Originally Posted by isamu' date='Sep 6 2002, 01:44 AM

Well thats a good question, why do people do drugs when the side effects can be so bad? Well a possibility is that people genuinely want to feel good. People want to do things that relieve stess, pain, and make them feel relaxed. Think about why people exercise, why the run, lift weights, etc. When people exercise their bodies become filled with endorphins and other chemicals that create a natural high, or so to speak. It makes them feel good and thats why they do it over and over again. Even things like skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, or driving your seven through some twisties at high speeds are things that people seek out because it makes their bodies feel good. When people do drugs, it does make them feel good, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Alcohol and pot have different effects on different people but for the most part they make people feel relaxed and enable them to loosen their inhibitions a bit. Obviously people can drink too much and become sick, or worse alcoholics, or people can become so addicted to drugs that their lives are shitholes. But people drink alcohol and do drugs for a reason, and that is because it makes them feel good. Think about it in evolutionary terms, i.e. that our predecessors did things that made them feel good which helped them survive and reproduce. "Feeling good" is part of being healthy, and those that did not feel good (who were depressed, sick, etc) had a harder time reproducing. This trait carried on, right up until today. Whether its through physical activity or a foreign substance, many people seek to alter their bodies so that they feel genuinely good. Even if feeling good only lasts a short time, people will sacrifice the headaches and hangovers for that good feeling. If anybody actually read this far read it again and think about what I just said, and why the war on drugs would be so difficult? Just a theory anyways, cheers!

Originally Posted by isamu' date='Sep 6 2002, 06:44 AM

Well thats a good question, why do people do drugs when the side effects can be so bad? Well a possibility is that people genuinely want to feel good. People want to do things that relieve stess, pain, and make them feel relaxed. Think about why people exercise, why the run, lift weights, etc. When people exercise their bodies become filled with endorphins and other chemicals that create a natural high, or so to speak. It makes them feel good and thats why they do it over and over again. Even things like skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, or driving your seven through some twisties at high speeds are things that people seek out because it makes their bodies feel good. When people do drugs, it does make them feel good, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Alcohol and pot have different effects on different people but for the most part they make people feel relaxed and enable them to loosen their inhibitions a bit. Obviously people can drink too much and become sick, or worse alcoholics, or people can become so addicted to drugs that their lives are shitholes. But people drink alcohol and do drugs for a reason, and that is because it makes them feel good. Think about it in evolutionary terms, i.e. that our predecessors did things that made them feel good which helped them survive and reproduce. "Feeling good" is part of being healthy, and those that did not feel good (who were depressed, sick, etc) had a harder time reproducing. This trait carried on, right up until today. Whether its through physical activity or a foreign substance, many people seek to alter their bodies so that they feel genuinely good. Even if feeling good only lasts a short time, people will sacrifice the headaches and hangovers for that good feeling. If anybody actually read this far read it again and think about what I just said, and why the war on drugs would be so difficult? Just a theory anyways, cheers!

Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Sep 6 2002, 10:26 AM

Is that clown John Wayne Gacey? LOL

Originally Posted by isamu' date='Sep 6 2002, 08:44 AM

Well thats a good question, why do people do drugs when the side effects can be so bad? Well a possibility is that people genuinely want to feel good. People want to do things that relieve stess, pain, and make them feel relaxed. Think about why people exercise, why the run, lift weights, etc. When people exercise their bodies become filled with endorphins and other chemicals that create a natural high, or so to speak. It makes them feel good and thats why they do it over and over again. Even things like skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, or driving your seven through some twisties at high speeds are things that people seek out because it makes their bodies feel good. When people do drugs, it does make them feel good, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Alcohol and pot have different effects on different people but for the most part they make people feel relaxed and enable them to loosen their inhibitions a bit. Obviously people can drink too much and become sick, or worse alcoholics, or people can become so addicted to drugs that their lives are shitholes. But people drink alcohol and do drugs for a reason, and that is because it makes them feel good. Think about it in evolutionary terms, i.e. that our predecessors did things that made them feel good which helped them survive and reproduce. "Feeling good" is part of being healthy, and those that did not feel good (who were depressed, sick, etc) had a harder time reproducing. This trait carried on, right up until today. Whether its through physical activity or a foreign substance, many people seek to alter their bodies so that they feel genuinely good. Even if feeling good only lasts a short time, people will sacrifice the headaches and hangovers for that good feeling. If anybody actually read this far read it again and think about what I just said, and why the war on drugs would be so difficult? Just a theory anyways, cheers!

Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Sep 6 2002, 03:03 PM

[quote name='isamu' date='Sep 6 2002, 08:44 AM']Well thats a good question, why do people do drugs when the side effects can be so bad? Well a possibility is that people genuinely want to feel good. People want to do things that relieve stess, pain, and make them feel relaxed. Think about why people exercise, why the run, lift weights, etc. When people exercise their bodies become filled with endorphins and other chemicals that create a natural high, or so to speak. It makes them feel good and thats why they do it over and over again. Even things like skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, or driving your seven through some twisties at high speeds are things that people seek out because it makes their bodies feel good. When people do drugs, it does make them feel good, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Alcohol and pot have different effects on different people but for the most part they make people feel relaxed and enable them to loosen their inhibitions a bit. Obviously people can drink too much and become sick, or worse alcoholics, or people can become so addicted to drugs that their lives are shitholes. But people drink alcohol and do drugs for a reason, and that is because it makes them feel good. Think about it in evolutionary terms, i.e. that our predecessors did things that made them feel good which helped them survive and reproduce. "Feeling good" is part of being healthy, and those that did not feel good (who were depressed, sick, etc) had a harder time reproducing. This trait carried on, right up until today. Whether its through physical activity or a foreign substance, many people seek to alter their bodies so that they feel genuinely good. Even if feeling good only lasts a short time, people will sacrifice the headaches and hangovers for that good feeling. If anybody actually read this far read it again and think about what I just said, and why the war on drugs would be so difficult? Just a theory anyways, cheers!