Do leeches get you high? No. Thus, they are nothing like a drug. If I could get the effect of cocaine from sticking leeches on myself, I would. But I can’t.
What? 
Seconded.
You may know about the mysterious production of eggs, but I haven’t a clue what you’re on about. Are alternative therapies really diversifying into new markets?
“Hey, man, don’t go to those evidence-based dealers. Try sticking this up your nose…”
Well, there’s an anti-marajuana ad out there about teenagers sticking leeches on themselves, with the message being, “Smoking pot is dumb, like sticking leeches on you, and just because everybody’s doing it doesn’t make it any less dumb.”
I thought it was kind of funny.
Here is the PSA in question, for the clueless.
Agreed. I posted about it in a thread on disturbing commercials.
Wait… you don’t snort the leeches? Dammit! Why don these dings come wid indrucdions?
The War on Drugs has been handled so horribly over the years, so why would you expect anti-drug commercials to be even slightly intelligent?
Actually, I’m thinking that if you do enough leeches, you might get pretty light headed.
Morphine-like substance in leech ganglia
Stupid Teenagers, you’ve got to smoke the leeches to catch a buzz!
Whoever made that commercial is high. I have a pet hypothesis that these commercials cause a spike in marijuana activity. “Oh yeah, weed! I haven’t had that in awhile…”
I’m afraid that we will have to agree to disagree on this one. Kicking would be a bitch, too…
“Some get their kicks from a leech
The whole human race can put them onto their face
And that would bore me terrifically too
But I get a kick out of you”
Nah, just doesn’t have the same feel…
But… but… pot dealers support terrorism! How could anyone want to spark up after those commercials?
I thought it was a pretty clever idea. Smoking, these days anyway, is not in vogue, most folks don’t like getting shots, I’ve never snorted anything, but to get get high? Sure I’ll try that! A few folks licked toads, remember?
Anything to get high, though, right?
I get so irritated when I see that ad. How they can even compare the two is insane. It’s like you mother saying, “Well, if your best friend jumped off a bridge, would you?” It’s not about doing something just because your friends are. It’s about doing something that feels good.
I’ve never experienced the two, but I wouldn’t think that jumping off a bridge or putting leeches on me would feel all that good.
That’s possible. My husband quit smoking cigarettes and he says that every time he sees an anti-smoking commercial, he wants a cigarette.
Yeah, it’s more about the lemming-like attitudes of teenagers and the cluelessness of adults of the habits of teens as it is about drugs. It’s just another way to say, “If your friends jumped off a bridge…”
If you think it’s suggesting leeches = drugs you’re seeing it very, very wrong.
Personally, I think the message is very effective, but I see teenage peer-pressure every day and may have a different perspective.
Heh, saw this after I posted. Again, they’re NOT comparing the two. They’re comparing the ATTITUDE, and that’s very, very valid. And yes, believe me when I tell you that high school students will do things because their friends are.
Of course they do. And so do older folks. But as noted, that’s not ultimately why people do drugs.
Hmmmm, well, I guess if you stuck enough leeches on, you might get a teeny-tiny widdle-bitty buzz from the blood loss.
If you did it on the top of a mountain.
Yeah, but would you stick leeches on you and jump off a roof if your friends did it? Eh, Mister Smarty-Pants?! Go to your room!