Do you ever regret taking drugs?

I sometimes think where I'd be if I never touched drugs..

But I think I was too interested not to try them.
I never really had peer pressure to try any drug, I just always wanted to try LSD, and figured marijuana was worth a try as well, so I just asked my friend if I could try weed with him one day, and we went hiking with some friends where I first got high, probably still my favorite weed high till this day.

How/why'd you first try drugs? And what drug?

 

Great idea for a thread, Lotus! Can't wait to hear some of people's stories!

For me, I was never in a peer group where drugs were done at all. As my peers became college age, some of them experimented with drugs but it was not part of our social circle at all.

I never smoked weed until I was 21 years old!! I had no interest in it, until I found out a girl I was trying to date was a major stoner. I asked her to "teach me"--not so much out of an interest in weed, but because I wanted an excuse to get closer to her. I did three hits out of her chillum and I was STONED. AS. FUCK. Only other time I've ever been that stoned was when I smoked 6 months worth of resin!! I lost total track of time that night, had shivering and sensations of cold. She must've thought I looked like a mess!

As for psych's, I had a friend whose pastime was assigning his friends what their ideal drug would be based on their personalities. He told me I would be well-suited for LSD. I had no interest at the time, but that idea preyed on my mind. Eventually I became so fascinated by the idea that I decided to try it. Got a perfect setting (cabin in nature) and he procured the tabs (he was a great tripsitter!). It was a beautiful day.

 

I dont regret doing drugs, in fact im glad I got most of the hard shit out of the way when I was younger. For me it was as easy as try a little of this, oh that was fun now im done type deal. I never felt the "need" to do any of then again. Some i chose to experiment with more than others. Eventually I settled down with the weed and psychedelics and now thats all I fuck with. But i would advice to any and everyone. Dont EVER fuck with methadone haha that shit is no joke. I thought I OD'd on that shit and I only took a half a dosage, of course im not a heroin addict so it affects me differently. But damn, three days of puking up everything including water. That type of shit can kill you heh its no beuno

 

Honestly, not really. Sometimes I wonder if/how much all the drinking and smoking desensitizes my sober natural happy highs & emotions (any research on this??),

But other than that, I usually don't overdo-it, and I try to limit it to just weekends. As I get older, I'll have to do less and less anyways...

RagaMala, wow your friend sounds like an all-around guy. Win.

 

I dont regret any of the drugs ive done, but if I could go back and not do one, it would be mdpv. Not a fun time.

 

I regret taking certain drugs and certainly to the extent I've gone with some of them. Alcohol was my first drug that i felt loaded on and certainly one that I've struggled with. The disassociatives (ketamine, 4-meo pcp, mxe) I've gotten too deep with and still struggling with those. I found straight up stimulants like mdpv and meth, and coke pretty pointless but at least the latter was somewhat fun. I gave benzos and opioids a try, I guess I'm glad I never really found them appealing knowing my problems with disassociatives. So I'd probably be a lot better off financially without wasting money on that stuff, who knows maybe not. I've had a couple bad/bummer psychedelic trips and smoked weed somewhat habitually for awhile but I don't regret taking psychedelics.

 

I guess I would say sometimes I regret how I use marijuana; maybe how much I've used it, I dunno. Sort've mixed on that one.

I wish I didn't do stupid things like whip-its and ephedrine when younger, but I wouldn't say I really regret it.

And the only thing that I regret when it comes to psychedelics, or other drugs, is that I don't get a hold of shrooms enough =P

 

i don't regret doing drugs, my wallet does though.

 

I would regret not doing them. I'm a much more relaxed person and find it easier to put things in perspective now.

 

I don't regret them for one minute. If I hadn't found the counter culture that accompanies drugs, I would probably have become an uptight, stressed out asshole on psychiatric meds with no friends. Probably a little right wingish, too.

Thank you to whoever is on duty up there for bringing me drugs. All of the ones I've tried, and the ones I'm going to try. The only thing that I could possibly think of changing is how much they cost. Free drugs would be lovely.

 

the only drug that i might regret is weed. i'm with duck on this one.

i can't imagine my life if i'd never tried weed, so i don't regret trying it. but i do regret using it so heavily, and still.

 

I do not regret the experiences I've had.

My first 'drug' was weed, I don't quite remember the first time I smoked (lol weed memory) but I think it was with some friends on my football squad in high school the summer before my freshman year.

