How Often Do you get high ?

[W3MIV]

Last time I was snot-flinging drunk was about twenty years ago when a Dutchman friend who lives in Canada got married in my house. He and his fiancée (she from here) wanted a simple civil ceremony among friends and we let them use the hacienda for the ceremony and the festivities after. He arrived a few days before, and we sat and reminisced, spun yarns and killed off four or five bottles of vino veritas before launching into shooters of some sort. It remains very foggy to this day, but I well remember the consequences. Ooooooooooof!

I have been pretty much straight and sober since, though I do partake of the occasional imbibition. Daily, usually. Moderation is often a harsh lesson, but once learned is easily practiced.

I have never once been "high" on any drug. I have never smoked a joint, but passed many back and forth at gatherings during which I was sited betwixt a pair of indulging acquaintances. I have never sampled any of the popular paths to nirvana. I have used prescription pain meds on very rare occasions -- one not too terribly long ago -- but I have never gotten "high" on any that I was conscious of. I usually don't even have the prescriptions filled. Perhaps my usual state is such that it is hard to tell? My xyl thinks so, but that's another issue and we won't go there.

I have no moral aversion to their use, but never felt I needed a new "hobby" so to say. So, the poll does not include a category for which I can supply an answer.

[ki4itv]

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I have no moral aversion to their use, but never felt I needed a new "hobby" so to say. So, the poll does not include a category for which I can supply an answer.

haha...hobby...good point.

One of the big things I try to get across to my kids about using drugs (other than health and social risk), is the incredible amount of time consumed by using them regularly. It waste A LOT of time. Mass quantities of time, time you will never get back, and probably won't miss until you turn around and look back.

An often overlooked side-effect with compounding consequences over the course of use.

[NQ6U]

I have never once been "high" on any drug. [...] I have no moral aversion to their use, but never felt I needed a new "hobby" so to say.

That was the thing about unapproved supplements for me--it became a "hobby." Not only was I high as frequently as I could possibly manage, I spent a lot of time looking for new ways to get high. And I tried it all; some methods were good, most not so good. The problem was that I was spending so much time either high or trying to be that there were many other things I did not have time to do; getting a decent education was one of them. My life has been a lot harder than necessary for that, so you could say that I'm still paying the price for having fun thirty-five years ago.

So, while I'm with Albi in saying that I have no moral aversion to recreational drug use (and still think that it should be legal), I would say that it's a huge waste of time and human potential.

So, the poll does not include a category for which I can supply an answer.

Same here, really. I picked once a year, but that's not accurate either. Living with a recovering alcoholic, there is no booze kept in the house so I do what little drinking I do when I'm out at a restaurant. However, I do most of the driving in my family and because have a commercial drivers license, my allowable blood alcohol content is .04%--half of what people with regular drivers are allowed. That pretty much keeps a lid on my consumption.

[n2ize]

That was the thing about unapproved supplements for me--it became a "hobby." Not only was I high as frequently as I could possibly manage, I spent a lot of time looking for new ways to get high. And I tried it all; some methods were good, most not so good. The problem was that I was spending so much time either high or trying to be that there were many other things I did not have time to do; getting a decent education was one of them. My life has been a lot harder than necessary for that, so you could say that I'm still paying the price for having fun thirty-five years ago.

So, while I'm with Albi in saying that I have no moral aversion to recreational drug use (and still think that it should be legal), I would say that it's a huge waste of time and human potential.

That's not nessesarily true. I guess you can argue that if someone is going to drink like a fish, day in and day out, and spend almost all their time either drunk or hung over then yes, that is a lot of time spent nursing a behavior while taking time away from other things. At the same time it's been shown that drinking prolongs life thus giving the person more time on average than non drinkers. Drugs like pot are actually a gift. Pot is actually more of a nutrient than a drug. It enables one to relax better, think better, become more creative, imaginative, etc. Some of our most brilliant computer geeks past and present were major potheads. Matter of fact pot and computers go together.

In college whenever I had very large amounts of work and studying to get through I used to use small amounts of codeine or hycodan. It actually helped me to study harder, longer, and remain very focused for long periods of time. Where I would have otherwise become distracted, restless, and laid the books down to do something else I found that under the influence of codeine or hycodan I could sit and work for the entire evening and into the morning without feeling edgy and restless bored, or distracted.. At the time I used these things in a careful and measured way taking care to make sure I allowed for periods of abstinence so as not to develop a habit. Even nowadays I might take a little codeine or a percocet or two when i need to sit and work on something that requires lengthy periods of extreme attention and focus.

