you are responsible for your actions. People who abuse it or get behind the wheel of a car and wind up killing/maiming innocent bystanders should be punished HEAVILY. If you're not adult enough to moderate your intake, then LEARN. The heavy stuff such as cocaine and heroine should remain illegal. The prescription type should remain prescription types.

I forgot about the 10 prescription drugs I'm on.

Prednisone (a steroid) makes me feel pain-free and gives me tons of energy. I could see getting hooked on it.

Dave1992 said:

Do you do them regularly? Vitamins, mostly. But those aren't considered 'drugs', they're foods.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Any agent for use in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, cure, or prevention of disease in humans/animals. That's a "drug". What I think the majority of you are referring at the Class I-V controlled substances.

Any experiences you want to share? I've seen too many people I love fall under the influence of illegal drugs and die from their habits. Addiction is a disease that needs to be addressed and treated. That's not to say that all recreational drug use will lead to addiction, but it doesn't help.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why?

Unless it's used for it's intended use (i.e to relieve pain) and has a clinical relevance, no, I'm not against the use of 'drugs'. In OR's, cocaine (yes, you heard) is used as a vasoconstrictor (constricting blood vessels). I don't condone recreational use of either prescription or controlled narcotics because self-medicating with either one will cause more harm than good and the costs outwiegh the benefits.

And before y'all say that cannabis/marijuana does not cause addiction and is completely safe to use as a recreational drug, I think you should know it's a Class I controlled substance, AND is recognized as an addiction by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Just fyi.

In my idealistic world, every drug should be made legal, but every single person would still choose to turn their back on 90% of all drugs out there.

Dave, please explain what you mean by this. Are you strictly talking controlled substances or are you also referring to Rx drugs being made over the counter (OTC)?

typo edit

[Edited 3/29/12 7:31am]

Dave1992 said:

Do you do them regularly? Nope

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Stuff that messes with ability to process information

What have you tried? Sometimes I drink alcohol, tried MJ and didn't understand what the big deal was----was offered other shit and was like naw, fuck that.

Any experiences you want to share? I had 2 brothers in their 20's die in a car accident--out of respect for them, MJ or anything else wasn't really an option for me.

As for the other stuff, usually when I'm prescribed stuff that supposedly makes others feel "good" it makes me vomit violently. Hence, a lot of "good shit" has ended up tossed in my home. Before it was known how bad it was to most of us average folks, after surgery my husband was prescribed oxycontin when the bones in his hand were shattered playing basketball. He doesn't like drs or the shit they give you, and decided to suffer a little--for pain management only used ibuprofen. Thank GOD!!! That is one big mutha fucka and I would have had to beat his ass if he got addicted.......no warnings were on that bottle

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Laws are not stopping anyone from doing anything they really want to do anyway, so why make stuff illegal. In my state we have to show ID before buying certain over the counter medicnes . Besides, most of the LEGAL (presciption) drugs are being prescribed and used excessively. So now, the only ones making money off of drugs that they understand are not medicinally needed are the damn doctors and drug companies. The difference between prescrition and street drugs is that when people have this myraid of shit in their pockets, if their name is on the bottle, they are free to go. If its in a baggie, they are doing time. Hell....aren't they now claiming that processed sugar is addictive?

Were you an addict at some point? Got really drunk ONCE---hated how I felt. so always stopped drinking long, long before that point.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? Ask me that once the drug companies stop making toxic, addivictive shit that they legally peddle through the doctors....

[Edited 3/29/12 7:41am]

I was talking about controlled substances only. Of course I wouldn't make coke OTC.

Dave1992 said:

I was talking about controlled substances only. Of course I wouldn't make coke OTC.

Coke isn't sold in pharmacies...not legal ones, anyways.

And as far as every controlled substance being made legal..at the risk of becoming too passionate rather than professional in my opinion, I shall refrain from posting it.

If any of you really want to know, orgnote me.

Carry on.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Dave1992 said:

I was talking about controlled substances only. Of course I wouldn't make coke OTC.

Coke isn't sold in pharmacies...not legal ones, anyways.

And as far as every controlled substance being made legal..at the risk of becoming too passionate rather than professional in my opinion, I shall refrain from posting it.

If any of you really want to know, orgnote me.

Carry on.

I know, I meant to say I wouldn't go as far as allowing coke to be sold in pharmacies.

Like I also said, this view-point is very idealistic. If all people were smart enough, legalising everything wouldn't harm anyone.

my family consisted of all kids

i was reared with my uncles

aunts and cousins startin back in the '50s

whut ever was cool for my uncles

was cool for us and whut was cool for us

was cool for the cousins. ONLY THE BOYS

even as babies alcohol had 'madicinal'

purposes, so beer was nothin as a todler.

i was smokin cigs and weed at 7 pretty regular

my experiences with drugs spanned 49 years

out of my life time of 56 years if i added all

the times together that i wasn't high,

it would come up to 21 years.

