for all of you saying "anyone who uses X is a moron", youre wrong. nobody starts out on those bad drugs, its a steady progression that even the individual isn't totally aware of. ive seen the best and brightest start out on pot, and just move down the line. with those harder drugs, its not idiocy which makes you do it- its curiosity. unfortunatly, for the people who are just curious enough to try it, and the drug clicks with them, they get hooked.
i'm not a moron, i have an exceptional iq, high act scores, social skills and plenty of self esteem. when i got addicted to oxycontin, it wasn't just some random thing. my good friend whom i trusted gave it to me and told me it was a painkiller. it clicked with me, and everything seemed right when i was on it. everything seemed "clear", like i could trust myself to make decisions that would be in my best interest.
for some people that drug is pot, for some people oxy/painkillers, for some it might be meth. some are more dangerous than others, but all it takes is enough curiousity to try it. once it takes over the real you isnt at the wheel anymore.
i'm thankful im done with that ****, the disadvantages greatly outweigh the advantages, (even if it doesnt seem that way at the time). just don't judge drug abusers without knowing them. most of the time its not their fault. i just hope that everyone knows that its better to turn in addicts to their parents, or MAKE them quit, then have their dangerous use eventually kill everything they used to be.