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I've seen to many times what drugs and liquor do to a persons mind and body. I have never tried Alchohol or any form of drugs i.e cigarretes, dope, etc, and I never plan on it.
All that stuff does is age you and make you a little more stupid. In my opinion that is, but keep in mind that my opinion is formed after reading science books and what not.
Heh yea I'm pretty much with Chey,
Never really touched any of the stuff, don't really plan on it either. There's the occasional glass of wine but that's pretty much it for me.
The only thing that I think I have a problem with is soda heh heh.
I can't seem to survive day to day without my Code Red or Mellow Yellow. mmmm :D
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Originally posted here by cheyenne1212
I've seen to many times what drugs and liquor do to a persons mind and body. I have never tried Alchohol or any form of drugs i.e cigarretes, dope, etc, and I never plan on it.
All that stuff does is age you and make you a little more stupid. In my opinion that is, but keep in mind that my opinion is formed after reading science books and what not.
Thanks Netron ;) lol.
Nope never had anything. Everyone around here that smokes and drinks looks like theyr 70 when they're 20, and they're teeth are gone. Plus my grandpa owns a place for troubled kids, and I've seen the kind of troubles these kids get into from drugs.
Like most things in life, alcohol is okay (and can actually be good for you - because it slows down the brain and relieves stress), in moderation.
If you drink occassionally and socially, then there's no problem (unless you have some condition/medication that requires you not to drink alcohol, but then you shouldn't be touching the stuff anyway!). It's when people become addicted (as someone has already mentioned) that it becomes a problem.
As for cigarettes, well I've had dozens of arguments with smokers who say that cigarettes help you lose weight (because they lessen your appetite), relieve stress etc. As far as I'm concerned, that's a load of codswallop, cigarettes do more harm than good and you should avoid smoking them if at all possible (and yes, I will admit to having had the odd smoke when I've been drunk, but that's been the exception rather than the rule! ;))
On drugs, I can't really say much because I've never smoked joints, injected myself or anything like that (partially because I wouldn't know how to, and partially because no-one has never seriously offered me drugs when we've both been sober). I have seen drugs having bad effects on people, but I don't have any personal experiences to relate to.
in that case I offer hope to all of those smokers out there....
you may die of cancer or heart disease but you probably won't die of Alzheimers,
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9610/22/nfm/alzheimers/
and more recently (for the scientists here)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Citation
not that I'm advocating smoking - just offering some small solace to those already hooked :D
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I disagree with you on that point pwaring. From all the discovery channel nes, and science books I've read, it all says that alcohol slowly kills off your brain cells. Alcohol also slowly damages your kidneys and liver. Ever hear of Cirrosis of the Liver?? Thats caused by alcohol mainly.Quote:
Like most things in life, alcohol is okay (and can actually be good for you - because it slows down the brain and relieves stress), in moderation.
There a different between doing drugs and abusing them.
Cirrhosis is chronic inflamation of interstitial(narrow spaces) of tissues or organs. It has nothing specifically to do with the liver at all. Cirrhosis of the Liver is caused by many things: hereditary defeciencies in how the body produces fats and lipids, alcoholism, and the main cause in the US, Hepetitis C.Quote:
Originally posted here by cheyenne1212
I disagree with you on that point pwaring. From all the discovery channel nes, and science books I've read, it all says that alcohol slowly kills off your brain cells. Alcohol also slowly damages your kidneys and liver. Ever hear of Cirrosis of the Liver?? Thats caused by alcohol mainly.
Alcohol does slowly damage your kidneys and liver, but only if you consume in large quantities. Tylenol has just as much, if not more, of a damaging effect on the kidneys and liver. Nitrates, caused from run off, in the water supply also have just as much of a damaging effect on these systems. Lead from old pipes in an old house can be much more lethal.
If you've read, or watched, enough science information you would have seen that there is a counter study to almost any study you will see. How many years now has it been said that a couple glasses of wine or a few drinks daily reduces stress, and the risk of cancer and heart disease? If you haven't heard that, then you haven't read enough. As far as the killing off of brain cells, when was the last time you pumped your own gas?? I can assure you that if you've ever filled up at a truck stop, w/ all the disel and gas fumes floating around, you've killed more brain cells than a nip of the ole hooch'll cause.
Hey, I never learned to roll a joint and Ive been smoking a fair few years now, pretty loosely though say at parties.
Drink wise lately I have preceeded to Guiness and Powers whiskey and my nights have gotten wilder, hell I'm eighteen there is no way I am worrying about anything like that,
as Jim Morrison said:
'I'm gonna have my kicks before the whole **** house burns down'