Drug Use Debate

why the downvotes? sorry, i'm only commenting on how society seems to view drug use. this isn't a personal statement of values.

It probably will sound cruel, but this is natural selection at work. We can't babysit adults. If someone wants to smoke or drink alcohol, we accept it, but when someone takes drugs, people start losing their minds, even though alcohol/cigarettes are worse than many recreational drugs.If someone wants to ruin their health, but experience something unusual, let them. The dangers are generally known.

The intent expressed is likely laudable, and the helpful approach overall preferred by the HN crowd -- however, the context, specifically associating drug consumption with addiction might not be popular among people who use psychoactive substances occasionally and no see themselves as addicts.

It really doesn't matter much if you agree or not with the usage, it is a shame people need to go for drugs so often. I can see a reason for a weekly beer or so or even for other party related stuff. But daily usage of any drugs is a way to dope yourself from the world.

So you are saying that I have issues because I don't like to use a popular drug?

I don't know why you'd assume you're the outlier. Never mind the differences between physical and psychological dependence and problem use (which can happen without dependence, and one can be dependent but not using problematically), you personally experienced underwhelming withdrawal effects on multiple drugs that don't all affect the same parts of your brain, and some more physically addictive than others (benzos on top of that list). As for your friends, you know about the

Not sure what you mean but it seems you agree that drug use doesn't actually say much about a person.

People like this are dangerous. I believe the vast majority of people can barely handle the stress of daily life, let alone juggle a drug use hobby.I know there are people out there who are exceptional, one of the perils of the internet is that you get a glimpse into their lives through social media.But we can't all compare ourselves to these exceptional people.Take a relatively harmless drug like cannabis as an example. I personally know people who are very active on cannabis and

You assume doing drugs is a sign of a dysfunctional person. While it often is, plenty of people use drugs responsibly, in moderation, because drugs are fun.

Taking hard drugs can lead to deviant behavior, so I am not sure if people should be applauded for it.