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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

The aim of this questionnaire is to investigate why teenagers use drugs and also to see the creative arts (such as film, visual art and music) influences their attitudes about their decisions regarding drug use.

What reasons do you/do you not have for taking drugs?

Depends upon what drug you are referring to and at what time in my life. When I was in early high school, it was a bit of radical experimentation, it was like, "fuck em" kind of mentality, after all we were very educated drug users, we were not using in ignorance, we knew the chemical math even most of the time. In fact, that is why we said "fuck em" most of all. I think that it was also a bit of 'smoke em if you got em' kind of thing. I was thinking, well why not try all of these things, you have to experience things for yourself to have a proper understanding, and with this weird mentality I systematically tried and at times abused most every conceivable drug or high in my early to mid teens, everything except for meth/speed, because I already had sleeping problems and the idea of a drug that kept you awake was not appealing. Some people say boredom, some people say because they are around, myself was a mix of radical revenge against the establishment [stay out of order] and also pure curiosity about living a new experience. Sort of like the way people had sex in 1984. In my adult life, drugs have a different meaning entirely. Herb is a kind of spiritual medicine for me, as well as a kind of mental vitamin or fruit, which must be taken as a proper regiment for health. I also eat mushrooms religiously, you could say that since my early manhood around 15, mushrooms were my 'right of passage' and 'initiation' period. Today I eat them like the indians did, for visions, for peace, for cosmic harmony, for a genuinely good time, for a spiritual vacation. I will admitt, that I do not eat them every weekend like i maintained for a good five years, but they are still very important to me, if not more so today then before. I do not use hard drugs, they are a waste. As an adult I have abused cocaine for brief episodes, once for depression, another time as a reward for having not used it for so long, but these days I wouldn't even know what to do with it, I am in a more secure place spiritually and physically. The decision to avoid hard drugs is as easy as avoiding bad food, it is for the health, which I do have to remind myself sometimes, because burried inside of me is still that radical youth who says "fuck em" all the time


Do you believe that certain illegal drugs should be either legalised or decriminalised? If so, which ones?

I used too, but lately I would prefer uncle sam just kept his grubby paws off.







Do you feel that there is a connection between the creative arts and drug culture in any way? If so, how?

drugs and art both equal a kind of backwards freedom, where you feel so good it can feel free, but you are trapped and chained to the cause of feeling. art is as much an addiction as drugs for sure.


Do any of the musical groups you listen to influence your decision? If so, how? And what music do you listen to?

Well, actually, yes if in reference to herb, I can not lie and say that the philosophies expressed in much of roots reggae music did not validate and reinforce my own interpretations and beliefs regarding my own consumption of cannabis.


Have the attitudes presented in films towards drugs made you think about them in a different way? If so, please circle whether it positive or negative.
Positive Negative

Well, I definately felt bad when smoking crack, so yes.