Day 10 - Lens Flare and Your Views on Drugs and Alcohol

Again, I looked it up and the internet is where I went ... at least there are cool pics

My views on Drugs and Alcohol

Some people do not listen to those that have a different opinion, because they feel they have not experienced exactly what they are going through, and therefore could never understand why they use drugs and alcohol. I say rubbish. For one, I feel that my opinion can be listened to for several reasons.

• I have used all kinds of drugs and alcohol and remember the effects well (I say this because when Bruce tried experiencing different substances to experience life, he discounted my views because I was sheltered and did not understand drugs. When I gave him a list of what I had used and experienced he looked at me and said, ok, you do know, and basically said, what else do you have to say. He discounted what I had to say before knowing, because he thought I could not possibly understand)
• I have been around those that drink, do drugs and have seen a great deal of different reactions, good and bad, and as bad as it gets.
• I have experienced a parent, a sibling, a spouse, myself, friends....pretty much everyone in every station of my life

So that said, I feel I can say with great confidence that drugs and alcohol can ruin lives. Period. I do not care how recreational you think it is, how unharmful you think it is, how individual you think it is...etc etc etc. It will and is effecting you and those around you. If you are all lost in the same haze of it, it may be a while before you wake up and see differently, but one day I hope you have the chance to wake up, many many many do not.