> Taking drugs, especially starting to, is 100% up to you.
It can also be a way of coping with/escaping problems/depression. This quote from the article hints at that:
“I felt more laid-back, carefree,” said Justin of that first experience with drugs, “just like everything was kind of pushed off to the side.”
Furthermore an addiction can easily develop from legitimate use of a substance, i.e. pain killers after an accident.
Btw, pure opiates have a very low toxicity, if you have a reliable source (say a doctor) you can take it for decades. And lots of respectable people are doing that and you'll never know - maybe even your banker or a local judge. Most problems are due to unreliable quality and mislabeled substances - both results of prohibition.
> take some responsibility, instead of blaming it on the seller
When unreliable quality and mislabeled substances are the problems, the seller is responsible - not necessarily the small dealer, but somewhere up the chains someone messed up big time (whether it's greed or ignorance does not really matter here).
It can also be a way of coping with/escaping problems/depression. This quote from the article hints at that:
“I felt more laid-back, carefree,” said Justin of that first experience with drugs, “just like everything was kind of pushed off to the side.”
Furthermore an addiction can easily develop from legitimate use of a substance, i.e. pain killers after an accident.
Btw, pure opiates have a very low toxicity, if you have a reliable source (say a doctor) you can take it for decades. And lots of respectable people are doing that and you'll never know - maybe even your banker or a local judge. Most problems are due to unreliable quality and mislabeled substances - both results of prohibition.
> take some responsibility, instead of blaming it on the seller
When unreliable quality and mislabeled substances are the problems, the seller is responsible - not necessarily the small dealer, but somewhere up the chains someone messed up big time (whether it's greed or ignorance does not really matter here).