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Title: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: John Keats on March 12, 2012, 04:01 am
Just wonderin'.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: wannabud on March 12, 2012, 04:10 am
Cigarettes: because I'm addicted.
Weed: to relax
Entheogens: Improve my skills, self-knowledge and expand the horizons of mind (and, of course, get high!)
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: kushberrymuffins on March 12, 2012, 04:17 am
I smoke weed cause it relaxes me and gives me a piece of mind. I do psychedelics to "Experience," expand my consciousness, and I pop E for the wonderful lovey, empathic, body orgasms.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: themessenger2 on March 12, 2012, 04:29 am
I do them because they are enlightening, helpful, and some are just plain fun. With the proper research and self control drugs are relatively safe. I enjoy experiencing (nearly) EVERYTHING life has to offer, and that includes these certain molecules that over the years have been demonized and shunned. "Drugs" are neither bad nor good. They are tools.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Holly on March 12, 2012, 04:33 am
Its called the American dream cause you'd have to be asleep to accomplish it lol.  Drugs wake me/society the fuck up.  Well, productive drugs.  Idk about meth/heroin
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: jmoney113 on March 12, 2012, 04:39 am
There's far too many reasons to list. Some people because they love them, some because they're addicted, some because they need to get away from problems and reality, some to enhance life, some for Spiritual purposes, some just to have fun, and some just for the fuck of it. I personally do Psychedelics for purely Spiritual purposes, and weed because I thoroughly enjoy it. I used to do it to get away from life's problems, but I'm glad I'm over that now.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: kmfkewm on March 12, 2012, 04:49 am
Sobriety is pretty boring. Drugs enhance reality. At least my favorite ones do, like LSD. Of course they also distort it to an extent. MDMA is a nice social drug. Smoking weed is kind of shallow as far as the high goes, but it is a nice way to not be bored. Amphetamine can come in handy for studying. The novelty of trying new research chemicals is pretty cool. I like having religious experiences and can't really have them without psychedelics. I like to hack my brain. Even drugs like coke and heroin are fun to experiment with. I actually think heroin would be excellent to try if I get depressed, although that could be dangerous. When I tried heroin I felt orgasmic though and any cares or concerns I had were gone. I can see how that could be addictive though.

Largely I would compare some drug use to playing video games though. It is entertaining, it is fun, it kills time, it feels good. Others are like I imagine church must be for some people, or going to therapy or a museum or a reading a good book. Spiritually cleansing, emotionally healing, aesthetically pleasing and intellectually stimulating. It really just depends on the specific drug. If I summed it up in two words for all drugs in general, it would have to be "reality enhancing" though, although the interpretation of that changes with the substance ;).
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: SpaceCrabs on March 12, 2012, 04:51 am
well i've been dieing to try psychedelics in order to experience everything this world has to offer, it's just another activity no different then sky diving or climbing a mountain. It's another world that i feel must be visited. I am so fucking excited I ordered my shrooms and acid, they should be here in 1-3 days :D
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Tryptamine on March 12, 2012, 04:58 am
A long time ago, humans lived in the tropical forests of africa, eating fruits, tubers, and psychedelic plants. As all religious traditions concur, at some point we 'fell' from this god-like state, and thousands of years of (relative) malnutrition has epigenetically impaired our consciousness. By taking psychedelic drugs we attempt to regain, if only for a moment, the 'pre-fall' state.

http://leftinthedark.org.uk/book
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: happyroller1234 on March 12, 2012, 05:41 am
Weed: because it calms me, takes away my depressive thoughts, improves my confidence and self-efficacy, and makes me an all-around funnier, more pleasant person.  It also allows me to forget about trivialities from my past over which I used to obsess before I started smoking weed.  It also relaxes me for sexy time!

MDMA: because it makes me as happy as I was when I was a child, and I feel magical, and it changed my life, and I can bond with people like never before, and it's just nice to not have all those restrictive social barriers. 

MXE: because it takes me to another world for a bit, and it makes me very introspective, and it just feels damn good.

Ketamine: because it's awesome and my friend is a K-head and gives it to me for free.

Alcohol: because I like the taste of some of it, and getting drunk every once in awhile can be fun.

Nicotine: because I'm brainwashed and addicted.

