For me, my friend’s girlfriend being decapitated by a drunk driver as she was walking home from the store had quite an impact on the decision to not drink. I never cared to try it when I was younger and up until and after her death I never cared to and continued to enjoy being a trustworthy friend to call in case of a need for a designated driver. I am 28 and the best drugs I have had are Codeine and Vicodin under a doctor’s prescription. Aside from that, I have not tried a street drug, alcohol, nor smoked. Most 28 year olds cannot say that.
In our society it is deemed wrong to engage in such activities. I see limited issues of this nature in European nations. I believe there are uses for these items in private and semi-private atmospheres. Use of marijuana in the home I do not have a problem with. Otherwise it should be treated like alcohol. Use of alcohol in the settings it is currently used in should be perfectly fine. I believe that laws are taking away personal responsibility for these substances. In Nevada it is perfectly legal to walk around town with an open container. In California you’d be arrested. The standard of responsibility is higher with the individual in Nevada than it is in California. Here it is dictated what can and cannot be done and you follow the law accordingly. Other drugs such as Meth and Heroine have no real use other than altering brain function and chemicals.
The difference between use and abuse is ingesting the substance moderately as opposed to ingesting a substance chronically. A glass of wine with dinner or a shot of bourbon before bed is healthy according to many doctors. Using wine or bourbon as an escape from problems is unhealthy.
Interestingly enough, last year I wrote a resolution for the issue of marijuana use in the US. Maybe one day I will submit it to be considered for Federal law. I call it ATM-420 (Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana).
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