Thursday, May 24, 2007

Questioning the unquestionable.

Since this blog is supposed to be me typing my thoughts and ideas to the public eye. I feel this topic in it's essence is the idea of questioning what you have been taught, and "think outside the box" (okay i only used that cliche because it's the only thing i could come up with, and i hate it ive heard it so many times, just the Business-esque commericals alone, it's enough to drive a man insane. anyfucks...) through that understanding try to interpret what the subject matters of this post imply.

The use of drugs is frowned upon, and seemingly it is rightfully so. Drugs are addictive, fuel a violent and lucrative black market, and are associated with the downside of society. But if we look at drugs from a neuropsychiatric point of view, as well as a general psychological point of view the drug's effect on your mind and body we see it in a different light.

Yes it is true, alcoholism is a problem, drug abuse is a problem, but it's only a small percent of the population that has an "addictive personality." Roughly 10%. I'll not debate the idea of addiction as a disease for now, but for the rest of us recreational and moderate use of almost every drug is considered harmless. But is this not only harmless but positive?

We look at our lives and we have what you can call the "human experience." As beings of intellect and imagination, we experience many things and rationalize them however we as individuals want to. Such as our sensory perception of the pleasant smell of the rose, it pleases our senses by releasing certain neurotransmitters. I'll spare you the psychology lesson. (Good thing you didn't catch me writing this high, i wouldn't spare ANYTHING, ask SBFL)

Just as the rose pleases your mind, drugs do the same thing in a sense. The release neurotransmitters, each drug releasing it's own making the drugs effect. Moderate use, and not abuse does no harm. This lets us experience new feelings and another level of consciousness, just as many non-substance induced experiences in life do. As we are beings locked into our own worlds, and life is mostly facades and to some fulfilling their life includes all levels of enjoyment. So is it illogical to say that drugs make our mind experience another part of life. Ultimately being part of our human experience.

0 comments: