Oldie not youngie here!!!!!
- Do you use drugs?
If you mean regulary now I can say no -- stopped smoking Hash/weed/cannibas at Christmas, got sick of buying it, getting it, sitting about with a hazy stare all evening. I had been a regular toker for 12 years.
- Have you ever used drugs, and if so, do you regret it?
E's (not much) Cocaine (now and again) Acid (three times) Mushrooms (good for a laugh) Amphetimine/Speed ( a couple of times, good for weight loss but you can lose your teeth, knocks Calcium out of your body) did a bit of brown (once - crap!!! stared a ceiling, fell asleep) home made Opium (threw up, stared at ceiling, fell asleep) Should never regret anything in life - just wanted to see what they did. Use don't abuse - learn about the pro's and cons before taking - education is key.
- Do any of your friends use drugs, and if so, how do you feel about this?
Majority of 'mates' tokers or was - started looking at them differently lately, all bums sitting about playing XBox and/or moaning or depressed.I have a good job, love life ,got get up and go just want more out of life now - if not money! Cannot do that stoned all the time, no motivation to do anything.
- What do you think of people who do use drugs?
I hate Junkies (smack, crack) have drummed that in my head an d have no intention of ever hanging around with 'people' who do that. This answer is tricky as people are fine if do now and again - but I have seen the victims of drug use from those who live in a parellell dimension due to too much acid, paranoid freaks who have done too much cocaine, people with major depression from too much hash and the like, psychosis from Skunk. Defo got stronger over the years and I think now Skunk is becoming the more dangerous because it is compared with hash and they are no way the same should be Class A and stay there.
- Do you class all drugs the same?
No and yes - again hard to answer on a forum,
Skunk, Cocaine, Heroin, Crystal Meths, Kettamine, K, Crack, smack, Oil -CLASS A
Hash (solid) E (one pill) - CLASS B
See it's not necessary the drug but how much and what with - someone did a bit of coke with Viagra!!! Said it got them right off but on their own in moderation - OK. Education again.
- What do you think of "recreational drug use"?
Define recreational - the odd joint maybe OK a line now and again OK but not everyday all day. Education again.
- Do you consider some drugs to be safe?
No drug is safe!!!! Alters your mind and perception and behaviour - down to the individual on how they can process what it is doing to them and how they cope with the effects and what damage it does long term. Christ even pharmacuticals are dangerous!!!
- Would you like to see any drugs legalised/decriminalised?
Would not make a blind bit of difference to the market - maybe clean some of it up ie 'E' testing at clubs, but there will always be a black market. Alcohol and tobacco is legal but people buy it cheap of a back of a lorry. Perhaps there would be a few individuals who would not be interested because the 'cool' factor would go. Debatable.
- Do you class all drug users the same?
Two types - Drug users - drugs abusers.
- Do you think the current methadone program is worthwhile?
Er no!!!!!! like prev answers, methodone is the hardest drug to come off, *ucks your body and you become chemicalised. Better going cold turkey and go through the detox.
Millions of pounds is being wasted on it. Most sell it on.
There was an experiment in Liverpool as an alternative to Meth called 'reefer' (forget the real name of the chemical, cigerette was dipped into it) much worse and people just saved them up and sold them on to by Heroin!!
- Do you think that kids are well enough educated nowadays about the risks of drugs?
Not sure - I would like to think they were properly educated, unless 'Frank' knows all!!! I believe in choice - but then I educated myself - effects, long term damage, possibles if all goes wrong.
If a friend is pushing drugs onto you -- they are not your friend.
Make your own mind up after you have educated yourself.
Make your own choices - it's you that will have to live with the consequences.
Try not to do anything before you are at least 18 - - the young brain should be cared for and still growing and connecting - don't spoil it!!! You will need it in later life.
Spend your own money - if you cannot afford it then you shouldn't be doing it!!!
Hope it helps!!!! Need a coffee!!!!!!!!!!
Take care.
