Reply #24: Some people shouldn't take drugs.

[Fire Walk With Me]

I'm an addict. I have zero tolerance for any drug, including even a little bit of alcohol, and experience very negative effects upon myself and others if I engage them, up to and including my own death.

Others, a very few, are capable of taking certain powerful drugs in a positive, supportive environment seemingly without drawback. I remember reading a story where someone having a bad reaction to a psychotropic was talked down by someone who had already tripped on that drug, and was supported along the same lines. Support and education...

It's more "who could take drugs" rather than "who would". Many folks want a high, but how many can be genuinely responsible with it? And what do we really know about the long-term effects of even casual/recreational drugs?

Some drugs such as PCB and crystal meth and crack cocaine don't seem to have any positive possibilities, they only seem to destroy through a complete overwhelm of the physical systems. Not much chance there for resumption of normal operating conditions after imbibing...better to hit yourself on the head with a hammer, from what little I've heard about such things.