After taking my biopsychology class in college I learned a lot about the effects different drugs have on the brain. I also learned what kind of withdrawal effects a person goes through when attempting to stop said drugs. On one hand, I can understand the appeal of being able to "escape" the real world. Having gone through withdrawal effects from low dose prescription medication, I can also understand why someone would do anything to avoid those withdrawal effects. But why not avoid withdrawal by not taking the drugs in the first place?
I'm actually pretty liberal when it comes to things like this. There are certain drugs that are illegal which I personally have no problem with people using, because I know what they do to the body, and I know that the effects are far less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes, which are both legal, and frequently abused. The key word though is "using" not "abusing."
I know people who have abused things from alcohol to heroin to compressed air. I hate being around them in their altered states. It's not something I want to be around, and certainly something I don't want my son exposed to. These people have compromised their health and their relationships. A few of those people are not alive today.
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