12 years of bein sober/clean (not all at once 9 before 3 now)

2 1/2 years of containmeant (jails institutions marines)

and 6 1/2-7 years of bein a kid

all in all

i had whut i concidered to be a good life

it was a good life for me, it kinda sucked

for those in my path, although that's

where people around me wanted to be.

so,

drugs for recreation are not good

the party usually ends baddly

i qwit smokin cigarettes 15 months 3days ago

and i have enphazyma (no that bad)

(enphazyma light )

i have taken my experiences the only place one can

i'm workin on my degree in alcohol and drug studies

and i speak at various functions to help others.

YEP,

i'm in here as i am out here

and i'm to be found about in

many different cities,

and the only reason i don't use

anything but my street name on the org

is because of the hater type pussies

that seem to permiate this site fromm

time to time.

hope i was helpful

21 years may be a lil generous

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Dave1992 said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Coke isn't sold in pharmacies...not legal ones, anyways.

And as far as every controlled substance being made legal..at the risk of becoming too passionate rather than professional in my opinion, I shall refrain from posting it.

If any of you really want to know, orgnote me.

Carry on.

I know, I meant to say I wouldn't go as far as allowing coke to be sold in pharmacies.

Like I also said, this view-point is very idealistic. If all people were smart enough, legalising everything wouldn't harm anyone.

And that is exactly why they aren't.

Do you do them regularly? No, barely even take Tylenol

What is your personal definition of "drug"? A foreign substance you take that alters your brain, I guess

What have you tried? Only two illegal drugs, but of course lots of prescription drugs

Any experiences you want to share? Not really, but I will say my experiences with pot were bad.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Marijuana should be legalized and I am sure it will be, in this country anyway. I don't smoke though.

Were you an addict at some point? Yeah, with binge drinking

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? Nope, because some drugs help with pain management, mental illness, etc.

Dave1992 said:

Do you do them regularly? no, i never do them at all.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? anything that you take that alters your mind such as alcohol, etc.

What have you tried? i have only tried alcohol.

Any experiences you want to share? back in year 2000 i was really depressed after breaking up with my boyfriend at the time, i was house-sitting for a neighbor who was out of town. well, they had every kind of beer/alcohol you could imagine, so i drank everything i could get my hands on! i drank the vodka straight out of the bottle, followed by beer and whiskey. i wanted to die, and just be done with my life. i suffered alcohol poisioning as a result and did almost die. it taught me a huge lesson though, and i don't drink anymore.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? i wish none of them, i wish people didn't have the desire to do them or try them. but i don't know what the proper answer to this question should be. i am not here to judge anyone, it's not my place.

Were you an addict at some point? no, thank God! i've always been afraid of drugs.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? for myself yes! i am not going to judge others for their choices, it's their life to live, not mine.

In my idealistic world, every drug should be made legal, but every single person would still choose to turn their back on 90% of all drugs out there.

Vendetta1 said:

PurpleJedi said:

Do you do them regularly? I drink beer somewhat-regularly, depending on my mood.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Anything that alters your mind/body. For purposes of this thread, I assume you want to discuss "illegal drugs" such as pot and coke.

What have you tried? Alcohol and weed (morphine in hospital and oxycodone after my kidney stone)

Any experiences you want to share? Alcohol mellows me out, but after too much I'm bloated like one of those malnourished children with distended bellies. Weed puts me to sleep. Morphine killed my pain in SECONDS. Oxycodone is a wonderful and dangerous thing to have around the house.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Marijuana SHOULD be legal. I don't understand why it's taking so long to shed its taboo.

Were you an addict at some point? No, but had to flush the oxycodone when I started using it to self-treat my depression/anxiety on a regular basis.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? NO. Mind-altering concoctions are part of the human experience. Wine, whisky, and weed should be allowable for personal consumption, with the explicit understanding that you are responsible for your actions. People who abuse it or get behind the wheel of a car and wind up killing/maiming innocent bystanders should be punished HEAVILY. If you're not adult enough to moderate your intake, then LEARN. The heavy stuff such as cocaine and heroine should remain illegal. The prescription type should remain prescription types.

I forgot about the 10 prescription drugs I'm on.

Prednisone (a steroid) makes me feel pain-free and gives me tons of energy. I could see getting hooked on it.

Prednisone doesn't have the same mechanism of action as sedative or pain killer drugs. They will not give you a "high".

If you're interested to know more, here's a patient-handout from PubMed.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000091/

Thank you love.

I was going to copy and paste the questions and answer them... but my answers are all really boring.

I've consumed plenty of alcohol, but I don't even drink regularly anymore. I've smoked cigarettes in the past and the occasional cigar (when drunk). I tried marajuana once, but it didn't do anything for me. I've never been interested in taking any other drugs. Seeing my eldest sister high on all kinds of things made me want to avoid that stuff.

