Drugs

[Legacy]

Since almost everyone has been in or is in high school I was wondering if any of you guys have been offered drugs like weed and others. If you have been offered some mention it and explain if you took it or not.

I have been offered weed but never took it because I've heard that's it's really bad for you and can damage your body or something like that.

 

[Bobcats]

<div class="quote_poster">Carter Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I have been offered weed but never took it because I've heard that's it's really bad for you and can damage your body or something like that.</div>

Every illegal drug is bad for you and damages your body. I myself have smoked weed. Not a big deal though.

 

[AKIRA]

ganja cant hurt your body in any way, the reason there is such a huge negative thing about it is because there is all these conspiricies.
http://www.totse.com/en/drugs/marijuana/10things.html
this link is full of info on marijuana. i would also like to say that i have been smoking it now for about 5 years and it has had no effect on me in any way, not socialy, mentaly or physically, i still play a high level of basketball (the league i play in is the 4th highest league under professional basketball in australia) i am in my last two years of highschool and i do very well in that so therte really is nothing wrong with it in my case. as for other drugs, i have tried LSD once and it was pretty cool, but im no junky or anything like that im a very healthy being.

 

[hustler]

I have tried Robitusson, it's very bad for you.

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class="quote_poster">Carter Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Since almost everyone has been in or is in high school I was wondering if any of you guys have been offered drugs like weed and others. If you have been offered some mention it and explain if you took it or not.

I have been offered weed but never took it because I've heard that's it's really bad for you and can damage your body or something like that.</div>

*Takes a hit of purple kush...

Yeah, of course. I smoked my first joint when I was 12. My only warning is not to use drugs if you have to get tested, because I played basketball in junior and senior high, and both teams tested me three separate times, and I failed every time and got expelled and sent to 'rehab'. Wish I could do that one over again... almost kept me out of college...

I also got arrested for dealing peyote once when I was 15, but I was a moron. I'm sure you guys have more common sense than to deal.

I've pretty much experimented with everything, so if you have any questions, I can probably answer them.

Like I posted in the Random Thought Thread -

I don't understand why people think I have add something to my body that alters me. What they don't understand is that every second alters you. Every thing you see alters you.

What's considered smart to the world and to parents is memorizing and school. What I've come to find as smart is being able to trip out. That's using more parts of your brain. That's your subconscious at work. That's lining up thoughts and doing really intense things to your whole existence here and in all your other lives that are going on simultaneously. That's what smart is, not just memorizing. Anyone can do that. So drugs just help that.

I don't think of it as any heavy alteration that hurts you. People say it's heavy, but I don't know what that means really. I don't think of it as being any naughty thing. It's just a way of making sure that you stay in touch with beuty instead of letting the ugliness of the world corrupt your soul. It doesn't destroy my body. I feel great. If I didn't feel great, I'd start running or something. I have lots of energy, I'm writing all the time, I'm developing my brain, widening my appreciation of all kinds, and being a nicer person, always working on being a nicer person. Even if addiction didn't exist, I'd still do it the way I've done it.

 

[Karma]

That was nice, Voodoo.

I've smoked a lot of times before (when I was in grade 9-10)...it was a fad at the time actually, and hate to say it but I just wanted to try it cause everyone else was trying it. However, I actually really liked the feeling (although it took me till the 3rd time I smoked to get it) and would do it once in a while with my friends. But I stopped in Grade 11...partly cause of seeing some of my friends turn into idiots wanting to smoke up and drink up almost all the time. I've seen some of my friends that used to just smoke once every other day or something and now they spend all of thier money on weed and smoke way more than once a day, and smoke ciggs as well, all the while f*king up thier school careers. I know that doesn't go for every person, but most of the people I know from my school that are my friends and smoke heavy have gone down that path. I don't really smoke anymore, and haven't touched it (even though I'm surrounded by it) in well over a year, but there's nothing really wrong with it, as long as you don't go overboard and ***** up your life.

