[CIB-173RDABN]

I live in a different world.

I understand how people who are on drugs do stupid things, what I don’t understand is how anyone would even begin to use drugs.

When I watch shows like cops I often wonder how these people got to where they are today. Being poor is not a reason or an excuse. Many people start out life poor and manage to rise above it. There has to be something more.

There must be something within human nature that predisposes some individuals to this life style regardless of how destructive it is.

[Hildy]

Since you asked.. Here’s the answer...when you first start doing any addictive drug(including alcohol) IT’S FUN.. It makes you feel good. Unfortunately, it takes more and more to get the same fun effect which you are constantly chasing, but never actually get. By that time your body is addicted to it. It’s painful not to have it. people do not like to feel pain... That’s the answer in a nutshell.

[Puppage]

Many people start out life poor and manage to rise above it. There has to be something more.

Personal responsibility & a desire to better ones self? However, with all the freebies they receive nowadays,there's really no reason to change, they're beholden to the govt. Which is EXACTLY what the govt wants.

[cherry]

the balance of our culture, our society is being destroyed because the solid citizen types are having few children while the drug addicted,lazy,uneducated,shiftless classes are having lots of children, on average....

we're diluting our once good society with lots of white trash and black trash....

I see this everyday in my work....these people who don't work, live off he taxpayers, and addicted to drugs on top of that....

we're in a bad way....

circle the wagons, folks....circle the wagons...

[Lou L]

what I don’t understand is how anyone would even begin to use drugs.

In my opinion, it's often because they're trying to escape, trying to escape from what they see as a "harsh" reality. For them, it's easier to go away, even for a little while, under the influence. I think there is a spiritual element at work--these people that gravitate to drug use have a void in their spiritual lives...they seek meaning, understanding, and purpose in their lives.

Obviously for some drugs, there's an addictive side to them. Even after one or two uses, the body becomes mentally and physiologically addicted. Certainly those drugs that work on the CNS are even more powerful, as they cause the user to make irrational decisions, which in turn fuel more irrational decisions. A never-ending, downhill spiral.