Day 03

Your view on drugs and alcohol

Drugs, I know tend to be a very controversial subject, but in my opinion they are great. There are so many uses for them. First of all sometimes they save peoples' lives there are so many medical drugs that are do so much good and we are always striving to make more.Without little things like ibuprofen I am sure my head would have burst by now, all it does it take some of the pain from a blaring migraine so that hopefully my brain will then allow me to sleep it off. That is just the beginning to the medicinal uses of drugs and a very minor one at that.
As for recreational uses, I also see nothing wrong with it as long as it is not something that is abused. I think that drugs can make you feel such different things and see things in such a different light that it is almost like connecting with another part of yourself and people that haven't tried are completely missing out. And for some people it is just a stress release, it is a way to take the edge off so you can have a good time in a situation that usually you may not be entirely comfortable with. Some people really strive on that every day hit of weed to get them through, to calm them down, and I think that is perfectly fine. I mean WHO ARE THEY HURTING. Nobody, and most of the time they arent even hurting themselves either. That being said I completely respect and understand other peoples decisions to not be a part of the drug culture. I also understand that sometime there are drug related crimes that portray a very bad image. For example driving under the influence, or drug deals gone wrong. If there were less strict rules on drugs I really think those drug deals gone wrong would be nonexistant because they could get their drugs from a safe place versus some sketchy dealer a cousins friends sisters ex boyfriend knew from jail. I think drugs are something that need to be taken complete care of and I KNOW that drugs can easily lead down a bad path are extremely easy to get addicted to. In my opinion though, you can't knock it until you try it and usually once you do you will understand.

Alcohol I also think works wonders. I think that the alcohol drinking age should be 18 and that police should worry about keeping people safe versus busting up the underage, but there can only be so much done in that case. I have a love hate relationship with alcohol, on one hand it can make someone the ballsiest person on the planet and they can get whatever they want. On the other hand, if it is abused it can lead to some very troubling outcomes. Another thing I think is that if you are going to drink you should drink to get ballsy and fun, versus just taking one drink and calling it quits. That could be the effects of 'liquid courage' though. I was never really much of a drinker until college and still with that I would much prefer drugs over alcohol. Alcohol does this awful thing of making you puke and feel like absolute destruction if you are not smart enough to take care of yourself before sleeping and I think that is a real damper on that.