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The "DRUGS" Thread!
420:
--- Quote ---are you implying that it's ok to use drugs?? :blink:
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Well that is sort of the reason I started this thread and posted links to the dictionary and wikipedia.
When people (like my mom) regurgitate meaningless sayings like, "Drugs rot your brain." I can't help but wonder what in the hell is going on in that addled mind of theirs.
A more accurate statement would be: "People who can't think for themselves like to spit out vague clich�©s."
So, for the purpose of this thread "drugs" can mean anything that affects the bodies chemistry: illegal, over-the-counter, perscription or naturally occuring.
My question is this, are legal drugs actually more acceptable or "better" than drugs outlawed by the government? Is it OK to do drugs as long as the FDA approves of the drug in question?
-420
PS Of course Mt. Drew is addictive, it contains a ridiculous amount of caffiene and sugar.
Elessar Telrunya:
--- Quote ---My question is this, are legal drugs actually more acceptable or "better" than drugs outlawed by the government? Is it OK to do drugs as long as the FDA approves of the drug in question?
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over the counter drugs: okay as long as used as directed
perscription: okay as long as its your perscription and is used as directed
illegals: its a no no : )
naturally occuring: ??? o.O :blink:
-Elessar
420:
--- Quote ---over the counter drugs: okay as long as used as directed
perscription: okay as long as its your perscription and is used as directed
illegals: its a no no : )
naturally occuring: ??? o.O :blink:
-Elessar
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Naturally occuring drugs can include plants and fungus such as pot, "magic" mushrooms and peyote. It can also mean drugs produced by animals, including people, like tryptophan (the drug in turkey meat that makes you sleepy) and endorphins (proteins released by the brain to reward you for eating, excercising, having sex, etc.)
The gray area for "natural" (as opposed to synthetic) drugs are the highly processed drugs like cocain, opium and LSD-25. These are all extracted and refined from plants or fungus (ergot).
As for "illegal" drugs, I would like you to clarify your opinion a bit. Do you think it's OK to use drugs like pot and mushrooms ("soft drugs") in countries where it's legal? Is it only wrong to use illegal drugs in the countries where they are illegal? What exactly is your logic regarding the legalization of some drugs and not others?
Also, regarding "over-the-counter", this includes caffiene, alcohol and nicotine but I am unaware of any directions regarding their use, making them difficult to use as directed. Maybe that's the problem with those two drugs.
-420
EDIT: Interesting little entry on "serotonin" here: Link
Elessar Telrunya:
--- Quote ---Naturally occuring drugs can include plants and fungus such as pot, "magic" mushrooms and peyote. It can also mean drugs produced by animals, including people, like tryptophan (the drug in turkey meat that makes you sleepy) and endorphins (proteins released by the brain to reward you for eating, excercising, having sex, etc.)
The gray area for "natural" (as opposed to synthetic) drugs are the highly processed drugs like cocain, opium and LSD-25. These are all extracted and refined from plants or fungus (ergot).
As for "illegal" drugs, I would like you to clarify your opinion a bit. Do you think it's OK to use drugs like pot and mushrooms ("soft drugs") in countries where it's legal? Is it only wrong to use illegal drugs in the countries where they are illegal? What exactly is your logic regarding the legalization of some drugs and not others?
Also, regarding "over-the-counter", this includes caffiene, alcohol and nicotine but I am unaware of any directions regarding their use, making them difficult to use as directed. Maybe that's the problem with those two drugs.
-420
EDIT: Interesting little entry on "serotonin" here: Link
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hmmm.... instead of "illegal" i should put "drugs that have negative affects on your body", they are definitely no no's : )
as for caffiene, i think people in our day and age might go crazy without and as far as i know it just makes them hyper which can be funny(unless it turns into a case where they must use the twinky-defense in court)
as for alcohal, drink responsibly, drive safely B)
nicotine hurts your body so i'll place it under the category of "drugs that have negative affects on your body", if any one is willing to disagree with me about nicotine coming from any source(smoking yourself, second-hand smoke), it is deadly, as 420 hoped would happen to one of the jurors when he had jury duty, it can cause lung cancer, sore throats, wooping cough, and just about any other illness to the lungs there is(emphesema will destroy your lungs' air capacity, and is deadly)
-Elessar
cuchulann:
Well anything in excess isnt good, blah blah blah. That goes for my favorite DOC, caffiene, too. I've done it and thought i was gonna see my heart leap out my chest like an alien. Scary feeling. Nicotine sucks ass because it just makes you want more and doesn't make you feel any different, and it comes with a bunch of other crap that will kill you slowly. The legal / illegal thing I think is to protect those poor schmucks who cant think for themselves and would mess up their lives and many other lives if they ever got a hold of it. The government wants us on drugs that keeps us subdued yet productive. Though cocaine could do this, the typical line is a heavier dose that what used to come in Coca Cola. So for myself it's caffiene by day, alcohol by night (or vice versa, pun intended) and perscription pain killers now and then if i can get em.
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