to think that most on here have tried class B or A drugs at some point in their lives?

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I'm increasingly struggling with the wisdom of prohibiting drugs and this is increased by a suspicion that far more people have taken or take drugs than are ever willing to admit it. I am thus curious as to MNetters experiences.

I remember back in the 80's and 90's all these documentaries telling us how depressed and brain damaged we are all going to be from taking drugs - fast forward to the present day and me and ALL my raving crew are fine, we are happy, successful - with all our brain cells in tact. Prof Nutt talks a lot of sense and wish a government would have the balls to have a serious debate and look at how we can regulate drugs.

I used to take drugs (E's, coke, speed and weed) pretty much every day. I never drank alcohol and don't smoke cigs. If drugs were regulated and sold as 'clean' there would be less damage done by them. I still smoke weed but not skunk and I'm perfectly healthy - I eat well and exercise and smoke a bit of a spliff in the evenings sometimes - not a whole one just a few pulls is all I need. I know some have bad experiences but if they were regulated better and sold in a safe controlled environment perhaps that would not be the case?

I know about two people who have not done illegal drugs.

the arguement is though zigzag that they dont become more widespread at all. But you get rid of the crime and the criminal gangs etc also sposed to helpvulnerable users isnt it- like street hookers- if they can by legally

dont know enough about it, to argue coherently

The thing is, I think probably the majority of people like to get some sort of buzz now and then...and with alcohol being so fucking expensive and so much tax heaped upon it come every single budget, they've got to expect some people to look for that buzz elsewhere.

It's not really a representative sample though is it Dodie

Not something most people would feel comfortable putting on an internet forum, it being illegal and that.

What'cha on then?

Worra that's a reason I think hash could,be easily legitmised and controlled.

1 it stops almost two thirds of youngsters committing criminal behaviou
2 strength can be controlled and skunk is out.

Too simplistic bu when sober I do think in more complicated terms it works!!

Depending on age, type of drug etc ....yes here! but 20 yrs ago. Drugs are no where near what they were 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years ago. They are far more scary/cut than ever. I think us 40 somethings that played in our youth haven't a real scooby on the stuff kids are taking nowadays. So YES Drugs should be prohibited nowadays. The youth today should know,, how many times their £20 has gone though someone elses hands, and cut to make a profit.....the end result....a high from what?
They could be smoking cows muck laced with horse tranqueliser/goats poo/paracetamol/wash powder???? endless

I tried cannabis as a teenager very briefly,hated it

Todays cannabis is not the same,prohibiting this drug imo is the right thing to do,I have seen 1st hand the damage it does

I am very vocal in the subject of drugs,illegal,alcohol and cigarettes,this may be to do with age but I have a passion about it

Another no here.

I'd expect a lot of people to have tried them.

I've had some wonderful and terrifying experiences on them and I wouldn't change any of them for the world.

Ketamine is my favourite. Indescribable. Literally. I can't even sum it up to myself. Not sure about the exact classification of it though. Is it C or B?

Someone mentioned opium a bit back. That sounds glamorous.

I've taken a shed load of ketamine tonight.

A good friend of mine hung herself recently on a comedown, she was a professional. I know quite a few professionals who do a bit of speed to carry out night shifts. I don't agree with legalisation, drug use does change people.

Unlike LittleTyga- the suicide and death rate is alot higher in my group of friends.

Dh hasn't either. We met at a student party where pretty much everyone else was out of it. And have spent our entire careers with compulsory drugs testing procedures in place at whim.

That said, each to their own. You make your own choices in life and I have no particular feelings as to legality. I wouldn't have bothered anyway. The criminality aspect is interesting from a number of viewpoints, but I don't really get the 'everyone' argument in that context. Are you suggesting that 'everyone' does it and so there's no point in it being illegal? Or that legalizing it will reduce use as it won't be so attractive when it's not an illicit substance? A bit like the ow when you leave your dw?

I agree rhonda but I think if it's legitimised, the Government will probably slap just as much tax (if not more) on it as alcohol and tobacco

Perhaps we should sober up and go magic mushroom picking

Nope- never taken any illegal drugs at all. Never saw the point to take mind altering substances. As far as I was concerned, only stupid people took drugs, and I maintain that to this day.

I have also never smoked, nor do I drink to excess. I nearly died from alcohol when I was 19- the one and only time I have ever indulged.

Damn. X post with ketamine comment above.

Looks like I read it and copied.

'They could be smoking cows muck laced with horse tranqueliser/goats poo/paracetamol/wash powder????'

That would have sounded quite an acceptable combo at certain times in my life

Yes, the best of times the worst of times is what I'd sum them up as as well Catstwatty.

Not me

As Saffy said in Ab Fab "They just make you really boring, and I dont need drugs to do that" :o

Oh, just from a 'know what you're getting' pov.

Meh.

I've never knowingly tried any drugs (other than painkillers and ADs etc) but did eat hash cake at college because my friend failed to mention it had hash in! She knew I wouldn't eat it if I knew!
I have only ever had 2 drags of a cigarette too, and hated it!
I rarely drink alcohol
I'm boring me

That is why pills went out of fashion, the quality dropped and pink champaign (high strength speed) became a better alternative, in some areas.

You could never stop the illegal use and once drug use is legitimised, there would be no keeping the kids off them in some areas.

Got no links, but raising the age of smoking hasn't stopped teens from smoking I think it has stayed the same

Mmm ... dabbled in my youth, for sure. "Adult" life = nothing serious, (the no more than once a year, (and progressively less as years went on) onto the occasional "going with the flow" dabble.) Since children, defo nothing illegal! Why do you ask? What people with children would respond otherwise on the internet? WHO would reply saying they are partaking in illegal substances and raising children? Or am I old-fashioned?
I am a bit confused as to what replies you honestly hope to receive.

DHs friend thought she was the twin towers on ketamine. I'd neve taken it. How does that work, and what's the fun?

His other friend, a locally well known Dj, a guy DH didn't introduce me to for weeks I case he stole me, a much loved lively party man, split with his wife over coke use and hung himself on a comedown.

Our dear friends brother, out the army eight weeks, 19 I think, took ecstasy at a pry last year, his little boy was two weeks old, and it killed him.

DH remembers dying clubbers on the floor crawling round when he was out on the house scene I. Mid nineties.

A I get older I find it scarier.

Yes about tax, but cosistency in content must be safer.

Am genuinely surprised and good to find out the thoughts of people on here. Had asssumed it would be much higher but there you go perhaps that's age (27).