My philosophy is that all knowledge is worth having. I was going to do drugs anyway, whether BL existed or not. Far, far better for me to have the knowledge of how to do them safely.
That being said, I avoided BL for a number of years because coming on here made me crave drugs. And I was trying (unsuccessfully, for a while, then finally successfully) to not do them. I’m back on here now because I have completely sworn off the substances that were endangering my life. I made a conscious decision that I wanted to live, and the will to live is stronger than the desire to use these things. In fact, I now feel a sense of aversion towards these drugs (heroin, crack, and Xanax.) If I pick up again I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to stop again, and I’ll probably die as a result (even if not immediately, then eventually, as a result of health complications resulting from the drug use.)
I do still use drugs, but none of the ones I currently use cause me to feel any sense of craving for them. If I could never use them again, I’d probably be ok with that. I appreciate my sobriety and good health much more than before. So I feel like it’s ok to be on this forum; it’s not going to make me want to use drugs more or anything, and maybe I have advice (as a veteran drug user) that can aid the people just starting out. So I see it more of a “giving back” type of thing, like they say to do in AA. Except I think harm reduction is more sustainable and successful than complete abstinence.