Is it normal to want to try drugs?

It's perfectly normal to want to try drugs. Especially when you lead a stressful life. But it doesn't mean you should do it.

They might be happy when you see them, but drugs have serious crashes. Also, they tend to cost a stupid amount of money, which adds more stress.
People get sick from them. And then, the whole addiction factor. And besides that, people tend to try more drugs even if they start on something viewed as a "minor drug."

It's all bad. But yes hun, wanting to try drugs is perfectly normal. Just don't do it.

Normal human nature. Curiosity, Pandora's Box and all that.

its perfectly normal

Yeah, i got as far as getting it, I'm terrified to actually do it but i may still sometime. i just had a guy flip out on me though, messed up his life on drugs and was yelling at me to flush it. smells a bit too strong to get out of the plastic bags though :/ they didn't approve my post either so i couldn't get any advice anonymously

Yes it is normal, but I strongly recommend against it. It can cause health problems. Like my grandpa. He died of lung cancer from smoking too much. Also drunk people can get into a car accident and are usually very violent or delirious and overly happy. Also you could die of an overdose. And if you're a woman you would have to stop. Unless you wanted to have a deformed or handicapped kid.

Drugs are great recreation if done properly. I'd just buy some really good sticky frosty chronic and start with that. Take a big fat rip out of an apple or something and just wait.

Try whatever you want now man but dont get addicted, and dont let them over power you, cause once you settle down with the experimenting your just gunna wanna stick with the good old ganja

For real it's normal but drugs really can mess u up u shouldn't try anything crazy like shrooms or acid n those othr ones I have a friend who was smart but he's a complete dumbass now cuz of drugs

Listen to this kid. Nowaday all teenagers will smoke alot of weed. Since teenage is the most stressfull period of a person's life its actualy good for you. Just dont make it bad for yourself. Its called self control. though its hard to make weed bad for yourself lol. all the people i know stoped by their 20s. Even the biggest smokers whod do pills n such. Dont do pills or cocaine or meth or wtv. only weed and some psycadelic always are good eye openers. Heres a tip: do the 1st times by yourself... its self discovery, you don't need a team of friend staring at you before you go into a badtrip after smoking the amount your friend thought was adequate. this aint no reality show. You have fun mate.

mega normal

it's normal but when you try it then you won't be happy after years ;)

due,

who here mentioned that LSD was softer than cocaine?
are you CRAZY?

It's normal to experiment and try them all out.

Just experiment, but don't use them to fix your life (drugs never fix anyone's problems).

if you want to trip out, buy some 10x salvia, not bad for you but is intensely hallucinogenic, and I mean intensely, you forget you're even on a drug!

Yes it is fairly normal, and I have been trying various legal drugs, such as salvia and various pills and herbs, a lot of which do nothing. If you want something that makes you happy maybe try a legal version of ecstasy or an illegal one from someone you trust. Drugs are generally not as bad as people say, but you have to watch out and make sure things are not cut with horrible stuff, and don't touch heroin, crystal meth or cocaine ever. Cocaine isn't meant to be that good and gets VERY expensive and ruins your life. Heroin is just no. Speed isn't necassary as there are legal ones that do almost the same (look up mitseez, I tried them and had an awesome time) I want to try LSD sometime but I wouldn't know where to look!

You shouldn't try drugs because you feel that they will alleviate your stress; that's called self-medicating, and it leads to addictions and destructive behavior.

Rather than seeking to try drugs for this reason, you should look to try them in order to experiment with your perception of the world and experience a different state of mind, not simply because you want to 'feel better'.

FYI, it is normal to want to self-medicate. It's just not mentally healthy.

It is normal. SWIM has tried LSD, marijuana, and an amphetamine pill found on a bus.

The fact that you use the blanket term 'drugs' suggests that your education on the subject is lacking. I'm not insulting you, but since you're apparently curious, it's crucial that you differentiate between somewhat safe drugs (weed, vitamin R, maybe really low doses of LSD with supervision) and drugs that can fuck you up REALLY fast (heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine).

