Friday, February 17, 2012

day ten: your views on drugs and alcohol

drugs:
I used to always say that I would never do drugs. I was convinced that they are the worst things you can do, but that's because I was uneducated and young. I am NOT saying drugs are good. But I do believe this is kind of a stupid question, because that is wayy too broad a term to discuss with all drugs lumped together. There are drugs that are terrible, horrible, awful, I would never dare go near them because they mess people up. But then weed is a drug, and it is a plant, and it is a lot less harmful than people realize. Everything in moderation, though. The only big danger with something like weed is that it could be laced with something way worse. Weed is not addictive, well maybe the feeling of being high could become addictive, but any good feeling can be that way. Heck, that's why people get addicted to shopping, and chocolate, and things like that. However weed itself is not addictive. If someone has no desire to try it then don't do it. If you are curious, why not? It is not the worst thing you could do.

alcohol:
In my opinion, alcohol is actually way more dangerous than people realize, in contrast to weed. Think about it: alcohol is the reason people die in car accidents, it messes people up so badly. It is fun at the time, and obviously I have drank on several occasions, and I have drank too much, but more and more I'm realizing it can be pretty awful. Once again, in moderation it's not so bad. But alcohol screws a lot of things up. Yes, I will drink. I'll probably get drunk again. But something like drinking and driving PISSES me off to no end. Both drugs and alcohol, when done by the wrong person, can have reeeally bad consequences.