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mistoferin -> RE: two hookers and an eight ball. (8/6/2005 9:47:26 AM)
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I'm lucky to be smart enough that as soon as i started sticking outside substances in my body of my own accord, I wanted to know how and why they worked, what they did at what levels, etc.
Than you should also be smart enough to know that there is no guarantee as far as quality or quantity in a street drug and every single time you stick one of those outside substances into your body of your own accord you are taking a gamble.
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(do YOU know where your opoid receptors are? If so, i applaud)
No, but I do know where my opioid receptors are. I assumed this wasn't merely a typo as you have used it several times in your post.
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nictoine is without a doubt the most addictive substance on the planet
Yes it is, but unlike alchohol, cocaine and opiate drugs, the addiction is largely, but not entirely psychological. Nicotine does not trigger the body to manufacture tetrahydro isoquinilone...the substance that directly affects the dopamine and endorphin receptors of the brain and determines whether or not an addiction is a disease.
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alcohol is the only one that can kill you with withdrawal. DT's are far uglier than opoid withdrawal
People have and do die from opiate withdrawal. You have obviously never seen anyone try to kick a heavy heroin, or worse yet, methadone addiction cold turkey. As a substance abuse counselor, I have seen both opiate withdrawal and DT's many times over.
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Of course this doesn't make other things "less" risky, but it puts the situation in perspective.
With all due respect, it only puts it into a perspective that is acceptable or easier to rationalize for you. I am not naive when it comes to any aspect of substance use or abuse and I do recognize the difference. I grew up during the 70's and will be first to admit that I don't remember much of that time, or at the very least only remember it through the haze. I've done drugs that have expanded my conciousness, lowered my inhibitions, enhanced my sexual responses, calmed my nerves, given me energy and stamina and just about every other effect out there that a drug can possibly do. I have also done drugs that have made my heart beat at dangerous levels, made my nose bleed uncontrollably for hours, given me horrifying headaches, caused uncontrollable paranoia and made me sick to my stomach. I have done drugs that were much weaker than I had expected...and also much more potent than I could ever have imagined. But then I did as most people do, I got a bit older, and a bit more mature and I decided that the risks were no longer acceptable to me and my life.
I am not trying to condemn people for their drug use or experimentation, I am certainly not in a position to judge. What I am trying to say is that in the context of this thread, combining drugs with play is a risky behavior. What I am trying to say is that as an adult you are free to make a decision whether or not you wish to assume that risk for yourself. What I am also trying to say is that if you choose to partake in such behavior at a public function, it is no longer a decision of personal responsibility or accountability, unless of course you have garnered the consent of every individual present. What I am saying is that while considering whether or not you are willing to take such a risk for yourself, do so from a perspective that is open minded enough to consider ALL of the factors, including the backlash of what could happen to those other individuals present or the possible pock mark on this lifestyle as a whole should something go wrong. What I am also trying to say is that there are those of us who choose to live our lives free of drugs, their risks and their consequences....and also to live and play in an environment that is free from those who wish to use drugs. We are as equally entitled to have made the choices that we have as you have to make yours....no matter how close minded you may think we are.
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