I've known people to mess their lives up totally with drug abuse, i've known people who have killed themselves through drugs... but i've also heard some pretty funny stories from people's experiences with occasional drug use. I guess it depends on the person.

I don't really have an opinion on what should be legal/illegal.

Do you do them regularly? Nothing illegal anymore, and I rarely take prescriptions unless absolutely necessary. I drink a few beers and a glass of wine, that's about it. And an ibuprofin.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Everything is a drug. Food alters our mood. Sex alters our mood. Pot and LSD alter our moods. Some things just affect us differently. Alcohol can fuck a person up more than LSD.

What have you tried?Any experiences you want to share? The day after I took acid the first time I went to work at a crowded bookstore (big mistake). I was definitely in a haze that day. I was manning the cash register, and I heard the phone rang. I meant to say "I'll help the next customer in line" but instead I said "Hello, Crown Books?" OOPS!

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? I used to think everything should be legal, but I am not so sure about meth and crack. Maybe they should be, though, just so everything is on the table. The thing is, legal drugs are just as damaging, if not more.

Were you an addict at some point? Yes, although some would just call me a stoner.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? no

Why?

I take prescription drugs if necessary, but that doesn't happen often. I hardly ever drink any alcohol, I probably drank less 10 liters in my whole life and I am 44 . I never smoked cigarettes and I never ever tried any illegal drug even though I spent a lot of time around people smoking marijuana. I even made my boyfriend stop smoking marijuana which was a very hard fight . IMO marijuana should be legalized because it is not any more dangerous or bad than tobacco or alcohol, so either all of these should be illegal or none of them.

I have spoken at length on here about my addiction to drugs in the past so I won't bother repeating myself.

I will say though that despite having for the most part incredible experiences while under the influence, addiction and the subsequent recovery from that was and still remains one of the most unpleasant things I have ever been through, and also one of the hardest. I'm glad I did quit though, otherwise i'd be dead.

Just say no.

Do you do them regularly? no but I do enjoy smoking weed when I have the chance

What is your personal definition of "drug"? I dont have one but it's hard for me to consider something that is used in its unaltered, natural form (such as marijuana)as a drug...If smoking beets produced a "high" effect, would they be considered drugs?

What have you tried? Pretty much everything at some point or another...never used a needle for anything but here were always other ways to get it in the system

Any experiences you want to share? I smoked a bowl with an on-duty, uniformed cop once...looking back, that was lame as fuck

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? I think marijuana should be legalized/decriminalized...more than anything-here in the US-mandatory minumum drug laws need to be changed...it makes little sense that a non-violent drug offender may have to serve a full sentence while a violent offender (not drug related) may be eligible for parole/early release...

Were you an addict at some point? absolutely...my life was a mess and I knew it but it didn't matter as long as I could find something every night to alter my mind...my early 20's are a complete blur and that sucks

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? not at all...moderation, as with anything, goes a long way

Mackey don't lie

KingBAD said:

Mackey don't lie

Mackey sure got his swerve on a lil' later in the episode tho

KingBAD said:

Mackey don't lie

Sorry for bringing him up again, people, but I just have to; this is too hilarious!

Do you do them regularly? Alcohol is my drug of choice. I usually have a small glass of wine with dinner.

What is your personal definition of "drug"? Any substance that alters your consciousness.

What have you tried? Pot, coke, percodan and Vicodin (used recreationally).

Any experiences you want to share? I had some pretty hilarious experiences with pot. The first time I ever used was during my senior year of high school. (I smoked pot instead of drinking back then, because pot was easier to get if you were underage. It also had the advantage of being less detectable by parents. Most of my friends got nailed for underage drinking because they came home after a party and puked their guts out. Pot doesn't make you do that. )

Anyway, the first time I smoked up was at a cast party. One of my castmates had the party at her house because her mom didn't mind if people smoked, as long as they did it in the basement (because she was supposedly allergic to it). So Bess and I and another friend smoked in her room (away from the other people at the party, because we didn't know how I'd react to it). It was brilliant. Except that I drove home about 20 miles an hour.

At my senior skip day, I smoked up with a couple friends right after breakfast and got SUPER paranoid. I hid in the bathroom for hours - all because I was afraid the boys in my class were going to throw me in the lake. Finally, the guys came into the ladies' room and said, "C'mon, we're just going to throw you in the lake now, so you join the party. So they threw me in the lake and I had a blast the rest of the day.

Which drugs should be made legal/illegal? Alcohol should be legal - and the drinking age should go back to 18. Pot should also be legal.

Were you an addict at some point? No. I've never been addicted to anything. I don't have that kind of personality.

Are you completely against the use of drugs? Why? No. I think people should be able to do what they want on that score - as long as they don't put other people in danger.

orger said:

KingBAD said:

Mackey don't lie

Mackey sure got his swerve on a lil' later in the episode tho

With Ms. Choksondik.

was ali g ever funny???