Never done an illegal drug, and never been offered an illegal drug. People I know who have smoked marijuana weren’t impressed with it.
What I hear about the mind-expanding powers of LSD and mushrooms intrigues me, but in truth I’m too scared to actually try them.
I seem to be allergic to drugs like Darvon and Percoset-I was prescribed both for post-operative pain. I couldn’t take them-they made me vomit (immediately after taking them).
What are you, some kind of fundamentalist Christian? 
I’ve smoked some pot and it was semi-enjoyable. The last couple of times I gave it a whirl it just made me stupid-silly and extremely hungry. That was 25 years ago and I’ve had no desire to try any since. Bleh.
Brownies made correctly are made after simmering down the pot, and adding that liquid to the mix. Just dumping in pot is amatuer…
Never tried illegal drugs (or tobacco), but I think pot should be legal.
I had Vicodin after breaking my wrist and realized I no longer really cared that my wrist hurt, or that it was broken. Then I threw up 20 minutes after taking it. Same thing happened with the second dose. So much for my likelihood of getting addicted to Vicodin.
Once my husband and I had to drive to a wedding pretty far away, and we were exhausted. We bought some kind of OTC caffeine pill that I remember was in a greenish coated oblong tablet. I felt so good from it; it woke me up nicely and I wasn’t jittery or anything. I threw them out after the trip because I knew I would start taking those instead of drinking coffee. (I kinda wish I knew what they were, though, for times like that in the future.)
Other than recreational, mild alcohol use, I haven’t been interested in any other drugs. It just isn’t something I want to try.
I know that the kind of experience you’ve had is shared by many, but I can tell you it’s certainly not universal. I’ve tried a wide variety of hallucinogens, including those you named, and never found any of them to be a mind-altering experience, any more than, say, going to an amusement park. I mean, while I was under their influence, things looked different, and felt different emotionally, but there was no Earth-shattering kaboom. I just felt like I was on drugs. The guy I was dating when I tried LSD was very into drug experiences of all kinds, and told me, “Once you try it, you’ll see the world differently forever.” Afterward, I confessed that nothing really changed for me, and he was pretty annoyed. He told me I just didn’t “get it”. :rolleyes: I got that from him a lot, actually.
I think self-study is very important, but in my case, it’s only ever been hindered by drugs, not helped.
Never had any real urge to try any of the illicit stuff. I was too much of a goody-two-shoes in high school / college, and now of course I would have zero idea where to even FIND it :p.
Alcohol: it’s pleasant to feel a little tipsy - and I did indulge in college - but never found that many drinks that I actually liked the taste of. If it doesn’t taste good, why bother? Since college, the whole “responsible adult” thing has kicked in. Can’t drink that much when we’re out, how will we get home safely. Can’t drink that much at home, bad example for the kids (and what if one of them got sick / injured and needed help and I couldn’t drive them to the ER?). Don’t want to get falling-down drunk anyway (I do that sober :P).
Narcotics: when taken for legitimate medical reasons, make me woozy but don’t make me feel good / euphoric. Benzos: ditto (a dose of Halcion for dental work will make the world tilt about 15 degrees off vertical, which is mildly amusing but mostly disconcerting).
Nitrous oxide: I’ve had it for dental work. Once it really kicks in, the feeling of relaxation and disassociation is pleasant - but when it’s first started, there’s a feeling of panic that’s pretty damn unpleasant. The relaxation is not worth the panic.
Stimulants: Never had 'em, no desire to try them - anything that makes the heart and mind race sounds like it would be more frightening than anything. Though it’s conceivable I may change my story. I have a small quantity of Ritalin to try to get me through my midafternoon crashes (sleep/wakefulness disorder), that I haven’t yet had the courage to try.
All in all, it’s as well I’ve got limited interest in drugs - there is a history of alcoholism on both sides of my family.
I have no desire to try illegal substances. I’ve known enough addicts to learn from their mistakes, and have no desire to make any of my own.
That said, I do like benzos. When I had my surgery last month, I had a great time with the Versed. I apparently like Vicodin, too, but in small doses for a limited time. Taking more than one for very long time makes me woozy and dope-sick.
Right, in butter or some other fat in order to release the THC. Thrown in as-is, it won’t do much at all.
But what I was saying is that even that pot-butter tastes very very strongly like pot as does the finished product of whatever it is used in.
Now, I’m sure there are ways to get a more “pure” essence of THC into a brownie, that avoids the weed taste/smell, but I was going off of the more common pot-butter methodology.
I have pretty much avoided alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs for the most part.
I took one smoke from a cigarette when I was eight or nine, and intensely disliked it. (I never liked being around cigarette smoke, either.) I have never tasted alcohol beyond accidentally swallowing minute traces of it while using mouthwash.
