Listening to: Rush - Limelight
I am a poster on a couple boards, one of which has many probably-underage people from the UK who brag about how many drugs they do ("so I did heroin, and I DON'T FEEL ADDICTED! Therefore, I will not get addicted!"). I shake my head and can only laugh at this destructive behavior, because my chidings that doing heroin is fucking stupid go ignored. Whatever. I've been interested in the drug-user scene for a while (apparently, I barely qualify) just to see how the psychology works, as well as studying the cultural aspects of it. Call it an anthropology thing. That's how I choose to look at it.
One common thread that has come up on a lot of the drug-related forums I keep an eye on is this concept of, well, I do drugs, and I get good grades, therefore drugs are good for me! Look at how amazing I am! This rationale makes my eyes roll like ball-bearings down a steep hill. I admit, I am not a particularly logical person, but I do know that just because a and b are present does not mean that if a, then b. That's just silly.
I will not excuse my own habits. I will not say that there are no repercussions for what I choose to do - my memory's not as great as it used to be, and I'm sure there's some relation. But it has its benefits; I certainly prefer being mellowed out to being painfully aware of my paranoia. And I like sleeping, too.
All that said, I do NOT understand bragging about drug use, from anyone of any age, coupled with claims of being spectacular, therefore making the implication that the user is so fantastic that they are able to accomplish great things in spite of the drugs. Good for you! You use substances! I try not to be obvious - with the exception of OT, where it's more of a caricature than anything else. You couldn't pin me for it in "real life." I stay clean when it's prudent. You will never see me making any irresponsible choices, such as going to class, or work, or driving, or leaving my apartment, while under the influence.
That's for stupid kids.
4 comments:
I've never done an illegal 'street' drug in my life. I have, however, taken my scrip narcotics when I was not in pain or other need of them. I do this like some people would drink a glass of wine to unwind, only I can't just go get a refill. When they are gone, they will be gone (until the next dumbass injury). Currently, I have lortab (pill and liquid), demerol, darvocet, meprigen, and hydrocodone cough medicine along with a few xanax. I figure I'm not too much of a junkie if I still have those quantities of drugs around--some of them after three years. I don't get the thrill of something like heroin--why on earth would one experiment with something so damn open to tampering? Or that has been proven time and time again to be deathly addictive? That smacks of hubris and/or total disconnect from reality to me.
I like my drugs, yes. Not on a daily or even weekly basis, but it's certainly nice to be able to sort of tune out the crap IRL (especially when you have three kids and a husband in nursing school). And yeah, a nice dose of demerol or mepregen definitely allows one to speak one's mind more freely, but I do not credit the meds with some sort of literary enlightenment. I actually like to give myself just a little bit more credit than that, ya know?
Some people take the concept of post hoc ergo propter hoc just a little too seriously and that would make me wonder just how many brain cells they've already fried.
Now I want some demerol. Damn. ;-)
I just read that list and realized how I sort of look like a drug-seeker on first reading. I've had four knee surgeries, a sinus surgery and a major abdominal surgery that led to said drugs. Oh, and a nasty respiratory infection and really painful stenosis of the spine and related muscular problems--which reminds me, that I also have flexiril, lmao.
It's things like this that make me believe as generations get smarter, they proportionally lose common sense.
Based on my limited experience if you try drugs you will wind up in an Ivy League school.
(Hi, Slice)
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