Majority rules on this one. some people I know are addicted to it and that can be dangerous. what's your opinion?
130711
If they're addicted to a stupid site, that's their choice. That's what the sites want, anyway: people to be addicted to them.
80938
No, i wouldnt be in favor.  i'm not a smoker, but i do think that it should not be outlawed.  There are many things that have no benefit to society, but are not outlawed.  Like pantyhose, or boston cream doughnuts, or comb-overs.    We cant just start outlawing everything.\nI DO think it should be restricted to private residences, so people can chose whether they want to be around second hand smoke.
261518
It's more addictive than alcohol, but I'm not too keen on alcohol either.  I say that because recent research has shown that more people ADMIT THEMSELVES for marijuana treatment now than for alcohol!  Why do they say "it's not addictive?"  It's making a fine distinction.  Weed is not PHYSICALLY addictive, but it is for dmn sure PSYCHOLOGICALLY addictive.  The new info just shows how ignorant we are about psychoactive substances.\n\nThe point in making it illegal is to, as much as possible, prevent it from reaching children.  The impact it has on children bad.  Although not terribly well-understood, new streams of evidence are consistently bad.  One of the impacts with the most evidence is asthma and diabetes.  Less evidence, but highly probable is a correlation between marijuana use and the onset of paranoid schizophrenia.\n\nThere is a long list of other negative side effects.\n\nNow on a personal level, I don't really care if you shot yourself in the head, ate lead, or drank mercury, but I am angry about irresponsible parents and I am concerned that marijuana use impairs driving and judgement (people lie and say it doesn't, but slowing reaction time IS impairing driving ability).  So weed is illegal because it is a safety hazard based on the belief in the ignorance and irresponsibility of the greater mass of humanity.
291951
i find it addictive... but its not like cigarrette addictive... if u skip a day ur not gonna die... but u ALWAYS want 2 do it...
83659
Yes. Very much so. And I'm a smoker. I do not smoke in public, around children, or around pregnant women. It is MY choice alone to die of cancer. Not theirs. I do not defend smokers in ANY way. Smoking is a dangerous habit that I wish I could control and quit. Unfortunately, I can't seem to stop. I've been a smoker for 18 yrs. and I will NEVER tell another human being to deal with MY habit in public because I have the right to smoke. They have more of a right to breath and to live with out being wrongly affected by me. I smoke in the privacy of my own home. I apologize for those smokers who do not get it, that WE are the offenders. Keep it up guys...maybe smoking will be banned.
37047
"Ripe"?  Few who smoke all their lives are amongst those not affected, so I wouldn't bet my life to be amongst one of those few.  There is no answer as to why some do not appear to be affected, but over the years I have seen my share...who smoke, drink more than occassionally and eat all the wrong stuff every day of their lives....and live to be older than the hills...so to speak.  The luck of the draw I guess...strong genes, great outlook on life....they have been some of my "funner" patients, even when sick!  Go figure!
19159
Why is it so important for so many people to intrude into the lives of others?  A better question to ask other than "Why should it be leagalized?" is "Why is it illegal?"  Why has the government decided that some drugs (alchohol, nicotiene, caffiene) should be legal for unregulated consumption, and a basically harmless soft drug like marijuana with debatable medicinal benifits is demonized and thrown into the same catagory as herion and cocaine which like alchohol have ruined millions of lives and killed millions of people?\n\nWhy are you so concerned with what people do with their personal time?
216344
I'd call it more of a compulsion then an addiction but yes. Many people including myself have this problem. It does give you a sorta pleasurable release. For me it isn't just my face but anywhere and it can be a pimple or just a scab. Can't help myself I just pick it. Sounds gross I know... lol. It doesn't have to be on me either. Whenever I see someone with a ripe pimple it is all I can do not to reach out and pop it for them. I used to BEG my boyfriend to let me pop his pimples and blackheads. He HATED it but because he knew how much I loved doing it he would let me... lol.
109583
It's just fun to network, and you get excited when new people add you.  It's just a form of being accepted, and it gives people a good feeling.  You want more of what makes you feel good.  Hence the "addiction".  Well, that's my theory.  I think I am addicted too.
271702
stay away from that stuff. It is degrading and addicting. If you can't stop -- you need professional help. It will destroy any relationships you have or hope to have.
172707
I personally have never done meth, but my dad was a tweeker, my aunt is a tweeker, and so where two of my best friends. The town I'm from is a meth town. It runs rampant in the oilfield. It allows you to stay up hours on end until the job is done. (They don't shut down for to much) The effects are a lack of sleep and an increase in energy. Depending on how long they have been up and how much they have smoked, they will start seeing hallucinations. You get really board and have to find stuff to do. Like my two friends would clean your cars motor with Q-tips. Just because it would keep them busy. When they went to jail they both weighed in at about a hundred pounds. And one of them was about 280 lbs. in high school. This is because most people can't stand to eat when they are spun. They have a loss of appetite. From what I understand Meth makes you feel like your on top of the world, because you have this new found energy. Meth is bad because it's highly addictive. People will steal your shit to support their habit. It has overtaken heroin as the most addictive drug from what I understand. They have also declared Meth as an epidemic. Crazy huh. It now has the highest relapse rate. Parents will often loose their kids due to it and they don't even care. It also crystalizes your lungs. And forms divots in your brain from what I've heard. It's commonly refered to as the devil's drug. My dad has been sober for over 8 years now. And everytime he gets tired at work, he thinks oh man I wish I had an 8 ball, I'd be ganked then and could easily finish this job. Good luck with your report, I hope I helped a little.
227495
I think anything disrupting your life and causing a problem is an addiction.  You will have to make that call.
355563
ya.  it's one of the most delicious things ever.  unhealthy, but everything these days is unhealthy.  live your life!
199381
I think it's disgusting...\n\nYES, I've tried it (to those of you who say you can't judge it unless you've tried it) and it wasn't so bad DURING...but AFTER...how gross is that!!
327002
you're not a sex maniac. that's called exhibitionism. do you do it in real life too, or only on webcam? I seriously doubt it's a true addiction, because if it were, you'd be doing it in real life & exposing yourself to random people & probably would've had a run-in with the law at least a time or 2 as a result...for the record, "enjoy it very much" doesn't constitute an addiction. if that were the case, most people would have a clinical addiction to chocolate, sleep, and video  games!
567314
Am I reading this right? A pot head is waging war on a meth head?! I never thought this sort of reasoning would make it farther than the 'idea' having moment during a toking. You got more tar in your head than you do brains. And yes, Meth addicts DO need jail time. Every one of them made a clear and concious decision to pick up that hot rail, needle or pipe to smoke crystal when they started and the time it took to become 'uncontrolably' addicted, so they accepted the risks. Besides, MOST users sell, they keep cutting some out every time it exchanges hands, so lock 'em up!! And I can't belive someone is trying to defend the 'poor' addicts. What and idiot you are Cripple play!!!
411140
It's a fetish and it's not that uncommon. As long as you practice it with someone that you completely trust and have a word you can tell them for them to immediately stop (known as a safe word), it's your business what you like to do. It's OK to play as long as you play safely.