 

[Schaddy]

I'm 21, and I drink and smoke weed, but in moderation. That's the key to anything like this: be smart and use moderation.

I guess the only think I'd tell you guys is to be responsible. I never really drank and never smoked before turning 18; there was a method to that madness. I worked hard all through high school and didn't worry too much about partying and all that. Now that I'm in college I have more freedom to do certain things that wouldn't have been good to do before. That is not a recipe for success that is universal: everyone is different, and you have to know yourself. In my opinion, it is smarter to wait until later in life to mess with weed or anything else. You are going to be alive for a long time; there will always be some opportunity on down the road to do whatever you want, so focus on setting yourself up with a good future before you do something that could, even in a small way, change your future.

Like the other guys said, I know people, some good friends, who have thrown away their lives. Don't do that. Be smart, use common sense, and don't do something that you aren't ready for. Like I said, there will always be another time to get trashed

 

[Run BJM]

NOTE: The following views are in no way, shape, or form a reflection of the beliefs of JBB or its staff.

The first time I smoked weed was in 8th grade (so about 12 or 13 years old). I've been doing it occasionally ever since, last year, in my sophomore year of high school I didn't smoke any the entire school year but I started back up over the summer and have been smoking alot more lately (still not very commonly but once a month you have a mid-night shift at work and you have to get through it somehow

) I wouldn't condone smoking weed but its definitely not a problem if you do it in moderation. Like others said theres alot of people who go way overboard for some reason beyond me since marijuana isn't addicting. Hell I have a friend who was in jail for two months for possession, hes getting off parole in two weeks but he just started smoking again last week. Retarded, but thats the way some people operate for some reason.

 

[Trip]

I used to be pretty heavy on weed, but it was mostly because of the environment. I was in a new school and hung out with the wrong crowd, then grew to like it. I even experimented with coke and meth. It was about two years ago when I started dating this girl who really opposed to it. It was painful for a guy like me who was quite sensitive to see someone I cared a lot about weep for my stupidity. And that was that, lol.

 

[Midnight Green]

Many of my friends smoke weed, and if I ever wanted to it would be very easy to obtain. I just never have wanted to try it. Not my style.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Moderation, moderation, moderation. That seems to be a recurring theme in this thread. I say **** that, you only live once - go all out. When I get high, I want to be really high and won't settle for any schwag or lowgrade ****. And when I trip, I want to trip hard. That's just me though...

 

[Run BJM]

<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Moderation, moderation, moderation. That seems to be a recurring theme in this thread. I say **** that, you only live once - go all out. When I get high, I want to be really high and won't settle for any schwag or lowgrade ****. And when I trip, I want to trip hard. That's just me though...</div>
And how many times have you been to jail?

Seriously though, when I say in "moderation" I mean moderate how often you get baked, not how stoned you get when you do take a drug. I usually don't get too f*cked up on anything, especially not alcohol since its harder to hide drunkenness than stonedness.

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class="quote_poster">Run BJM Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">And how many times have you been to jail?

Seriously though, when I say in "moderation" I mean moderate how often you get baked, not how stoned you get when you do take a drug. I usually don't get too f*cked up on anything, especially not alcohol since its harder to hide drunkenness than stonedness.</div>

For drugs? Just three times and all under eighteen. Since I became 'legal,' I've been real careful about that ****. Just requires some common sense...

If you're under eighteen, they don't give you anything but a little slap on the wrist, but if you're over eighteen, you're life is ******... good look getting a job, going to a good school, etc.

I hear ya' though... to each his own...