Stimulants: because sometimes you just need that little push.  ;)

Benzos: because Angry Birds is much more entertaining while high on Xanax.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: rise_against on March 12, 2012, 07:37 am
some drink to celebrate, some drink to kill the pain.


can food be considered a drug too?   those poor animals for your selfish meat habit.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Oldtoker on March 12, 2012, 07:50 am
Because I like 'em and I want to.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: SRTRAVLER on March 12, 2012, 11:19 am
Marijuana helps with my anxiety.  And I like feeling high.  It also makes music sound better.  Psychedelics help me just feel like everything is ok.  Ever since i started taking lsd on a regular basis, I started to study, and eat very healthy. 

Psychedelics allow me to have awarness in my life.  Allows me to put things in my life into prespective and prioity.  Maybe it be because they are good for depression, not that i am depressed much,  but I do see it helping either way.

They have also helped me reprogram my mind to defeat limiting beleifs, such as marjuana makes you lazy and kills your motivation.  I look twords Terrence Mckenna for inspiration and proof that marijuana does not effect motivation. I make sure I hit the bong before studying.

And damn do I love the orgasmic feeling and visuals they give me.

I dont think opiates, meth, or coke or good for you in anyway, but moderation in everything is ok.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: etal on March 12, 2012, 11:58 am
Drugs are fun! I like to see the relationships between the chemical structures and the subjective experiences. They're my main source of entertainment. Things like Xanax, weed, and speed can help with everyday life, as well. Alcohol, empathogens, and some uppers make me social and talkative which is almost never a bad thing! I'm hoping to go into a career focused around psychoactive drugs.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Rush Limbo on March 12, 2012, 08:19 pm
Weed: because it shuts all the noise in my brain off; and sex is way better on it; and it goes great with opiates and buzz.
Opiates: because I like when my whole body feels like I'm having a 6 hour long orgasm, duh!

Weed+Opiates: because I like to not be able to fucking walk :D
Weed+Vodka+Opiates: look Weed+Opiates and because I like not being able to cum after pumping mad hot wife for hours  :P

ETA: One more thing about Opiates: I've never worked harder than under influence of OXY or HYDRO, BECAUSE my body is in an orgasmic state, and mind is so euphoric, I can code C++ like Bjarne Stroustrup himself for hours without stopping for a second! When I do Opiates at home, I find the energy and motivation to do the most boring and time consuming tasks, and feel like a million bucks doing it!

Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Ungoliant on March 12, 2012, 09:35 pm
We take drugs to make music to take drugs to. It's simple.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513SZR65EQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: risky2 on March 12, 2012, 09:59 pm
"To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before!!!!!!"

 Oh, wait that's why we watch Star Trek...., Umm maybe we do drugs to watch Star Trek high? Hell, I had to mention something Star Trek with my avatar going, engaged! Make it so! Earl Grey tea, Hot!

I'm such a nerd sometimes, heh.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: benomatu3 on March 13, 2012, 09:19 pm
Because they're fun, there's a drug for everything!

Marijuana-You basically want to do nothing happily.  ;D
LSD-You want to have a life-changing experience
Ecstasy-You want to feel ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
Alcohol-We want to have so much fun that we can't remember the fun we had.
There's a lot more (of course) too...
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: rise_against on March 22, 2012, 12:05 am
why do we do drugs?  - To Fix whats wrong with us.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: goatHerd on March 22, 2012, 03:42 am
Getting high is my practice for 'being' high. The chemicals open new vistas of thought and experience.  The goal is to move into these vistas without the compounds. It's just easier to get there if you know where you're going.
-gH-
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: ginnz on March 22, 2012, 03:50 am
simple.... to get "wacked"
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Raoul Duke on March 22, 2012, 08:18 am
being sober bores me
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: cerealbox on March 22, 2012, 07:47 pm
Yeah, I gotta go with boredom as well.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: Tynkk on March 22, 2012, 07:52 pm
Same reason I eat, run and maintain social relations with people around me; it fills a space otherwise unoccupied within myself that I much prefer to not have empty.
Title: Re: Why do we take drugs?
Post by: John Keats on March 23, 2012, 01:37 am
Getting high is my practice for 'being' high. The chemicals open new vistas of thought and experience.  The goal is to move into these vistas without the compounds. It's just easier to get there if you know where you're going.
-gH-

I thought the same thing when I first dabbled with drugs (which happened to be shrooms). I was looking for a enlightening experience to help me better navigate the world once I was once again sober. However, I soon found I became psychologically addicted to them. Everyday I'd just be counting down the minutes until the weekend so I could trip, and of course this severely affected how I interacted with reality.

Drugs are like the directions to paradise, and so it seems fitting that most people just feel lost once they come back down.