Dartz said: I mean, taking up illegal drugs? It has the word ILLEGAL right in front of you, spelled out in a word recognized across the globe in 2000 languages, and among billions of people.

Why bother? Take one look at someone in rehab and you'll see why you should avoid them. What's the point in starting? You must be a fricken idiot if you just wake up one day and say "I feel like snorting crack".

alexdg1 said: Dartz, one of our forum contributors, asked "Why start using illegal drugs?" in a thread in this Topic of Drugs, and though I haven't figured out a good reply, my mind turned to the flip side of his question, which is, "Why sell illegal drugs?"

The short and easy answer, of course, is "profit."  To the average drug pusher, making thousands of dollars a week sure beats flipping burgers at McDonald's or doing any meaningful job for $5.75 or whatever minimum wage is per hour.  Your average drug "seller" could care less about the moral rot or social problems his chosen "career" cause...all he or she cares about is making money hand over fist selling illegal poisons like cocaine, meth, Ecstasy, quaaludes, or even prescription drugs like Vicodin or Xanax.

lookingahead said: I have this probelm... when i was younger i did some pretty stupid stuff with this girl... I moved on and i found a girl that i am deeply in love with... not for anything sexual... but she is just wanderful! I just have one problem... i still have urges to do more and more with her... we have both talked about it and its gotten to the point where she and i need to look elsewhere for help on this... i have talked to her about my past... and i've tried just not doing anything... but it just does not help... anyone ever have a problem like this before??? if so... what did you do to help... I'm not looking for something  that will work fast... i want something that will work fully... I love her and i hate that my past and my addiction torwards these urges are ruining it all! someone help me please Thanks...

stevie7809 said: I have this same problem. and my son wants to be just like me. I dont want him to use drugs like I do. And I do feel guilty everytime I look at him when I'm high. But i just cant stop!!

olivia said: When I come and read a forum like this one it makes me so glad that I am not having to deal with this whilst raising a child. The pain and suffering that it must cause a poor innocent child must be very damaging.

Maybe in the future I will be strong enough to consider a family. Right now I am glad that I haven't hurt a dependant.

GreatSuccess said:     What kind of message do these young Hollywood stars send to young women when they get arrested for DUI and make going to rehab look like a trip to the day spa?  Kids are impressionable and they tend to impersonate their favorite stars are doing.  When they see their favorite stars are using drugs and alcohol, and making it look like fun, that's what they want to do too.  Young fans see celebrities drinking and using drugs with little or no consequences, so they believe they can do it too  Unfortunately, the reality of addiction is never as glamorous as the media leads us to believe. 

Mrs.Ugly said: Antidepressants are the most prescribed drug in the world. They are “happiness pills”. But a study in the UK shows that these drugs actually do not work. They tested about six different antidepressants, including Prozac and Seroxat. They conducted a meta-analysis of all 47 clinical trials and submitted it to FDA. The results showed that the results were effective only in a very small group of the most extremely depressed.
I don’t know I don’t really believe all this. Antidepressants have been used for so long and so many people that are on it do feel a lot happier so why is it just this study says that they don’t work? What do you guys think?

Aries said: Roughly 20 minutes. I have an IV hooked up to myself and a modem as well. Then again, most of my work is done online along with my usual freelancing. I can't exist without the internet, but then again, I'm not forking out for cable.

Dartz said: Hardly anything interesting happens in my life, most interesting that that's happened so far this year is that someone tried to shoplift from a store I work at. One thing that humans need is stimulation, if there is no stimulation, they become rather lethargic.

Your thoughts?

jaslena said: I think it's about time the media sets some standards on what they're going to air and in which way they're going to market.  There's so many stars that are out doing good things and are positive role models, they need to weed out all the bad ones and portray them in a realistic way. 

sam said: I think they do work. Theres no way they would've every gotten this far if they didn't work.

garrys said: Whats this show about? I've never heard of it