Im a little cautious about the idea of drug taking. Ive read an article on hippyland about whether or not u need drugs to be a hippy and i understand u dont and im very open to the idea of the use of drugs but ive still got all the stuff i was told in shool at the back of my head tellin me drugs are bad. Really i'd just like some arguments in the use of (or even against) drugs to help me make my mind up about what i think about drugs. Peace and Love p.s im not gonna go lookin for drugs just if the opportunity ever comes up i wanna be able to say confidently yes or no wit peace of mind.
Oh I like this topic. I don't know what drugs in specific that you are considering using, so I'm going to cover them all. Um. Well first off I think it is well established (at least on here) that it should be your choice on whether or not you wish to take them. I personally don't really like it much when people take certain drugs.. like, say, at a party. I don't think of marijuana as the equivalent to alcohol, so I personally don't use it just to get "fucked up". Quite frankly I think the only drug that is only appropriate for getting "fucked up" is alcohol. and cocaine I guess. stimulants. certain depressants. To use a psychedelic or marijuana in a manner to get "fucked up" is just saddening. I think of it as a waste. A waste of a chance of enlightenment. But again, you may do it if you wish. These psychoactives are particularly the ones I focus on. The ones that I would do because they actually can bring benefits. When I think of marijuana, I think of its enormous history with civilization. Being used as medicine, a spiritual guide, a creative guide, as a social thing. When I think of psychedelics, I too think of their enormous history with humans. Psychedelics are and were used for spiritual purposes, creative purposes, and I've heard even hunting purposes. Psychedelics (I personally think, and my opinion may sound like bullshit to some) should only be taken by people who will respect it as what it can do, the emotions it brings, and the mindset, and possibly spirituality. Not everybody has the mindset to use Acid or shrooms. Why do you think that hippies were so famous for using them? The next time I use marijuana, I will do it in a setting where I am with a friend, and it is not an oppourtunity to get 'fucked up', or when I am in nature, or when I am painting or listening to music. I have never tried psychedelics, but I do take them very seriously. But still if you wish to use those to get fucked up, then you do so, because that is your VERY CONCIOUS decision, not mine. If you are going to take drugs, the right thing to do is to be safe. Please please please research your drug and think about whether this is something that you would enjoy. For example, Cocaine may make me feel like superman, but I don't like stimulants, I'd rather get a different feeling from drugs. It may make me feel good, but I (just personally speaking) would like something that makes me more at one with nature, or makes me appreciate things some more. But maybe you like all different kinds. When you first try a new drug, obviously don't take the normal dose. It's basically like a sampler. I had a project in school, and I got a list of questions that other kids had asked and turned in to the teacher. One of the questions was "How can you teach safe drug use if using drugs is inherently unsafe?" Well, they aren't inherently unsafe. If I were to do a safe injection from a sterile needle and used a safe preperaton procedure, and used a safe dose of heroin, and never did it again, is that unsafe? Did I get hurt? no. Drugs are alot like driving a car. People say that using drugs is a stupid idea. So is driving. Jumping into a two-ton hunk of metal and then speeding at speeds of 70 mph past other hunks of metals at the same speed and potentially getting into a crash and dying is a stupid idea. But we have safety precautions. We buckle our seatbelts. We have road rules. There are airbags, and backseats, and headlights, and brakes. All of these things prevent getting hurt or dying. You take a risk whenever you go in a car, or leave your house, or get up from the couch, doing anything, you take a risk when you use drugs. So one main reason that people say 'drugs are bad' is the potential of getting hurt or dying. The second resaon is the addiction. Why is this addiction started? Because the drug is used too much. You may smoke meth once and get addicted, and that just means that using it once is using it too much. Maybe it is just like that for a reason. Maybe meth is just like drinking cyanide. It is just plain bad. I don't know. I don't really reccomend ever trying meth or heroin to anybody. Especially meth. That's all I have to say. And ok, I'm not an old hippie, but I definately do have opinions on the subject.
