I don't think it's about being a mental weakling in every case. Some people have an addictive nature, a 'predisposition', if you like, to getting hooked on things. I have a sister who's a nicotine addict. From my perspective with P it was a "who gives a shit" attitude and as time went by I found myself giving a shit less and less. I also got aggressive and threw too many punches (not at my kids or my lady, thank goodness) and I'm not normally an aggressive guy.Originally Posted by Devil
I have a mate who not once, but twice, blew everything. The first time it was his share of the property from a broken marriage, then an inheritance from his mother went up in smoke. I've seen good relationships come apart, a great business go down the gurgler and people who I thought had the strength of character to stay on top of a drug, absolutely lose it. By that I mean they were up for days (me too) and not thinking anywhere near straight. Honesty went out the window, health suffered coz nobody ate, logic was lost on everyone. I made a conscious decision to drop it about two and a half years ago and I feel great!
If you can take P on a casual basis and not suffer any ill-effects then good on ya, but as a father of two teenage girls and a past user I say "keep well away". I don't mind if they spark up the odd joint; they haven't done it in front of me but I've smelt it once or twice and they've seen me smoke pot, big deal. I don't care of they get a bit pissed, as long it's here or at a place where they have trusted friends, not a club or pub downtown. As they get older I tend to worry a bit less but never lose sight of my responsibilities or my love for those girls. However, they are at the controls of their own lives now. So far, so good.
I think it's about education, not legislation; people will take drugs regardless of the law but in my fairly extensive drug-taking experience P would have to rate worse than smack, way worse than acid, while E and pot don't even rate on the 'problem' scale to my mind (unless you're talking gangs and large scale growers/importers etc). Alcohol is way more of a demon than E. Just coz the boffins at Lion Nathan wear suits and pay tax doesn't mean they're clean, look at the havoc their products wreak! P is also made in uncontrolled circumstances; I found the 'clarity' fluctuated heaps bewteen suppliers, the taste could be anything from sweet to acidic and the effects varied wildly.
There's bound to be some coppers out there with an opinion on P and while I would have to admit that I rarely agree with what coppers have to say, the P issue would be one thing.
P's not welcome in my house.
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