Once again about drugs...

[Jamt]

Maybe time to skip the smiley’s and reread Sarmatas post.
There are a lot of kids in this world.
It could be one of yours it happens to.

[Brynhild]

Maybe time to skip the smiley’s and reread Sarmatas post.
There are a lot of kids in this world.
It could be one of yours it happens to.

The very thing that worries me about mine. I've been upfront about my drug use (pot mostly) with them, and they're well educated enough about what's currently out there.

I don't want them to touch drugs, but I also must trust them to make their own decisions about what is and what isn't good for them. Hopefully, they won't do anything at all, but if there's a drug of choice it's home grown pot hands down. I know they all hate cigarettes so we're off to a good start in that regard.

[Absinthe]

Sad...

I am thinking that occassional (even one-time) drug users have more chances of OD-ing and dying from it, than habitual drug users... Mainly due to lack of experience and knowledge about drugs.

Of course, everytime one is using drugs, one is playing with one's life.

One of the reasons I never did drugs when all of my stoned friends were trying to convince me "it is harmless" and "nothing's ever happened to them", is that I realize that the drug is merely the substance, it needs an organism to interact with...

And since no two organisms are the same, the reaction to the drugs depends on the psychosomatic and biochemical state of each individual at the time of drug use.

So who can guarantee to me that a certain substance is 'harmless'. What if I have a certain condition that I am unaware of, that makes it harmful for me?

I'd rather be safe than sorry...

[Thorum]

Maybe time to skip the smiley’s and reread Sarmatas post.
There are a lot of kids in this world.
It could be one of yours it happens to.

Unfortunately, as my kids are growing up now, they are taught by society and government that alcohol is ok, and other drugs aren't. Utterly ridiculous!!

I will teach them correctly. That all drugs can be bad. All drugs can kill. Alcohol is by far the most deadly. I don't recommend drugs, though I am not against drugs. It is an individual decision whether or not to use drugs. Again, I will teach them that alcohol is by far the most devastating and damaging.

[Thorum]

One of the reasons I never did drugs when all of my stoned friends were trying to convince me "it is harmless"

Do you drink? What about your avatar?

:mmmm:

[Absinthe]

Do you drink? What about your avatar?

:mmmm:

It was chosen for aesthetic/artistic purposes.

Besides, the absinthe that circulates now is nothing like the absinthe of the 19th century. It's just strong alcohol.

[Thorum]

It was chosen for aesthetic/artistic purposes.

Besides, the absinthe that circulates now is nothing like the absinthe of the 19th century. It's just strong alcohol.

Absinthe, I love your avatar!!

Actually, my point was that my guess is you drink. And you think it is ok to drink alcohol but other drugs aren't ok.

Sorry, doesn't make sense to me.

[Absinthe]

I drink, but I don't think it's a good idea to drink.

[Thorum]

I drink, but I don't think it's a good idea to drink.

Absinthe, I love to drink. I also love to smoke marijuana. I have also done coke, LSD, mushrooms, snorted heroin, loveboat/PCP, quaaludes, etc.....

Mostly in my 20's. I stopped drinking about 7 years ago. I haven't done any other drugs for probably 15 years.

With all that said, In my experience, nothing.......nothing has caused me more mental, physical and social damage than alcohol.

I guess my perspective is shaped by my life...

[Absinthe]

I didn't say anyone shouldn't, I merely said it's not a good idea to. It's up to anyone to decide what to do with their own bodies, and none of my business...