Montrovant
Fuzzy bears!
Sad, never understood why anyone would choose to use drugs....
I do.
Some drugs make you feel so damn good while you are using them, that it is almost unbelievable. Cocaine is one of those drugs. When I was younger, I used cocaine, but as a college student paying my own way, I couldn't afford it, so I dropped down to the much cheaper crystal meth. Cheaper as in the same expense would keep you high for about 8 times longer.
Oh man, I was bad with the meth. I'd often go three days straight without any sleep. I was 22 years old, cramming for finals, working full time and I went five days without sleep using crystal meth to keep me going. I got through finals and crashed. When I finally woke up, I discovered I had slept for 32 hours, and I still felt like shit. Literally, when I woke up, I didn't know what day it was. After that incident, I never touched that stuff again. Crystal meth kills people. I don't know how I was able to just walk away from it because most people can't once they are hooked.
I haven't used an illegal drug for at least 25 years. Some years ago, I messed up my back at work (before I had the cushy office job) and I turned down the doctor recommended percocet for prescription strength Ibuprofen.
I do like my Scotch and Gin though.
I can't imagine wanting to feel good in a mind-altered way. I feel pretty good, and I can't imagine wanting to feel any better, especially if I know beforehand that it isn't even real.
And worst of all, knowing all the bad things that happen to people that use them and get hooked on them alone makes me shudder at the thought of ever using any drug - no "good feeling" is worth me giving up control of myself. And that's what happens, when people get hooked - they are no longer in control....and the way they look from continued use...it's just not worth it.
I guess I'm lucky in that even though I smoked when I was young...I gave it up cold turkey and didn't have any ill effects....never smoked or had the desire to do so again. Alcohol, I don't have it very often...maybe a glass of wine with dinner when we eat out, or a Margarita two or three times a week during the summer when we're out swimming. But, I'm not addicted to any of them, and I like that just fine.
Alcohol is as much a drug as anything else. As with most things, moderation is the key.
Of course, I imagine that is harder to do with some drugs than others, just as it is harder to do for some people than others.
However, I don't understand why the idea of something making you feel good is so strange. That it isn't 'real' is debatable; what does that actually mean? You really feel the way you feel when taking whatever the drug is. It's as real as an endorphin rush or any other naturally occurring bodily chemical.
It's the side effects that people are willing to risk/accept that I usually find strange.
