Taking Drugs

Following the excellent lecture on drugs the other day, I can understand why people, who had no real knowledge of the dangers of taking drugs in the past, did take them. LSD for example, a way of making people perceive what isn’t really happening is an experience that may sound to some people, me included, thrilling and exciting. People used to believe that they could come in contact with a more spiritual world where they could be close to God. Soldiers also used to take LSD so they could cope better with the horrors that the experience of war can bring. not that it would do them much good; a video shown in class shows how the soldiers became vulnerable to attack, losing their alertness, discreetness and how prepared they were for attack. They may have less fear, but in some cases fear can be a benefit as it would have made them careful. Drugs now are obviously seen as a negative think because of the long and short term effects they have on the body. The effects of drugs short term may be that you have a good night out and forget the stresses that the real world holds, however this may not be the case. In some cases the body can react disastrously to the drug resulting in death. This could also be a slow process that happens after taking drugs for a long period of time. When I was at school I knew people who started taking drugs at a young age, they were about 15. A few months ago I saw a couple of them again, and it was obvious that the drugs heavily affected their lives negatively after speaking with them for just a couple of minutes. I could have chosen that path at that age. I didn’t. And I made the right choice.