I've never done any drugs, smoked, and I don't drink, but I don't scorn those who do. In my personal opinion it's better to smoke marijuana than cigarettes, what with all the **** the cigarette companies put in there nowadays to further addict you. Besides, I think that marijuana should be legalized to be used for medicinal purposes. I just don't see the point of keeping it illegal. It's just plain dumb.
I don't really plan on doing drugs. I'm not athletically inclined or anything, I just don't want to damage my body to be "cool" or to receive a bit of pleasure. I simply refuse to smoke. I'm not a big fan of inhaling incesticide, and the countless other things that companies like Marlboro and Camel put into their products. With the extra nicotine that's added for profit, it's a lot harder to quit. In fact, some people's wind pipe is damaged beyond repair so that it is necessary for them to have a hole cut in their neck for them to breathe. And even so, they still keep smoking through that hole in their neck, which I find utterly repulsive.
Don't think that I've never dealt with drugs or anything. My brother smokes marijuana regularly, although not as much as he used to. He never tried to hide it from me. In fact, a while ago it was commonplace for me to see him rolling a joint while we were sitting watching TV when home alone.
Also, I used to live in Spain a small town of about 2,000 people in the suburbs of Madrid. I left when I was 8, but returned regularly every summer and after 3 years it turned out that all of the older teenagers of 17 and 18 who were living there had all turned to heavy drugs, especially heroin. The saddest case was Mario, a guy who was two years older than me and had been my best friend when I had visited the previous summer. At only 14 years old, he was already dealing and popping pills and shooting heroin. My brother's best childhood friend, Rafa, had also turned to drugs at 16 or so. Three years ago I got news that he had been accepted into a rehab clinic, and about a year ago my oldest brother, who's 29, bumped into him and I was glad to discover that he's alright now. As for Mario, I don't know what has become of him.
Anyway, my parents sold my house in that town, and it's in the past now. Just about everyone that was there before has moved away and parents have divorced in many occasions. I'm glad we got out of there, because my brother might have gotten into drugs if his friends had all done it, and then I may have too.
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[ October 22, 2003, 11:54 AM: Message edited by: Vinny the Ninny ]