No, but you're missing the point. I really think you underestimate the effect of drugs on people, so much so that you, like a good majority of people out there, don't consider marijuana a drug. I mean I don't know you personally. Its like you think a person in your friend's position, smoking weed and, I guess, eating the odd mushroom, is fine. It isn't. This is a harm reduction website after all. And you can just take a glance at the marijuana section and realize that weed comes with its own set of problems. Just as severe as heroin, meth, or anything else. The simple fact that this guy has done more acid than anyone else you know is really troubling. People have taken one tab and then killed themselves or have really fried their brain and have come back "different."
I mean really, am I missing something here? The whole thing seems really generic and has nothing to do with spiritualism at all. I feel very deeply that drugs literally can poison your brain. Addiction is a very powerful thing, and people aren't always in the best of circumstances to see that they are destroying their lives. As much as many people on here preach that drugs are a quick route to enlightenment, its very much a false enlightenment. I think people can get so deluded in thinking they can find answers in a drug habit. How can you help someone who is basically blind to the damage they are doing to themselves and others? It takes a very strong person to help someone else through recovery, its not all sunshine and lollipops. Helping someone get better is tough and challenging, and there are a ton of setbacks. No one really wants to be told that they are wrong in abusing drugs. Its just unfortunate that things have progressed this far, really. It leaves people really clueless to offer any help and it leaves you wondering if anything can be done, really.
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