cannabis consumption?

[mr. piper]

How many people out there, will admit to having smoked cannabis or marijuana? also, would you offend your peers admitting so. I have just read that the main reason that kids start smoking weed is peer pressure, an avenue drug reformists have not concentrated on. If there are reasons for starting drugs are they the reasons for continuing?

I admit smoking cannabis all my life since i was 14, it has done me no harm at 45, but i know that the influence of my pals had a big part in starting me off, but i choose to do it now, anyway it is better than 9% lager i can say!!!!

And while i am at it, has anyone taken harder drugs or other drugs should i say, and never tried weed? As it does seem the accepted progression to start with a splif and carry on to pills and potions?

[orange-gnome]

marge- To answer your question about the effects of E when you take them. I can only relate what happened to me. I couldn't say there was one effect. My emotions were all over the place from really happy, to very argumentative and violent. I was incredibly hyperactive and could not sit still, I got a stiff jaw and constantly chewed, the first time I chewed the inside of my cheeks and lips until they bled, (I felt no pain) the second time I had learnt and made sure I had chewing gum with me.
I went to a toilet and saw myself in the mirror stood there looking at myself for a moment or too and then said to myself "are you f***ing staring at me?" of course the person in the mirror was saying it back to me, cut a long story short I had a fight with the mirror!! I am not like this at all usually! Obviously smashed up the mirror and my fist which I didn't feel until the next day!
I also was freaked out totally by red traffic lights (which I named the king of the handbags! ??)and ran away and hid every time I saw one!! I was truly frightened for my life at the time, amusing now but then it was very real!
Won't ever be taking it again! Didn't enjoy myself!

[natalie_1982]

I didn't have any of the experiences that orange-gnome did (though perhaps I wish I had - King of the Hadnbags eh?).

I was 14 and someone spiked my drink, apparently with E.  I hadn't drunk much that night and knew something was seriously wrong.  I kepy blacking out and couldn't stop being sick, my stomach wwas empty and I began bringing up this foul biley stuff.  A paramedic checked my eyes, which were dilated and rolled to the back of my head by all accounts, and concluded that it was most probably not alcohol related and that my drink had been spiked.  It turned out that some kids at the party had pills.

A year or so later my best friend started taking pills regularly and I used to spend most of my time looking after her, and that put me off ever wanting to try them.

[MargeB]

Thanks!

Guess I'll have to go to my grave without trying E! Red traffic lights are scary enough already!

[pixi]

hi

I agree with jno and dmsjps that smoking and driving is a real no-no.  I never smoke before anything needs to be done ie going to work, seeing to kids, seeing to house etc.  Although i do believe people smoking weed and driving would be easy to spot.  They're the ones driving on the pavement looking out the side window laughing their heads off - no that bit was a joke.

At the end of the day i think smoking weed is fine if done in your own home and so long as it doesn't affect anyone else around you.

[Little Lady]

Not really wanting to admit to you all but i have tried various drugs, i enjoy a nice spliff more than anything and use to be a bit of a stoner now it's just occasional at weekends or round my mates. I have also tried E's which i dont actually mind, i prefer them to alcohol as i have never been to a club that is mostly filled with pill poppers that was violent yet now i can't stand drunk peeps who are all over the shop and just want to cause trouble half the time. I feel happy and can dance for longer and become more chatty and open with peeps. Some of my best mates i met through going to these clubs though i have really calmed down majorly now. I have tried coke and wasn't really impressed with it so haven't bothered since. Have also dabbleda couple of times with Ketamine which is really strange stuff, bery trippy, poppers are odd and they give you a headache but a big head rush. Tried LSD once and got really emotional on it so never taken it since and saw spots on pages of a magazine. I will never ever touch heroin or crack one of my best mates is a drugs counceller (even she is a pothead) and she says that only 3% of people that ever take drugs become addicted to them and take them on a very regualr basis, i am glad to say that is not me. I am a very curious person so this is why i have tried a few different drugs. The only thing i have now occasioanlly are E's about once a month and spliffs. I don't feel bad for doing them and if people want to look down on me then so be it, my choice afterall i guess and i don't mind admitting it. My Ex was a big ketamine taker and couldn't go without at weekends i am so glad i am not with him anymore. I know the reasons why people are addicted to certain drugs from how they are as a person. There is my confession lol!

[mr. piper]

I thank you all for your answers, i hope that some of you have enjoyed being able to be honest, for free!

It does seem that most people have made the decisions generally unaided. strange though that most of the answers were from 30 summats, also no one has claimed to be addicted at the moment, i think the law of averages dictates that some ABer's should be currently addicted. It has just struck me that society has led us to think that addictions are habits that cause damage to one and all. Some drink tea/coffee to excess yet they are not classed as addicts. In general i think drug taking is very subjective but when people collectively suffer from side effects and withdrawl then society has to recognise it as being a problem, of course withdrawl from heroin, benzo's, alcohol etc. is an obvious bad thing, but i tend to believe that addiction is part of our psyche, you could say that steering your life to include old, stable, reliable regular elements such as your friends your music all the things that you would not want to do without is an addiction to a lifestyle. And they could be equally destructive!

As for drug taking, i have taken everything there is on offer except for ecstacy. What is generally not understood is that although heroin etc. is by it's nature dangerous in the short term, debilitating in the long term, it would be madness to say there was no good in it at all. Smack is good at first, but it soon turns bad. Some must think that it is bad from the begining so users must be masochistic, Far from it the gear is a real 5th columnist, very decietful stuff.

It is my view that people will always take drugs, it is the fault of the governments that the crooks have been allowed to organise it, with all the problems that entails.

I cannot see how things will change for the better whilst drug money buys guns and support terrorism.

[llindsey1]

I had started smoking pot at 12. I don't smoke now since im the mother of 2. But I did start because of friends. At 16 I tried just about everything except heroine, crack and LSD. And it was all because of peer pressure