I'm not a moron.

Not really, no.

Apart from drinking a whole bottle of whiskey in the span of about two days.

In the past. I had that run-in with drinking the other night, but that was more due to outside influences that any type of on-going alcohol abuse.

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:16:40 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Was that supposed to convince me that you're right?

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:19:04 AM

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:16:40 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Was that supposed to convince me that you're right?

Well...yeah, having some form of restraint and not doing drugs is generally the smarter path to go. If you want to smoke weed that's great and all, (I feel the same about that as I do alcohol and tobacco) but not doing them at all or in very small amounts usually means you're trying to play it smart.

You really don't need to get so defensive.

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:19:04 AM

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:16:40 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Were it only that simple. It's not a black and white issue.

You're the one trying to ruin your brain man, not me.

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:21:58 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:19:04 AM

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:16:40 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Was that supposed to convince me that you're right?

Well...yeah, having some form of restraint and not doing drugs is generally the smarter path to go. If you want to smoke weed that's great and all, (I feel the same about that as I do alcohol and tobacco) but not doing them at all or in very small amounts usually means you're trying to play it smart.

You really don't need to get so defensive.

Do  you really take me for the type of person to get defensive over something like that? smh

Addiction isn't just a matter of illegal substances. There are countless people these days addicted to pharmaceuticals that their own doctors and psychiatrists have prescribed for them.

It isn't a matter of just 'not doing drugs' and it isn't even just a matter of drugs. Addiction can manifest itself in many areas and anyone with a weak will can fall prey to it. It isn't a matter of intelligence.

Again, looking at it as something so black and white is naive.

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:24:52 AM

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:21:58 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:19:04 AM

Quote from: DemonicChronic on January 22, 2015, 02:16:40 AM

Quote from: XxNuKeZxX on January 22, 2015, 02:08:06 AM

There's a surprise.
Anyways, no. Like Verby says, I'm not a moron.

You don't have to be a moron to fall prey to addiction. Thinking that such is simply a matter of stupidity is naive.

It's called not doing drugs, m8.

Was that supposed to convince me that you're right?

Well...yeah, having some form of restraint and not doing drugs is generally the smarter path to go. If you want to smoke weed that's great and all, (I feel the same about that as I do alcohol and tobacco) but not doing them at all or in very small amounts usually means you're trying to play it smart.

You really don't need to get so defensive.

Do really take me for the type of person to get offensive over something like that? smh

Addiction isn't just a matter of illegal substances. There are countless people these days addicted to pharmaceuticals that their own doctors and psychiatrists have prescribed for them.

It isn't a matter of just 'not doing drugs' and it isn't even just a matter of drugs. Addiction can manifest itself in many areas and anyone with a weak will can fall prey to it. It isn't a matter of intelligence.

Again, looking at it as something so black and white is naive.

I said defensive, not offensive. I know you used to smoke weed, and the way you jumped on me when Slash has pretty obviously been playing around with dangerous substances the past few days kind of shows some defensiveness there.

And as far as pharmaceutical drugs go, that's the fault of the medical industry these days. I genuinely believe that they make people dependent so that they keep buying more. That entire industry has proven to be one of the more fucked up and corrupt parts of our corporate society. (Look at things like patents on chemical compounds for medical drugs. It's ridiculous.)

no, thankfully.

Not abuse, but I know what abstinence problems feel like, to a lesser degree. After the chest surgery more than three years ago I was fed morphine intravenously, and took morphine pills for about two weeks after that.

After I stopped taking them, even though I had a period of slowly decreasing the doses, I became nauseous, dizzy, and sweaty. And if that's what happens with medical-grade morphine that's supposed to be less addicting, then I can understand how breaking a real addiction can be nigh impossible.

Well that's a bit different, I suppose. Something like morphine addiction if you were hospitalized for a while is pretty problematic.

I said defensive, not offensive.

That. . . was a typo.

I know you used to smoke weed, and the way you jumped on me when Slash has pretty obviously been playing around with dangerous substances the past few days kind of shows some defensiveness there.

Regardless of what you might perceive. I'm not angry. I've had this discussion many many times before with people simply because It interests me.[/quote]

I'm not sure why you felt like I jumped on you, perhaps I was too offensive in saying that you were acting naive? It's w/e.