It's worth mentioning -

[kyburg]

98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2% who hasn't, copy & paste this into your journal.

No, I'm not a teenager - however, when I was one, I'd have to say pot was the one big thing going 'round. Not much has changed.

*ACHOO* I'm also allergic to it.

Not pot. Not tobacco. Nada. Zip. Nil. Nothing. Biggest mood-alterer I ever did was prescription Valium. .5 milligram. W00t!

Been drunk? No. I drink, I get sleepy, I snore. End subject.

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[wednesday]

Valium can be pretty harsh.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I think the recommended dose is 50mg these days - I was given 2mg tablets to break in half, back in the bad old days. I broke them in quarters. And I can count how many times on one hand I actually used the dumb things. Ended up flushing 15 or so out of the 20 tablets I was given.

Oog. Me no like psychotropics. Me have heap big respect for how fooked up they can make one. Real quick.

[lolleeroberts.livejournal.com]

Ack! No,no,no,no,no! 2-10 milligrams 2 to 4 times a day. The 50 milligram dose would knock you on your keister. It probably wouldn't kill you - Valium IV in doses up to 20 mg is given before gastric endoscopy to induce "twilight sleep", and doses of 30 mg in 30 minutes may be used in status epilepticus, but it would definitely be too high a dose.

That said - There are a huge number of people who tried or even used marijuana back in the 60s and 70s who are now law-abiding non-drug-abusing middle-aged adults. They grew up, got jobs, needed to stay straight to keep them. It was also a different plant back then - much milder in effect. The growers have been selectively breeding for high THC content for 30+ years. (I base this not on any personal knowledge, but on the reports I see in medical literature.)

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Forgive me - I'm working on about six hours of sleep after a big plane ride and a very fun (but exhausting) weekend. That zero on the end doesn't belong.

5 mg. I remember those - they gave those to Cliff pre-ops loads of times. Up to three of those at a time, come to think of it.

You remember the paraquat stuff then, don't you? *brrr* If just the normal effects weren't enough, the fact that you could get poisoned by the pesticide used on the stuff was enough for me to give it all a wide berth.

[miwasatoshi.livejournal.com]

Never tried it.

Oddly enough, my teenage cousins have not tried it either, but other older relatives have, including some I wouldn't expect at all.

Personally, I have problems with any kind of smoke entering my lungs, and the very thought of intentionally subjecting myself to that makes me feel ill. I don't care if others do it, but I stay away from nicotine and marijuana less from any sort of moral viewpoint, and more from a self-preservative one.

[zou.livejournal.com]

I never did, either. Yaay, 2%!

[vampireanneke.livejournal.com]

never tried pot or any sort of drugs.

I don't drink much either. I have the same problem. It makes me fall asleep.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

See you Thursday!