ITs scary how many people here do not consider alcohol a drug.
I have tasted both nicotine and alcohol, however i chose not to consume either of the two. Same goes for coffee. I have never tried "hard drugs".
Drugs alter your brain state and i like mine as it is thank you very much. Also alcohol just makes me sleepy and the rest does not seem to have any effect.
I had a bottle of champagle on my desk during new years eve, unopened, just to troll people calling in via skype. That bottle was gifted to me 5 years ago and i never had a reason to open it.
Sadly we have a tradition to gift drinks at occasions here, so alcohol is stockpiling in my house since i dont actually drink it.
Fishcactus said:
I don't even like taking drugs for medical reasons, if I can live with the pain i'll just keep on going.
Very much the same for me, which is basically why i have a whole bunch of prescribed anti-pain medication that would be a treasure for any druggie left over in my house. some of it is probably going bad from old age. such waste.
loc978 said:
Can't really comment, since I drink occasionally and am looking into getting a medical marijuana growers license (to treat chronic pain from various injuries, because I have bad reactions to every opiod painkiller I've tried)... but I would like to point out that caffeine is a recreational drug. One that's very hard to avoid in any land full of pre-packaged food and drink. Most straightedge people I've met are heavily addicted to the stuff (to the point of getting the shakes during rare withdrawals), usually in the form of energy drinks.
...that's the only drug I've ever been addicted to. I find alcohol to be much less dangerous for me.
caffeine is extremely addictive and it has severe physical withdrawal effects. if they would go cold very likely they would be incapable of even walking for a few days. (usually hits peak after a week of going cold). Though i never understood the purpose of energy drinks. why would you drink them? Im glad to avoid caffeine altogether, thought admittedly its possible there are some traces of it in food i consume, like i know there are in one of the candies i like, but those are way bellow the dosages of people drinking coffe or so.
In Search of Username said:
I drink, but I have a couple of friends who're teetotal. They both say they just don't see the appeal. Don't see why they wouldn't but whatever.
Not trying to condone or anything. You say you dont see why cant they understand the appeal, so can you explain why does it appeal to you?
Juan Regular said:
Senare said:
6. I view consumption of it as a weakness.
Better watch out, you might hurt yourself falling down that mighty high horse of yours.
Drinking alcohol in moderation is by no means a sign of weakness in any way and looking down on others who enjoy a drink from time to time and calling them 'weak' is hands down idiotic.
Mild consumption is not weakness of course, but people who go to be hypnotized because they lack the will to stop do have a weakness.
AnarchistFish said:
Weird that many of the people saying they don't see the appeal are people who've never tried it, but whatever
Maybe they never tried because they dont see the appeal? Surely you can say "killing babies does not appeal to me" before trying it, right?
shootthebandit said:
thesilentman said:
I choose to not indulge in such because I'm not interested in screwing my body over at my age. I'm also underage, but even as I become an adult, I have promised not to have any drugs or alcohol.
Not that it's gonna stop me from becoming a hit at parties, right guys? Right... guys....?
Id say if youre confident enough to go to parties and stay sober then I would encourage you to do so. If you are an interesting person then youll be ok just expect to be a glorified taxi driver and never be a dick and say "I was sober heres a video of you....and does your head hurt this morning". I dont know what age you are because a lot of us at a young age say "ill never drink or do druvs" then we get caught up in the moment. I sincerely hope you live up to what you said and all the best to you when you are old enough
I can second that taxi driver reference. I was the guy that would go to parties that would bsically be only for getting drunk - and stayed sover. Of course half of the time at those parties was spent me telling people no when they offered me drinks. Though i ALWAYS had a ride to the party since they knew ill be sober in the end and be able to be the driver going back to city. (we used to party outside of city). And hence i never had to pay for a ride.
Granted much can change by the time im 80, but so far at 24 i still see no appeal of drugs.
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