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Hmm maybe I'm younger than you, but I thought this was going in a different direction, to me there was often too much of an open acceptance. Growing up for me, drugs have felt like the opposite. It's what the cool kids did, and doing it was cool. Not doing it well, mind you, with lots of rules and carefulness. Just doing it to party and fit in. I know that isn't new, but where I was growing up even the smart kids who were clean most of the year would go to music festivals and experiment with ecstacy and other powerful drugs. It's in music, on tv, and multiple presidents have done them. The problem I've felt, has been that very few seem to know how to do drugs the right way Most people seem to use them like a button that you hit when you wanna party and let loose. To me, they're very different-- they're buttons with very specific effects. A very very small dose of an opiate can make you more sociable and even less stressed. It's not optimal, but before I learned healthier coping mechanisms I used this a lot. But damn it though I stay away, I have to admit in extreme moderation they still can enhance performance unbelievably well. Only problem is they're insanely addictive, so I stay away. My point is that I think there are smarter ways to use drugs, more like a doctor than like a rapper. I know some people will always want to use drugs like they're in a music video, you can't do much about that. But I think much of the population would actually like to use drugs in a more informed and pragmatic way. Is it not right to use drugs to have fun? No, at least I don't think there is a right way to use drugs. But I do think treating them like "fun" buttons is a terrible idea. I'm not against ecstacy, but it's neurotoxic. I'm not against weed but it can trigger mental disorders in some who are susceptible. I'm not against cocaine but honestly a lot of it does have fentanyl added in nowadays and unless you have the patience to test it in advance first you should stay away. Most people don't consider any of this, but they should. Drugs change your brain permanently(that's why the second time is never like the first), they're not to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, there's very little discussion on harm reduction and smart drug use. It's either the devil, or it's not a big deal. The truth, as always, is somewhere in between |