(March 15, 2013 at 8:34 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: I am very sorry about the things any of you have gone through, although I find it hilarious that all of the rationalist atheist ex-druggies I've talked to on here (and please let me know if I'm misremembering) have discussed addiction in terms of personal responsibility, freedom to choose, and discussion about the underlying cause of taking the drug to begin with, and all of the Christian ex-druggies treat the drug like it's a magically imbued source of evil...sort of the way hippies talk about non-organic food, or fundies treat Ouija boards.
I could go on and on about the effects of each drugs, the positive medicinal effects, balance positive and negatives. Obviously many pharmaceuticals are psychoactive drugs. This is the thing, as soon as you start talking about those things, it makes it more likely that people will use the drugs. When I talk about drugs, I want people to hear what I say and not use them.
Obviously there are many factors underneath a decision to use drugs. But people can stop using drugs. It is both. But there is nothing good about abusing drugs.
Why can't people make up their minds that they feel they have responsibility for those around them, to love them and care for them, like a parent loves his children? What is wrong about caring about people? Drugs are bad.