 

[Really Lost One]

I know some people that smoke weed, and I have been offered, but I declined. From what I'm hearing from this board, smoking is a good thing? I admit I am a bit curious, and that I do want to try, but I'm just too worried I will get addicted. I mean, smoking it once or twice probably won't do much harm, but what if I get addicted? It will basically ruin my life. With that being said, I'm taking the safe route, and I'm saying no

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I know some people that smoke weed, and I have been offered, but I declined. From what I'm hearing from this board, smoking is a good thing? I admit I am a bit curious, and that I do want to try, but I'm just too worried I will get addicted. I mean, smoking it once or twice probably won't do much harm, but what if I get addicted? It will basically ruin my life. With that being said, I'm taking the safe route, and I'm saying no</div>

Hey, bro', don't take any of our experiences as advice or encouragement to smoke weed. Different drugs alter different people in different ways, and therefore I can only share experiences, not recommend. And most importantly, if you took advice from one of us, that would put JBB in a sticky legal situation (me thinks,... based on an experience with a prior board).

 

[Really Lost One]

<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Hey, bro', don't take any of our experiences as advice or encouragement to smoke weed. Different drugs alter different people in different ways, and therefore I can only share experiences, not recommend. And most importantly, if you took advice from one of us, that would put JBB in a sticky legal situation (me thinks,... based on an experience with a prior board).</div>

Don't worry. I'm not going to try any drugs. lol. I'm just curious about the feeling of being "high," but like I said, I'm too scared that I will get addicted to it and that it will ruin my life. So no, I will not try weed or anything like that.

 

[Chutney]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">hear ya' though... to each his own...</div>
That should be the theme of this thread, instead of just emphasizing moderation. Every person reacts differently to drugs and it's dumb to base your own approach towards drugs on the experiences of people you know. I've seen people try hard drugs repeatedly and then just give up the habit cold turkey. And then there's the opposite, where some people take marijuana and there studies and relationships just start to deteriorate.

To answer the question, I haven't done any of the things mentioned.

 

[Karma]

<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Don't worry. I'm not going to try any drugs. lol. I'm just curious about the feeling of being "high," but like I said, I'm too scared that I will get addicted to it and that it will ruin my life. So no, I will not try weed or anything like that.</div>

Well, it won't necessairly ruin your life if you try it once, if that's what you're afraid of. Marijuana (according to that site that was posted earlier) is apperently less addictive than sugar and coffee, or something along those lines. From my personal experience, it wasn't addictive at all.

The first time I did it, I obviously didn't smoke it the right way and didn't feel nothing...ditto for the second time. It took me 3 times to actually get high and after that I just did it moderately on an on and off basis and stopped when I wanted to. It's not addictive, you just need to decide for yourself when you wanna do it and when you don't. If you wanna try it once, try it...but you most likely won't feel anything off the first time cause a lot of people tend to smoke in the wrong manner.

But, that's cool that you've said no. I actually fell to a fad, but I didn't mind trying it at all. It's not that big of a deal, really...it's quite a minor drug compared to the really serious ones like crystal meth, heroin, etc etc.

Wow, there was this documentary on National Geographic about the consequences of crystal meth and some of the people that were meth addicts were ****** up like hell. It was some scary ****.

Edit: I'm just giving you my personal experience. The fact that you've always declined is cool. I've been declining for a year now. Better to stay away from it, although I don't really believe it harms you all that much, but to each his own like VC said.

 

[Really Lost One]

<div class="quote_poster">Junoon Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wow, there was this documentary on National Geographic about the consequences of crystal meth and some of the people that were meth addicts were ****** up like hell. It was some scary ****.</div>

I don't want to end up that way. That's why I'm going to take the safe route and just say no

 

[Karma]

I was refering to crystal meth, which is much more deadlier upon addiction, but yeah, I understand what you mean.

Don't worry about it, saying no is the smartest choice obviously.

 

[NTC]

I've been offered cocaine, was comtemplating doing it, but I decided against it, more likely for the better.

 

[bbwSwish]

I'm with Brian. I don't do **** like that because the positives don't outweigh the negatives. I don't wanna screw up my life and I know if my parents ever caught me on any type of drug, I'd be in some deep ****. It's just not worth it to me.

