Great question. I take drugs because I was once in a kitchen with this guy and he said, "Is anyone still not clear on what drugs do to you? All right, I'll show you - one more time. This is your brain." He held up an egg. "This is your brain on drugs." He smashed the egg into a frying pan and it sizzled. Then he looked at me and asked, "Any questions?"
I had no questions, it was perfectly clear to me. My mind is the egg, and what happens when I take drugs is, I open it and see all the amazing things that are inside. All its contents are just laid out plain and visible, in ways they simply aren't when I'm sober. The sizzling is of course the euphoria of turning something embryonic into something solid, colourful and delicious. His metaphor was perfect!
I decided there and then that I was gonna take more drugs.
I have to thank that guy for the mind-opening experience. Actually I might have only seen him on TV. I forget. I was on acid at the time.