I think how much time one "wastes" depends of how they go about their lives more than anything else. I have met people who argue that partying wastes too much of their time. the only thing is, were they not partying would they be doing anything productive or significant anyhow ? In many cases I could say ...NO. Of course there are people who probably party too much and would do better to spend a little more time getting something done. And, then, as a cited above there are circumstances where a little bit of partying can even enhance a persons creativity, productivity, focus, etc.

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[kf0rt]

That's not nessesarily true. I guess you can argue that if someone is going to drink like a fish, day in and day out, and spend almost all their time either drunk or hung over then yes, that is a lot of time spent nursing a behavior while taking time away from other things. At the same time it's been shown that drinking prolongs life thus giving the person more time on average than non drinkers. Drugs like pot are actually a gift. Pot is actually more of a nutrient than a drug. It enables one to relax better, think better, become more creative, imaginative, etc. Some of our most brilliant computer geeks past and present were major potheads. Matter of fact pot and computers go together.

In college whenever I had very large amounts of work and studying to get through I used to use small amounts of codeine or hycodan. It actually helped me to study harder, longer, and remain very focused for long periods of time. Where I would have otherwise become distracted, restless, and laid the books down to do something else I found that under the influence of codeine or hycodan I could sit and work for the entire evening and into the morning without feeling edgy and restless bored, or distracted.. At the time I used these things in a careful and measured way taking care to make sure I allowed for periods of abstinence so as not to develop a habit. Even nowadays I might take a little codeine or a percocet or two when i need to sit and work on something that requires lengthy periods of extreme attention and focus.

I think how much time one "wastes" depends of how they go about their lives more than anything else. I have met people who argue that partying wastes too much of their time. the only thing is, were they not partying would they be doing anything productive or significant anyhow ? In many cases I could say ...NO. Of course there are people who probably party too much and would do better to spend a little more time getting something done. And, then, as a cited above there are circumstances where a little bit of partying can even enhance a persons creativity, productivity, focus, etc.

Same here, really. I picked once a year, but that's not accurate either. Living with a recovering alcoholic, there is no booze kept in the house so I do what little drinking I do when I'm out at a restaurant. However, I do most of the driving in my family and because have a commercial drivers license, my allowable blood alcohol content is .04%--half of what people with regular drivers are allowed. That pretty much keeps a lid on my consumption.

Four words, John:

"Dancing With The Stars"

[n2ize]

Four words, John:

"Dancing With The Stars"

I don;t know how this latter paragraph made it into my post.

Same here, really. I picked once a year, but that's not accurate either. Living with a recovering alcoholic, there is no booze kept in the house so I do what little drinking I do when I'm out at a restaurant. However, I do most of the driving in my family and because have a commercial drivers license, my allowable blood alcohol content is .04%--half of what people with regular drivers are allowed. That pretty much keeps a lid on my consumption.

Guess i forgot to snip snip or quote quote. In any event, it's not mine.

[al2n]

Last time I was snot-flinging drunk was about twenty years ago when a Dutchman friend who lives in Canada got married in my house. He and his fiancée (she from here) wanted a simple civil ceremony among friends and we let them use the hacienda for the ceremony and the festivities after. He arrived a few days before, and we sat and reminisced, spun yarns and killed off four or five bottles of vino veritas before launching into shooters of some sort. It remains very foggy to this day, but I well remember the consequences. Ooooooooooof!

I have been pretty much straight and sober since, though I do partake of the occasional imbibition. Daily, usually. Moderation is often a harsh lesson, but once learned is easily practiced.

I have never once been "high" on any drug. I have never smoked a joint, but passed many back and forth at gatherings during which I was sited betwixt a pair of indulging acquaintances. I have never sampled any of the popular paths to nirvana. I have used prescription pain meds on very rare occasions -- one not too terribly long ago -- but I have never gotten "high" on any that I was conscious of. I usually don't even have the prescriptions filled. Perhaps my usual state is such that it is hard to tell? My xyl thinks so, but that's another issue and we won't go there.

I have no moral aversion to their use, but never felt I needed a new "hobby" so to say. So, the poll does not include a category for which I can supply an answer.

About the same here.

Got drunk once many years ago and have since enjoyed moderation. Gotten a buzz off of nicotine a time or two when trying a strong cigar, but is as far as it goes for me.

Been around friends and family when they have been doing drugs of one sort or another. I would be for making drugs legal. Would cut down the crime involved with them and then they could of course be taxed and regulated like alcohol and tobacco.