QUOTE (sayonara solitia @ Feb 07 2010, 11:43 PM)how can u accept ppl, that take drugs (excluding alcohol, coffee and other drinks that may be used very commonly) ??? seriously???
I can accept them because many of them are interesting, brilliant, generous, loving people. I have friends who take drugs; some only on occasion, while other do it quite frequently, and they're all good people. They're decision to take drugs doesn't affect my opinion of them in the slightest. It's not like they're good people *in spite* of taking substance. They're just good people who happen to take substance now and again. Sure, if my more drug-prone friends continue that kind of lifestyle, they could shorten their lives, and their habits could lead to some level of brain-damage, but for many people, there's more to life than simply living for a really long time. Overall, though, good people are good people, whether or not they decide to take drugs, and obnoxious people are obnoxious people, whether or not they take drugs.
You've got to understand also that not all drugs are hardcore, mind-shredding substances either. Many only make your body feel relaxed and content, others make you feel "focused" and calm, but still leave your mental faculties completely intact. Sure, there are some crazy drugs out there that you should avoid, since they could make you go completely crazy, and leave you waking up in a dumpster with no memory of how you got there, but that's usually due to a combination of taking it in extreme excess, being completely irresponsible, and being ridiculously over-indulgent, and the vast majority of people who take any kind of substance don't go anywhere near that kind of activity.
I'm not trying to advocate for drug-usage here. Not at all. Drug abuse, as you're perfectly aware, seriously messes people up, and causes a lot of problems, but "drug abuse" and "drug usage" are very different things. I just don't think it's right to condescend to those who choose to take substance. They're still human beings and should be judged by their merits as human beings.