Well its often normal that some experiment with drugs. Experiment is different than you & the bad idea around self medication to deal with your unhappiness. Others have elaborated. Bad idea for you and will make things worse.

When it comes to drugs, depressants make depressed people feel better (lol), while psychedelics make them feel worse. Drugs (especially psychedelics) cause very neat experiences, but they are only "good" if used experimentally and occasionally. If you are depressed or have an addictive personality, I would strongly suggest not doing drugs, because you may become addicted, and initially pleasant drugs will end up turning on you. If you think you can control it, you are right. If you think that this fact makes you different from drug addicts, you are wrong. Everyone *can* control it, but most addicts simply don't want to stop. Even if they know on an intellectual level that it's bad, their emotions usually take over, especially since they can't use their intellect very well during periods of addiction. Don't think I'm saying that addiction requires no willpower to stop. Quite the opposite, it requires willpower because the addict feels that the drug benefits them in some way, therefore they feel as though they are stopping something that is good for them because it produces pleasure. If you disagree, remember the context that I'm typing in right now. Emotional vs. intellectual.

Also, things like withdrawal symptoms and returning to a "boring" or depressed state may cause someone to keep using the drug.

I was addicted to pot once. I smoked about half a gram (eventually a whole gram) of medium, sometimes very high-quality weed every day for about two months, recently quitting after experiencing symptoms of mild schizophrenia while sober, including flashing figures, bad memory, feeling that a stranger may be in the house, feeling "spaced out", being more aggressive, and feeling that my position in the house was a lot more defined, almost like seeing myself walk through the house instead of seeing what was in front of me. Things sometimes looked like props, even while I was sober. It mostly cleared up after a few days. This comment is becoming long and straying off-topic, so I'll end here.

Oh, right, your question, I forgot about that. Yes, it's normal, especially for teenagers. Who has never wondered what a psychedelic experience is like?

It's totally normal to want to try drugs, and guess what, they work. With the "right drug" all your bad feelings will go away and you will feel wonderful...at first. Soon it will turn, and when it does it won't be pretty. The pain you feel now will pale in comparison to the misery you will experience. Save yourself the agony.

its normal to be curious about that stuff and you wanna satisfy your curiosity..what is not normal if you will be addicted to it..so careful!..

:) yeah it's normal. I have smoked weed a few times and i often want to smoke it when i'm feeling down because i have a bit of anxiety and weed helps me calm down and forget about my worries.

my advice is if you're gonna try drugs just stick to weed. and if you do choose to do weed try not to let it take over your life. I'm not saying that being a pothead is bad or that people who smoke pot everyday are bad people, I'm actually quite close with someone who smokes pot usually everyday, but i have had a few conversations with this person and he has told me that pot has screwed up quite a few relationships with people he cares about, and how he wished he could be more productive but pot has made him lazy, but he still continues to do it even though it causes him problems because it has become such a habit.

i was liek that, but never tried them most of my friends who did or do drugs are sort of ok... soem of them are not, and the girl i was in love wih needs coke to even get up in the morning and is 4 months pregnant with god knows whos baby, well she was sleeping with 4 drugdealers at hte same time, and her ex so that narrows it down i guess. im not telling you theyre bad, just cause everyoen else does it doesnt mean its good for you and... if you do it be careful

perfectly normal, but self medicating is a bad way to go..... i used to be a total stoner, and it just made it worse. my brother is a heroin junkie (he's got anxiety disorder) and he's more miserable now than he was before he started drugs.

if you really can't deal, and yoga/therapy/meditation don't work for you, look into some prescription meds GIVEN TO YOU BY A REPUTABLE PSYCHIATRIST. you will have to be monitored closely as anti-depression meds can cause adverse reactions in some people and actually make them more depressed.

it's normal but after a while your friends wont be so happy....

weed, magic mushys nd acid are all amazing in nature.. f*** that disco light doof s***! so0o0 agree with you skyebugs, the freelovin drugs are the way to go, not the diiiirty stuff :)