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I made it through a day without caffeine. I've been cutting back more and more each day. Finally, I've cut it down to none, and I seem to be doing alright. My goal is not to give up caffeine completely, just to move it in line with my general drug philosophy: while using a mind altering drug is not decisional a bad thing, it is best to avoid living on mind altering drugs. As I've said before that includes everything from alcohol and tobacco to cannabis to prozac to cocaine to seroquel. And it includes caffeine. | |||||||||||||||||
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Rev. Ted Haggard, the head of the National Association of Evangelicals he only hired the prostitute for a "massage" and did not actually have sex. This sounds like very Clintonian evasion, I have to wonder what exactly he got "massaged". He also claims he bought meth from the prostitute, which he claims he threw out instead of using. "I didn't inhale." anyone? Clinton couldn't even pull that one off, and he is the master. Give it up, Haggard: You're no Clinton. | |||||||||||||||||
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There was a point in my life where I would have taken any drug put in front of me. I didn't care how I felt as long as it was different. And I did lots of drugs, from street to psych and in between I would smoke pot all day every day I could, drink way too much, take crystal and heroin and cocaine, pop klonopin and seroquel and zyprexa and whatever other nasty thing the psych people gave me. The only reason i never became addicted to heroin or cocaine was that I was never able to attain a steady supply and it is only by the grace of God that I am not an alcoholic. Going through geodon withdrawals was enough to make me very thankful I didn't go through that with anything else. I am glad I moved on from that place, I know many who didn't. Many who couldn't. Many who never will. When I fall into these troughs like I've been in the last several days, I must keep mindful of how far I've come. Where I was and where I am. I got through that, I can get through this. | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll #799024 Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All Abortion: 0 = abortion banned, no exceptions; 10 = abortion free & on demand, no exceptions
View Answers Mean: 8.35 Median: 9 Std. Dev 2.12
Gun Control: 0 = all weapons banned; 10 = military assault weapons and rocket propelled grenades for all
View Answers Mean: 4.47 Median: 4 Std. Dev 2.85
Marijuana legalization: 0 = heavy penalties for anyone caught with any quantity for any reason; 10 = anyone should be free to buy, grow and sell free from all restrictions or sin taxes.
View Answers Mean: 8.66 Median: 9 Std. Dev 1.63
Censorship: 0 = metering out and control all information by government is in the best interest of the people; 10 = no restrictions whatsoever on even the vilest types of porn and hate
View Answers Mean: 7.87 Median: 8 Std. Dev 1.90
Surveillance: 0 = government should keep no information on individuals without express written permission from the individual for each record; 10 = the government should have complete access to all records and should bug and/or tag private conversations
View Answers Mean: 2.34 Median: 2 Std. Dev 1.67
Free Market: 0 = all economic decisions are made by the state; 10 = business should be conducted in whatever manner those doing the business see fit, free of government interference and taxes
View Answers Mean: 5.62 Median: 5 Std. Dev 2.28
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With the recent debunking of the marijuana kills brain cells myth, there is now no known health risks associated with marijuana. With the legalized status of alcohol, it is obvious that simply being an intoxicant is not sufficient to warrant prohibition. What is more, alcohol has many well known and verified health risks, is known to dramatically increase violence, and is physically addictive; all of which make it a much more dangerous substance. There is simply no good reason for marijuana to be illegal at this point. The crazed war on drugs is what has lead to the outrageously high levels of incarceration in the United States. In the in the 1920's United States prohibition of alcohol did not stop people from drinking, but instead lead to organized gangs of criminals terrorizing the inner city streets of places such as Chicago and New York, as well as creating a countryside full of producers and smugglers. Sound familiar? History tends to repeat itself. It's time to legalize marijuana and start focusing on real threats that we face today. | |||||||||||||||||
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Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Poll #661241 Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All Abortion should be legal.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Gun ownership should be considered a basic right.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Psychiatric medication should not be administered without consent.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Marijuana should be legal.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Porn degrades women.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Prostitution should be legal.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree The war in Afghanistan was necessary.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree The war in Iraq was necessary.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Iran should not be permitted to possess nuclear weapons.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree The United States should not be permitted to possess nuclear weapons.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Capital punishment should be abolished.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Suicide should be considered a basic right.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Capital punishment should be abolished.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree China should relinquish control of Tibet.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree The United States should relinquish control of Aztlán.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Too few hold too much power.
View Answers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Oops... put the capital punishment question in twice. Can't edit polls, so it's stuck that way. | |||||||||||||||||
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People often get the wrong impression about me and drugs, and this is for the most part my fault. I talk about drugs a lot. They fascinate me. I'm very very interested in them. But with the amount of talking and writing I do about them, many people walk away thinking that I am shoveling these things into my mouth 24/7. I am not. Drugs interest me as a topic a lot more than they interest me as an activity. I don't make a huge effort to constantly seek them out. I do not feel the need to cultivate a steady supply and have them consistently on hand. I don't want to live my live on any psychoactive drug. Period. That goes equally for acid, marijuana, prozac, alcohol, and geodon. I do not view those who desire to do drugs all the time as inherently inferior in any way to those who don't. I do not dismiss that as a valid lifestyle choice. Even if I had a issue with it, it is not be my place to judge the personal decisions adults make regarding to their own bodies and minds. I, however, tend prefer to be in my natural state the majority of the time. That decision may not be the most healthy for me as my mind has been a very bad place, but deep inside I believe that that bad place is something that I have to learn to deal with directly if I'm going to live. | |||||||||||||||||
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