This is a post that I decided to personally address, although I'd like to stress that this is mainly a personal opinion; I don't know nor do I personally care of any medical or detrimental affects of alcohol or other mind/mood-altering Narcotics. I'd like to stress that so I don't make anyone mad.
Narcotics, legal or non-legal, are external substances in which alter the body chemically and in some cases mentally. Personally, this rather upsets me. I would never partake in the consumption of any Narcotics. I rarely even take pain killers; in fact I pretty much avoid any pill all in all. If I get sick or perhaps a headache, I usually resort to alternative medicines of the holistic sense or to some, "pseudo-science" which may or may not be true, but if I had to chose between "pseudo-science" and narcotics, I think I'll stick with the former. I'm not condemning anyone who takes narcotics or drinks or anything. I simply dislike the idea that I am not in control of my self. I dislike anything external that may potential harm or impair my judgement or ability to think. I'm pretty much a self-proclaimed philosopher and intellectual. That said, it goes without saying that thinking is an important thing to me.
I view any sort of addiction as an attempt to destroy the Self, perhaps physically or subjectively. The human race itself in my opinion is a beautiful species, despite it's inherently unpleasant nature. The beauty of humanity is it's sentient intelligence as well as it's will. Ergo, narcotics to me would obviously be something to avoid, as it has the ability to suppress, even perhaps, destroy the Self. Stereo-typically speaking, narcotic addictions of any kind, are either/or a subtle or blatant attempt to escape from a subjective reality in which they cannot cope with. Some people may have abusive parents or perhaps an impoverish life, but using narcotics as a temporary escape, or an elevator of social status is quite disturbing to me. To me personally, it's a bit of an insult to one's dignity when addiction is rooted itself within the mind. Thus it's highly addictive nature is a tad repugnant for my tastes. I don't denounce anyone who does it, nor do I mean to disrespect people's individual decisions. However, that doesn't I a condone drug usage.
Narcotics, legal or non-legal, are external substances in which alter the body chemically and in some cases mentally. Personally, this rather upsets me. I would never partake in the consumption of any Narcotics. I rarely even take pain killers; in fact I pretty much avoid any pill all in all. If I get sick or perhaps a headache, I usually resort to alternative medicines of the holistic sense or to some, "pseudo-science" which may or may not be true, but if I had to chose between "pseudo-science" and narcotics, I think I'll stick with the former. I'm not condemning anyone who takes narcotics or drinks or anything. I simply dislike the idea that I am not in control of my self. I dislike anything external that may potential harm or impair my judgement or ability to think. I'm pretty much a self-proclaimed philosopher and intellectual. That said, it goes without saying that thinking is an important thing to me.
I view any sort of addiction as an attempt to destroy the Self, perhaps physically or subjectively. The human race itself in my opinion is a beautiful species, despite it's inherently unpleasant nature. The beauty of humanity is it's sentient intelligence as well as it's will. Ergo, narcotics to me would obviously be something to avoid, as it has the ability to suppress, even perhaps, destroy the Self. Stereo-typically speaking, narcotic addictions of any kind, are either/or a subtle or blatant attempt to escape from a subjective reality in which they cannot cope with. Some people may have abusive parents or perhaps an impoverish life, but using narcotics as a temporary escape, or an elevator of social status is quite disturbing to me. To me personally, it's a bit of an insult to one's dignity when addiction is rooted itself within the mind. Thus it's highly addictive nature is a tad repugnant for my tastes. I don't denounce anyone who does it, nor do I mean to disrespect people's individual decisions. However, that doesn't I a condone drug usage.
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