So do you think it is easier to become addicted to pot or alcohol? From your perspective/
CYA
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So do you think it is easier to become addicted to pot or alcohol? From your perspective/
CYA
i think 'addiction' is a state-of-mind that
is easily reduced to mainly negative behavior.
pre-teen girls addicted to a boy band is just
as criminal... if not moreso because it shows
the effects of group behavior when considered
a 'group of ones'. each girl acts as a representative
of herself... but as a collective under a common
theme/goal. they will easily work together to
storm a building... but then maul/trample each
other to get in first.
i think that describing and justifying an
addiction is more complicated than just reducing
it to its linear properties of positive/negative...
but also active and passive.
if 'addiction' can be reduced to the 'gotta have it'
mentality, then all sorts of common behavior
can be related.
but as for your Q....
anything is easy to become addicted to...
its all about your perspective and how well
you can handle it.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">Originally posted by shatzy:
i think 'addiction' is a state-of-mind that
is easily reduced to mainly negative behavior.
i think that describing and justifying an
addiction is more complicated than just reducing
it to its linear properties of positive/negative...
but also active and passive.
if 'addiction' can be reduced to the 'gotta have it'
mentality, then all sorts of common behavior
can be related.
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Err.......... ummm ok I will try a different approach.
If you didn't smoke it would you still want it to be legalized and why?
I think what I am getting at here is I am not sure if there is more of a draw to pot from an addiction stand point the first time a person smokes it as opposed to say a person taking a drink.
I have done both and though I prefer alcohol, once I passed my 20's I only drink when out and someone else orders it. As for the smoking.. I don't want it, don't like the smoke (makes eyes water.. clothes smell, etc) but I feel some sort of attraction to it like a moth to a flame. I haven't smoked it in a really long time but I still have that lingering want to do it again. I don't get that will alcohol yet my mom was one of those 2 drinks a day every day but never condsidered herself to be an alcoholic.
any thought....
CYA
You can get addicted to almost anything, you must have noticed several times that you were online, but there was nothing new, or nothing to do.
And yet you keep on looking, checking the news sites, looking for replies and/or mail (at least i've had it a few times). Sounds familiar?
(oh and movies about drugs: Try fear and loathing in las vegas)
FALILV is a greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat movie.
love it. i could watch it over and over.
though... i think thems peeps just a bit
TOO lucky at times
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Parents. The Anti-Drug. -- Drug Information -- Drugs -- Marijuana
Click Here
you do realize you are posting a biased link, right?
i highly doubt the national youth anti-drug
media campaign would post both sides.
Well... let's just say, I don't feel like fight... I mean, discussing with you my thoughts about this subject. That link fairly gets MY point across without having to defend it.
Have a nice day!!!!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
i think that if anyone can show support for
their standards, then that support given is
enough to provide adequate evidence that they
are convinced themselves.
and i never fight a point or an opinion....
Alcohol
Usually drunk in the form of beer or spirits, such as whiskey and wodka, or in snazzy mixes for youthfull. alcohol has appeared in "mixes" in recent years. These are sweet colourfull drinks with a high percentage of alcohol, sometimes in combination with other drinks.
Some users also mix alcohol into foods or use it to prepare foods.
The main active chemical in alcohol is ethanol (C2OH6). Short-term effects of alcohol use include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem-solving; loss of coordination; loss in inhibitions and agressive behaviour, anxiety, and panic attacks.
Health Hazards
Effects of alcohol on the Brain.
Researchers have found that ethanol changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that ethanol suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate. Long term exposure leads to korsakov's syndrom and will deteriorate other brain functions as well
Effects on the Liver.
Someone who consumes alcohol regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that those suffering of malnutrition have. These individuals may have damaged livers, a high blood fluidity, and a build-up of toxins in their tissues. Continuing to consume alcohol can lead to abnormal functioning of liver tissue injured or destroyed by the alcohol.
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Effects of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy.
Research has shown that babies born to women who used Alcohol during their pregnancies display altered responses to visual stimuli, increased tremulousness, and a high-pitched cry, which may indicate problems with neurological development. During infancy and preschool years, Alcohol-exposed children have been observed to have more behavioral problems and to perform tasks of visual perception, language comprehension, sustained attention, and memory more poorly than nonexposed children do. In school, these children are more likely to exhibit deficits in decision-making skills, memory, and the ability to remain attentive.
Effects of Heavy Alcohol Use on Learning and Social Behavior.
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use alcohol heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had imbibed alcohol a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had drank a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from alcohol and other illicit drugs, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy alcohol users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by alcohol.
Longitudinal research on alcohol use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.
funny how they're almost the same.
Btw, this original source is incomplete.it fails to inform when they speak of longterm and short-term effects, nor do they inform of the length of such effects. And might i note the scare tactics in the first paragraph? Read the information on your nearest package of aspirin once. That'll scare you.
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