Well, topic says it all. I'll let a few pople post there views before i throw up mine, purely because i think it will make the debate a lot more interesting. + i'm late for meeting people Any ways, post away

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I know quite a bit of people that do drugs, but they dont go asking everyone to do this or smoke this etc. like everyone says they do. But i would never do drugs cause they are bad for you and stuff. For the people i know that do drugs i dont really care, it doesnt bother me cause they are cool about it, like i said they dont tell me to do this or whatever. So in short it doesnt bother me but i wont do them.

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First off what kind of drugs? If your talking about anti-depression drugs that help with depression, that Tom Cruise is against, then I think they are fine for people to use because they do help people. Now, If your talking about drugs that hurt you like marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin, then no they are not okay because they are pointless to use. They hurt the body, spirt and mind. Why would somebody try drugs? Sure they it may be "fun" to get high, but at what cost? Now, medical marijuana is fine by me because it can actually help people that are terminally ill. Most people think marijuan is harmless when it is not. Sure, Marijuana may not be addiciting, but the same brain effects that herioin and cocaine cause are present in the brain of the marijuana user. People who use marijuana have a better chance of getting a heart attack and are more prone to memory loss and slurred speach.


That's my say on drugs!

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My views are similar to above in that they are bad for you etc and can be bad for society. But i live in an area where drugs are fairly common, the guy next door is a stoner but it doesn't bother me. To be honest as long as the person isn't stealing/mugging etc.. to get the money to buy drugs and isn't killing/fighting etc while high or in relation to drugs then wheres the harm? the only problems come when people are desperate for the money to get drugs and they aren't being destructive while high and arent forcing drugs on other people and leaving needles around etc... then theres not a problem. Smoking it in the street is only marginally worse than smoking ordinary cigarettes in the street, both are addictive and destructive and stink.

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Where's the harm. You saying there is no harm for somebody to do ILLEGAL drugs in their home is saying to everybody that it is okay for people to do drugs! If I knowingly knew my neighbor did drugs I would try and get this person help because he is a prime example of somebody destroying society. How you say? He is showing to other people, especially teens, that drugs are okay, as long as you are indoors and in an isolete place. Older Adults need to be good role models to teens, otherwise they will assume that doing drugs is okay!

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Excelent, so with those posts put down, time to spark up the debate

I am whole heartedly for drugs. Me and the group i go out with were talking about it today, there hasnt been a weekend in about 3 months where we havnt either got drunk, done drugs or both.

But, dont take me for an addict. I dont crave drugs i just enjoy them. i dont NEED them, i just like the feeling they give. Its kind of hard to explain, i think recreational use pretty much sums me up.

Now, why do i agree with drugs?

Well i would say the main reason is, contrary to popular belief, trying something once or twice wont kill you. Yes i know there is a very small percentage of people that get completely hooked / OD / screw up completely on there first try, but it is a very small percentage.
"why take the risk?" is s pretty much pointless argument, you take risks every time you walk past someone smoking, cross a main road, leave the house. Admitedly these are higher risks, but no more than getting drunk, in fact probably less.

Please bear in mind that when i say all this, i am talking about softcore drugs, (dope, salvia, ecstacy etc) if you are stupid enough to go and skag up then you deserve everything you get.

i'm typing this as thoughts come to my mind, so you'll have to put up with it being a bit disordly

But yea, people say "why do [drug]?"
bottom line - its fun.
the feeling of being so stoned you can barely move and yet are laughing so hard at nothing.
The feeling of being completely unstopable and the happyness that E gives. People say "oh thats pretty sad that you need E to make you happy" but seriosly, once you've felt the happy i get off it you would understand.

So yea, "you're damaging your health!"
yea i probably am, but smoking a few J's once a week f*cks me up less than getting completely wasted at parties and what not, so i think i'll survive.

to the post above - why? the guy is causing no trouble in his own home, he isnt going out starting fights, he is just quietly stoning in his own home

One last thing - dont take this post as me saying weed doesnt hurt you, it definately does. But, it is better for you than tobaco and doesnt dmg the body as much as binge drinking.
It is however, a gateway drug. What i mean by that is you will do it saying you'll never do any other drugs at all but somehow it will lead you onto other *BLEEP*.

 

 

 

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Something about the way you wrote this made me think you liked using drugs. I'm not saying drugs are bad AT ALL, but I am not going to use them. If people arent harming others by using them, I don't see a problem with them using them. Like many other people, I know at least one person that uses drugs on a regular basis, and they to are cool about it and dont try to get me to smoke pot with them. They respect my views and I respect theirs. I think alcohol is a different story. I sometimes drink at parties, and yes I am underage. I don't abuse it however, I've never passed out and have never hurt anyone else by me drinking it, and I am not addicted. I have never driven a car (and don't plan to ever) under the influence. My shrink says as long as we don't drive or hurt others while we are drunk, there isn't a problem with it. I stand strongly behind his words. Does anyone else agree with me?

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Wow... You amaze me. Your exactly the reason teens still do drugs. I don't care what you say. You do drugs, it only pushes others. A very small chance? I GAURANTEE 9 out of 10 people who "try" marijuana become hooked, practically for life. People are killed because of these drugs. Not only the people who DO them, but many others also. Bottom line: They hurt you. They hurt others. Why do it at all?

"Fun"? Like crap. Just an excuse to get away from real life. Get a hobby. Try an extreme sport. You'll get way more enjoyment that LASTS out of something real. Drugs - are fake. Skydiving - is not. It's real enjoyment. Real fun. And your not constantly hurting your body, either. I personally think that anyone who uses any of those drugs deserves to be killed by them. Drugs are practically the scum of the earth.

Alcohol causes hundreds of deaths a *day*. When your drunk, you lose the privelage to make your own decisions. Just because you swear now you will never drive drunk doesn't mean you will when you ARE drunk. It's amazingly easy to get talked into doing something you don't want to.

Finishing words: Lewis, you may be surprised just how addicted you are. And how easy it is to become addicted. Drugs kill people. Alcohol kills people. Tobacco kills people. Each MORE than nearly ANY other natural disease ON THIS PLANET.

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I am always amazed by the law, that you can smoke cigarettes, become addicted, get cancer and then expect the NHS to look after you. Not only that but you harm the others around you, and their lives shouldn't be in the hands of others. The various illegal drugs are the same: people take them, get addicted, their immune system is destroyed, they expect the NHS to look after them.


Wrong. A vast proportion of people who do drugs use crime to fund their habit. Someone breaking and entering, stealing your property and running off is not "quietly stoning in his own home". If we were allowed guns to defend our homes here then we would lose a lot of drug addicts very quickly.


Older adults smoke and drink, which is legal, and still sets a very bad example to the youth population. Plus, it is not just teens who take drugs. Gradually more middle-class and upper-class people are taking drugs within their own home, and setting an example not just to kids but to other adults too.

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I used to smoke Canabis and sell a bit now and then, but I got a police caution. "Possesion Of Canabis With Intent To Supply". I won't go in to it now, 'cos I'm gonna write a topic on it soon. Basically, 5 hours in a cold cell, a suspension from school and a hell of a wake-up call in life... Don't do it.

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