ecstacy was my first drug experience and i'd always bought into the "drugs are bad mkay" message so i was kinda paranoid about it. Until i started researching. I did about a months research (erowid, BL, journal articles) before i dropped at daft punk, best decision i ever made.
I've always had a kind of "thirst for knowledge" so i do tonnes of research about various drugs, i've become the drug geek in my circle. I almost feel its my responsibility to do it, most of my drug using friends have NFI about drugs other than "you take it, it makes you high/trip/etc", theres been several times i've stopped people doing something because of drug interactions that nobody took into account.
The more you know, the better your experiences will be. Any idot can pop ten pills and roll balls but the more educated can make 2-3 pills last 12 hours, roll balls, wake up with little/no hangover and do it for years without causing brain damage.
Knowledge is power.