Eric Gordon says player drug abuse was problem at IU

[WazzuRC]

Quote: Originally Posted by J0nnD0ugh

Doing drugs that way impairs your judgment. If the drug doesn't kill you, the things you do while high on it will. You are still puting yourself @ risk. There's nothing moderate about puting your life @ peril.

So you can't drink moderately either? I have a beer and suddenly I'm an alcoholic?

[ILLSmak]

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[J0nnD0ugh]

Quote: Originally Posted by WazzuRC

So you can't drink moderately either? I have a beer and suddenly I'm an alcoholic?

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

I don't really agree. Aside from hallucinogens and dissociatives, alcohol is probably the most impairing drug. For the most part, the worst that can happen is you bang some crackwhore missing a few teeth.

Your judgement isn't impaired from one drink. It is not the same.

One hit of heroin, one puff of weed, one snort of coke & your thinking can no longer be trusted.

Like I said before, this generation has an apathetic attitude towards drug abuse. The entertainment industry has made light of the danger so that people think there's no harm. After people keep hearing the same lie repeated over & over, the lie attains "truthiness".

[NoSkillz50]

Quote: Originally Posted by J0nnD0ugh

Your judgement isn't impaired from one drink. It is not the same. One hit of heroin, one puff of weed, one snort of coke & your thinking can no longer be trusted. Like I said before, this generation has an apathetic attitude towards drug abuse. The entertainment industry has made light of the danger so that people think there's no harm. After people keep hearing the same lie repeated over & over, the lie attains "truthiness".

One puff of weed and your thinking can no longer be trusted????

That is one of the dumbest statements I've ever heard.

[J0nnD0ugh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

It actually is the same. One drink is what, 10-15% of your total drinking for the night. Doing that much of any drug will generally not affect you much at all. 1. One "hit" of heroin, and your thinking can no longer be trusted, but you don't do anything. A man on heroin is not a threat to anyone. 2. One "puff" of weed is less impairing than one drink of alcohol. 3. Coke doesn't really impact your thoughts aside from feeling good and wanting more coke. And one "snort" of coke can be insanely different in size. A bump would barely affect someone with no tolerance except for waking them up and making them feel better. Of weed, heroin, cocaine, and alcohol, alcohol is BY FAR the most impairing with negative consequences. Heroin affects you the most, but you can't really hurt anyone on it. Between the other three, alcohol is much more likely to lead to stupid things.

I'm not going to sit here & debate w/someone the obvious fact that doing drugs for anything beyond medicinal purposes is harmful. Its obvious you've made up your mind to believe the lie. If you want to believe it's harmless, go right on living in the fantasy. When I work the ER, I see the reality.

[J0nnD0ugh]

When drunk, yes, I've seen tragedies. Drunkeness isn't moderation. That's abuse. I've seen accidents from people getting high. All they needed was one shot, on hit, one score. They didn't have to smoke a few bags. They only had one dose, voila, stoned. It is not possible to do in moderation. It is a lie. Period.

A person can drink one beer & not be a hazard to anybody else. You can't smoke weed & drive. You can't sniff coke & operate heavy machinery. You can't shoot heroin & have a weapon in your hand.

You're just seeking justification for past behavior. You're not going to get it here. You didn't do drugs in moderation. You just didn't get what you feel is a lasting consequence.

[Cebby]

Actually, you are completely correct.

One puff of marijuana and you're hopelessly addicted for life.

My cousin's friend's mother once heard a story of a guy who smoked a marijuana cigarette and died instantly.

[J0nnD0ugh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

Actually, you are completely correct. One puff of marijuana and you're hopelessly addicted for life. My cousin's friend's mother once heard a story of a guy who smoked a marijuana cigarette and died instantly.

Yep. That's what I said. Way to put it all in a nutshell.