Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Facts

Question: Lgbt: poll about drug abuse?

(Posted by: nikklondon on 2009-07-05 22:33:54)

Okay my brother and i were debating about sympathy for people who abuse drugs, and i had sympathy and he didn't. my argument was that everybody makes bad decisions, and theirs happened to be addictive. he said its their fault, and its not a disease, its a choice. anyway, i was just all fueled up so i wanted to get your opinions. do you have any sympathy for drug abusers, and why or why not. thx :) for example, say a kid was kicked out of his house for what ever reason (being gay, etc). hes on the street, and in order to subdue the pain, he tries drugs, alcohol, whatever and becomes addicted. he is now super stuck on the streets, he cant get a job because of his drug habbit, and any money he does make goes to supporting his habbit. its a cycle, and it just seems like it would be hard to get out of. thx blondiee :) goodluck with life <3 and your hairs amazing MelC, the situation doesn't matter, its the habit that matters. J.C. - but isnt that how addiction starts? your a kid, your trying it, for whatever reason, and you dont realize the danger it has untill your so addicted that you cant stop. i sympathize for anyone who is "addicted to the drug " not addicted to the way pot makes you feel, because pot isnt addictive. although some think the addiction to pot is actually a true addiction to the feeling. so far blondiee is getting best answer. partly because her answer and her situation, partly because her hair is gorgeous. you can win best answer by starring my beautiful question <3 (and you have to have a good answer of course)

Posted by: blondiee on 2009-07-05, 22:38:29

Im trying to recover from abusing drugs myself. And people have their opinions of me, good and bad. Its really just up to the person. I have sympathy, because i know what it feels like,

Posted by: Peter Face on 2009-07-05, 22:37:51

Nope = ) they got themselves into it out of lack of self control, Sometimes they are "victims " but usually its something they decide to do.

Posted by: MURTBURT :] on 2009-07-05, 22:37:57

Addiction is a disease. many people want to quit but cant. e.g. smoking cigs. coffee. same stuff.

Posted by: DominoSweetie on 2009-07-05, 22:38:46

Yes I have sympathy because everyone tries something once. Its just that when you try drugs once its a chance u get addicted. And that chance is very high! I feel bad for them because everyone is young and tries dumb things and now they have to pay for it. Its really hard to stop abusing drugs once u gotten started. They lose they family, friends and lives.

Posted by: MelC on 2009-07-05, 22:39:45

Depends on the situations that led to drug use.

Posted by: Rebecca S on 2009-07-05, 22:40:47

I don't really. Unless they were born with an addiction or were forced into by their parents/ siblings at an early age, I have no pity for them if they want to ruin their lives. I do have pity for those that try to get off things that are extremely addictive, like heroin, but can't because they are too poor to get medical/ professional help. But those that do it with a willful choice and have no intention of stopping? Nah, I don't feel bad for them. That is their choice.

Posted by: gymnast2014 on 2009-07-05, 22:42:08

For me, it really depends on the situation. If the person with the problem is some lowlife who is buying drugs with any money he has and is living on the streets, etc., I tend to not have any sympathy for them. However, if they got addicted to a medication that a doctor prescribed to them without being thoroughly warned about the potential of getting addicted, I have more sympathy.

Posted by: ♥! on 2009-07-05, 22:42:24

Yes, I do have sympathy. Once someone becomes an addict, their whole life begins to revolve around drugs and getting their next fix. It becomes less and less of a choice and more like an impulse. Rehab and drug treatment facilities are expensive, and it is very, very difficult to break the cycle without professional help. I'm glad groups like AA and NA exist.

Posted by: Knep mig fordi jeg er en luder! on 2009-07-05, 22:42:32

I am sorry for them, who ruin their lives.

Posted by: J.C. on 2009-07-05, 22:43:05

This is an issue that is really personal to me, because my cousin - who was pretty much like a big sister to me - passed away two years ago (at age 24) from an overdose on heroin. She had been addicted to meth for a few years, and then experimented and was found in a stranger's home. I think it depends on the person and the situation - addiction vs. recreational use. People who choose to use drugs because they like the thrill, because they are in a peer-pressure situation, or just want to "be cool " or whatever... I have no sympathy for. It's their choice. An addiction is... very heartbreaking, because a lot of the time, the person has a mental illness, and they really want to quit but aren't strong enough to do so. It's very hard to watch someone you love deteriorate right before your eyes, and know there's nothing you can do but what is in your power, because ultimately it is up to them... and sometimes it ends in tragedy. On a lighter note, though - my mom used drugs for a number of years... but she's been clean now since 2002. If only I could get her to quit smoking now, too! ETA: My cousin was bipolar - and she didn't get addicted until after she had her baby - both she and her husband started together, only he got clean just in time... .. I have a friend who likes to drop acid, try shrooms, roll on ecstasy... and she's never become addicted. She just likes to do it because it's "fun. " I don't think we're friends anymore... but for different reasons (and she's 25).

Posted by: Pitty Pat on 2009-07-05, 22:49:48

You cant help it, when some people get stressed they do it they don't know any other way. There might be a reason behind that, i dint think people just do drug to do them, they can get off when they want to. Well it's w.e

Posted by: Crim Liar on 2009-07-05, 22:54:27

I'm older than most here, and I still don't know what to think about drugs, though I come across more often than not as very anti. The reason for this is the people I know who've died (directly and indirectly) because of them. Someone who was a good friend until around a year ago, is currently institutionalized because of mental the effects of what many would consider a "soft " drug. I still care that no harm should come to that person, but the lies and abuse they've directed at friends means that many of those friends feel alienated and rejected by the person in question. Some people in this situation believe they are the center of the universe and everyone has to bow to their needs, reality is that most of their friends only take so much (we still care, but will not be used). Sorry, there is a great deal more to this than my post can reflect, it's a current situation. My belief is that those most susceptible to drug abuse are the people it is most damaging to, a real chicken and egg dilemma...

Posted by: rachelle_inhighheels on 2009-07-05, 23:44:57

Brother WINS...!!! Drug users are that by choice... !!! Do you figure that if times get tough for others, that drinking solves their problem (s)...? Each and every one of us makes the choices that we do... If you need to use the washroom, does someone tell you Oh no you don't really have to go...? We choose to do what we do, because we either want to, or we are very weak of mind..!! No one forces anyone to take drugs or use liquor..!! Rachelle In High Heels