Everyone knows the mantra - drugs are bad, yet many grow disilusioned by this narrative. Mentally weak or vulnerable people take drugs, often looking to subvert a weakness of theirs or to make things easier on one front. But by taking drugs they not only effect themselves, they also often normalise the drug amongst their social circles. A man that is stressed about work deadlines might take cocain to speed himself up only to find himself slower tomorrow, an anxious man might drink alcohol to calm his nerves only to find himself stressed the next day. When you take a drug, you are not improving yourself - not only are you sabotaging yourself from overcoming your weakness, you will also one day crash and burn when the drug stops working and the consequences start rearing their head.
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