I agree completely with onesublimesister, I'd be one scary dude without drugs. Or I should say without the good drugs, which start with weed and end with DMT. Think about it, it's not that society wants you OFF drugs, it simply want you only on the drugs pedaled by pharmaceutical companies, industrial breweries, and tobacco giants. If a drug results in increased productivity, and other bottomlinish results, and can be tightly controlled for profit, then your kind doctor will of course give you a prescription. But if a drug results in increased social awareness, increased spirituality, and decreased materialism, why then it becomes an evil that war must be declared upon.

I suspect that, if enough people comment on this thread, a pattern will emerge where the people that seriously regret using drugs will fall into a few categories:
1. Those who got into serious drugs (like psychedelics) way too early in their development and regret that they haven't had 'structure' in their lives.
2. Those who heavily abused drugs (and all drugs can be abused, even weed) and have been significantly physically and/or emotionally damaged thanks to that abuse. I've seen what meth abuse can do to someone, and I would seriously regret drugs if meth addiction ever got a hold on me.
3. Those who got into drugs as an escape from other serious problems like abuse, extreme depression, etc. but never dealt with the underlying cause of those problems. For these folks, potentially beneficial drugs can become at best a temporary escape and at worst an amplifier of their troubles. I'm sure every experienced pot smoker has seen someone get high and absolutely flip while the rest of the room is chillin. This happens not because the weed is bad but because what is on that individuals MIND is negative, and the weed is opening their mind. This kind of thing is particularly bad with people who are used to suppressing their thoughts and feelings as a coping mechanism.

I'm sure a few other groups could be identified, but the point is that by and large most 'drugs' taken recreationally are not in themselves dangerous or harmful, but can become a problem when other factors come into play. This is not to say that ALL drugs are harmless (seriously, meth has a ridiculously low threshold before addiction sets in, heroin rarely lets go, and many others drugs are just plain deadly), but these issues are THE SAME or WORSE with 'legitimate' drugs like pharmaceuticals, but in their case you have licensed professionals who can act as a filter for excesses (although they mostly fail at this; pharma drugs are also abused).

For me, drugs like weed have helped me to grow as an individual. And I really do think that, if done properly, a few experiences in my future will help me define my life. Maybe I'm just a wide-eyed optimist:sunny:

 

all of the above

 

Well it all started when I was 8... I was watching scooby-doo when I saw that scraggly, stoned hippie, named Shaggy! I always wanted to be the stoner when I was little after watching that show. Then my parents showed me what good music was and that just pushed me further. Next thing ya know Im fourteen and a group of me and friends bought a joint (You can picture the scene from "Half Baked" here) and Ive been using drugs since. Im sure I will be using drugs for a while as long as it doesn't effect my schooling or relationship with family. So to answer, no I dont regret it, Drugs have shown me a side of the world that everybody should be aware and active in.

 

Absolute win. Great guy. Couldn't have asked for a better guide.

 

I don't regret taking drugs, I don't regret the types of drugs I've taken, but I regret certain scenarios I was in while on psychedelics.

 

no regrets.
i'm retired these days, and am still a pot smoker.
when i was younger, i tried everything and some things many times.
i haven't touched any hard drugs or chemicals in almost 20 years.

 

I regret the first time I took hydrocodone. I was addicted for about ten yrs to all opiates in general, but hydro got me started. I've been completely sober for 2 yrs and not a day goes by that I dont miss the high.

 

I don't regret trying any of them except maybe synthetic cannabinoids, since there was no point really.

However, like some others, I regret the way I used weed throughout my life. I'm about as far from a 12-stepper as there is, but it's really hard for me to have weed around now without overdoing it. So, somehow I've come to the point where I feel the only way to smoke weed responsibly is to not do it at all. Now, I cycle between binge and quitting. (Right now quitting.)

I wish I drank a little less, but haven't for a week or so. (I guess the fact that that is news means I drink too much.)

And...finally....I kind of wish I didn't go on my secret bk-mdma binge, which I've never really discussed publicly. Somehow that stuff got a hold of me and I was doing it pretty much daily for a little while. I finally came to my senses and just put the stuff down, but it was a waste of time and may have done some damage physically for all I know.

I've always wanted to be an example of someone who could do a lot of drugs and still lead a successful life in many ways. However, some of these lapses in judgement and self control made is so that I'm not the best example, unfortunately.

 

if It wasnt for drugs I wouldnt be the same person I am. I am proud of it and grateful I have this outlook on life. Even if I stay sober for the rest of my life I hope this feeling mantains its course.