I started in on caffeine pretty early, however – my sister and I drank coffee when we were in grade school. I’m pretty sure that it stunted our growth; I’m only 5’5", and she’s a bit below 5’…
I have had slight “contact highs” at concerts from all the marijuana smoke. Not particularly pleasant! One time when I was in Junior High, I got “trippy” enough to feel my hair growing – just vaguely amusing.
I understand that drugs have an immense appeal to a lot of people, and I think that we should reconsider our “law enforcement” approach to various substances. That being said, I realize that there is a tremendous potential downside to any chemical that can lead to addiction, and society has a vested interest in keeping the majority of the population sober, most of the time – things just work better, that way!
Sometimes lately (I am 51), I do think about trying some weed, or LSD, just to see what the experience is like. They say that the current strains of marijuana are more potent.
Back in my teens, my preferred methods of altering my consciousness were lucid dreaming and astral projection. I haven’t done either in a very long time.
Actually I need to amend this: I do have a wakefulness-promoting medication (Provigil; originally Nuvigil but that was too expensive). These have much less of an addiction potential than the true stimulants but it’s still a somewhat remote possiblity.
Last year when first giving these a try, I happened to be completely off the Nuvigil for a week or so just as we went on vacation. On the last day of vacation, when I’d had most of a week’s worth of 9+ hours of sleep every night (and still felt tired), I took a Nuvigil for the drive home.
Wow. :eek:.
I don’t think I was high or euphoric in any way - but I felt SO DAMN GOOD. I mean, I think that’s what you feel like when you’re well-rested. Note that this is a feeling I have literally not felt for most of 20 years. It was actually frightening to feel that different. I kept asking my husband if I was doing anything especially risky or otherwise behaving in a way that made him concerned, and he insisted I was fine.
Bottom line: it felt GOOD to feel that good. Really good. To the point where I could definitely see at least a psychological dependence building.
Fortunately, the combination of circumstances (consistent adequate quantity, plus starting the medication after a break) doesn’t happen often (or at all). Plus if I do take a break from it, that first night I restart it guarantees truly awful insomnia so I get pretty immediate negative feedback.
As an adolescent I did all the common recreational drugs in the 1970’s, particularly hallucinogens, but only because they were offered and I wanted to belong. Never bought anything, never wanted to. When I moved away from those groups I never did any drugs again. When offered a drink I will drink it, pretty much the same thing.
The only drug I really like is coffee and strong black tea, frankly. The others all make me feel blurry and altered in an uncomfortable way. The word “wasted”? That’s what I feel: my senses have been turned to garbage.
The only time I really loved a drug was after my C-section when I was in paralyzing dire pain, I got a shot of some opiate. Instant relief melting almost immediately into blessed oblivion. That was really memorable but not, hopefully, going to be repeated.
I feel very strongly that there should be no illegal recreational drugs, but rather they should be sold or dispensed with government regulation. Not from the libertarian point of view, which I happen to scorn, but because prohibition has created monstrous problems in this country and has greatly damaged Mexico and Columbia among others.
Just don’t care for them myself though.
Some good replies here, thanks!
A couple people mentioned opiates causing nausea. That’s a major side effect of them for a lot of people.
Eve mentioned not wanting to do anything that would make her more jittery. Same here. I’ve always assumed that coke and speed would just feel scary.
**gytalf2000 ** mentioned lucid dreaming and astral projection. That’s one reason why have not tried hallucinogens: I’ve always had a lot of trippy dreams that have fulfilled that need. I do remain curious about them, however, and may try something one day.
My experience is one magic mushroom trip in the early 70’s, Lafayette LA, with friends from LSU.
Everyone was enjoying the colors and xray vision, while I could only see and feel mosquitos biting me.
I also remember kneeling and crying over some environmental issue, while everyone laughed at the drama. They teased me later about my tearful lamenting over some silly shit.
I am not into smoking pot, or smoking anything, as I am very protective of my lungs, but IMO, pot should be legal.
Avoiding stomach and/or head aches, is why I am not into alcohol, and also the same reason I stopped going with friends to ayahuasca ceremonies.
Nope, nope, nope. If you make them right, you can’t tell. Based solely on what I’ve heard, of course!
Well obviously, we need to hang out more.
I have much to learn (from him).
40 years ago when I was in college pot was effectively legal in Cambridge. The police came to our dorm and said just don’t sell it to teenagers or grow it in a window overlooking the police station. Some moron did - they busted him because they had to have some self respect. No one in our dorm blamed them. I was around kilos of the stuff, but was never in the slightest bit interested.
As for alcohol, my interest in a drink is directly proportional how close it tastes to something I actually like. Hard lemonade I’ll drink. Beer will stay in my fridge untouched for years. I really should drink a glass of wine a day for health, but it is hard to get motivated. Given a Coke and any alcoholic drink, I’ll choose the Coke every time.
Social drinker with ZERO interest in recreational drugs. IMO if I had a more typical adolescence I would’ve experimented with pot at least, which IRL I can’t stand. (smell)
It’s okay, I’m taking up your slack. 