 

[phunDamentalz]

alcohol is STILL the best drug and the best way to "let off some steam" without completely screwing up your life (for MOST people). For a few people obviously it does interfere with their lives, but this is a tiny minority - probably less than 5%.

 

[Skiptomylue11]

I used to get drunk a lot for 2 years, but then I stopped drinking for an entire year, now I only drink a beer or two or watered down wine occaisionally.

I smoked weed once, but I don't think I did it right, because I felt nothing.

Buckleys makes me want to vomit sometimes, is that a drug?

 

[44Thrilla]

I used to smoke weed 2-3 times a day (among other things). It's something I look back on and regret, and to be honest, if I could go back in time, I never would've started.

Nothing bad happened to me to change my mind, I just grew out of it one day and was able to realize what a waste of time/money it was for me. Not to mention the fact that everytime you light up (or have in your possession) some weed, you risk getting into trouble.

 

[thedude9990]

i've been offered, never have though cause i live above the influence, unless beer/vodka and all that stuff is considered a "drug" cause ive had all that good stuff lol but not that much just three four times

 

[Karma]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I've been offered cocaine, was comtemplating doing it, but I decided against it, more likely for the better.</div>

I actually swore to myself that I'd never do any other drug besides marijuana. I dont give a **** how happy, sexually active or tripped out it'll make me feel, I wont try any of that really serious ****.

I smoked one ciggarette in my life and one was enough because I thought it was the most pointless thing in the world.

I also think alchohol is fine as long as you keep it regulated. I guess the recurring theme for any drug/drink is to keep it regulated, although some people believe it doesn't make a difference (Voodoo Child). I'm not saying that I'm right, it's all just a matter of personal preference.

 

[Run BJM]

<div class="quote_poster">Junoon Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I actually swore to myself that I'd never do any other drug besides marijuana. I dont give a **** how happy, sexually active or tripped out it'll make me feel, I wont try any of that really serious ****.

I smoked one ciggarette in my life and one was enough because I thought it was the most pointless thing in the world.

I also think alchohol is fine as long as you keep it regulated. I guess the recurring theme for any drug/drink is to keep it regulated, although some people believe it doesn't make a difference (Voodoo Child). I'm not saying that I'm right, it's all just a matter of personal preference.</div>

Agree with most of this, I'd never try anything beyond marijuana. Especially agree about cigarettes, I don't understand why people smoke cigarettes at all. There's little benefit and the effects of it can be major over a long period and IIRC tobacco is one of the most addictive drugs there is. I'll have a cigar or clove every once in a while when I'm offered but other than that there isn't much point.

I also think its stupid how some people are heavily anti-drug/marijuana/smoking/etc yet still drink alcohol. I've got no facts to back this up but in general I'd say alcohol is more likely to get you in trouble and impair your judgment than marijuana. Weed calms you down, doesn't make you violent like alcohol does to alot of people, it even helps some people drive which is quite the opposite of the effects of alcohol.

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> I just grew out of it one day and was able to realize what a waste of time/money it was for me. </div>

If it's something that you enjoy and makes you feel good, why is that a waste of time and money?

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I smoked one ciggarette in my life and one was enough because I thought it was the most pointless thing in the world.</div>

You sure you did it right? lol Cigarretes (in general, not any brand in particular) are really underrated imo, especially for something that's legal. It really gives me a decent body high, not like heroin or anything, but they'll really make you feel better. I really only smoke when I'm coked up though. Otherwise, I just don't get the craving.

 

[Bahir]

<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">If it's something that you enjoy and makes you feel good, why is that a waste of time and money?

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Because eventually, you'll get addicted, and the "feel good" sensation will diminish. The heavier the drug, the better feeling, the bigger chanse of getting addicted, the more money it costs. One day you'll be wasting so much money on your drugs that you have to do things that you really wouldn't want to do to get money. I've had a couple of friends like that, and both of them ended up at places you don't want to be in.

There is more to life than getting high on drugs.