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RedLion:
I frankly don't think it's smart to drive while under the influence of anything, but between the two, pot would be the much safer choice.
I used to see a therapist, during my angsty teen days, and when he was younger, the guy (really cool dude actually, he gave me all my recording software and we still hang out occasionally) was addicted to just about every drug under the sun, as well as an alcoholic. He managed to clean himself up, and that's why he took to being a psychologist. Anyway. The one thing he still does is weed, and he's made it clear on several occasions that he thinks the potential benefits from it--when used, safely, in moderation, and among trusted people--outweigh the potential risks. Frankly, it was a welcome reprieve for me, who had been brought up on a zero-tolerance policy and forced to go to a catholic elementary and middle school, despite me being an agnostic. This is really one of the most cognizant, insightful people I've ever met, and that he is so while using weed on a regular basis is enough reason for me to see it as nothing near the dangerous drug that it's made out to be. Yeah, it's circumstantial evidence, but sometimes that's more convincing than scientific evidence when it comes to this sort of thing.
Patrick:
--- Quote from: öde on 18 Mar 2008, 13:28 ---If you're going to be driving, what the fuck is wrong with water?
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I know from personal experience that sometimes people will pressure the DD to drink. I know a guy who will just as quickly say "Looks like somebody's sleeping over tonight..."
Elizzybeth:
DARE is mostly a lot of bullshit, but... they're pretty much right about peer pressure not being enough of a reason to do something stupid, like, say, drive home when drunk. If you're the DD, you've got to hold true to your promise not to drink, no matter how many of your drunken buddies push drinks into your hands (unless, of course, you can get everyone else to take cabs instead).
I could add some sort of qualifier, like, "in my opinion" or "in most cases," but frankly I don't think they apply. One's ability to drive while stoned is debatable. Alcohol impairs your decision-making ability and your lowers your inhibitions, and I have known at least three drunk people who have thought they were fine to drive (people who, while sober, had claimed they would never, ever drive while drunk!) and managed to completely total their cars. That's not debatable.
Jimmy the Squid:
Some of my friends will regularly drive under the influence of...well anything they can get their hands on. Basically these people are idiots and I don't actually speak to them anymore. Driving while under the influence of any substance that drastically alters your brain chemistry (read: enough to slow reaction times, decrease inhibition, whatever) is a pretty stupid thing to do. I'm starting to get pretty unpopular with my drinking friends because while I haven't had a drink in about 4 years I also don't have a car and I don't know how to drive. I am essentially a waste of space at pubs and parties etc...
pilsner:
--- Quote from: JimmytheSquid on 18 Mar 2008, 19:08 ---I am essentially a waste of space at pubs and parties etc...
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Now you're selling yourself short. You could be the bringer of drinks! Also, whatever happened to the fine art of conversation.
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