below is from Above the influence.com and i went through and analyzed it and realized the way they word these things makes it so just about anyone who has even looked at a beer or marijuana has a problem. My analysis will be in bold what are the signs? If your friend does one or more of the following, you should talk to him/her. If he/she: Gets drunk or high on a regular basis. (Define regular basis, every day? every weekend? Who doesnt party on weekends?) Drinks or uses drugs when he/she is alone. (loner stoning is fun. Whats wrong with just chilling? Yeah you shouldnt drink alone but smoking is different.) Shows up at school drunk or high or has skipped class to use. (I agree with this one) Needs drugs or alcohol to have a good time or cope with everyday life. (This one too, its supposed to be recreational) Plans for drug use in advance. (Who doesnt plan to use drugs in advance? How else would you buy?) Starts hanging out with new friends who will do drugs with him/her or can score for him/her. (This is an interesting one, it means you have a problem if you use with friends but earlier it says you have a problem if you use alone. So again, anyone who has ever used has a problem.) Lies about drug use. (No one is going to admit to it when confronted by an authority figure.) Pressures others to use drugs. (This is what we call an asshole) Has broken plans with you, or showed up late, because he/she was getting drunk or high. (If that concerns you maybe you shouldnt be so dull and people might enjoy being around you sober.) Shows little interest in or quits sports or activities he/she once enjoyed. (Weed makes everything more interesting, not only that but, at least for me, i havent lost interest in fighting, i train high all the time.) Has driven a car while drunk or high. (You have to get your car home somehow) Borrows or steals money to buy drugs or alcohol. (I actually agree with this one) Also, even if your friend doesn't exactly fit any of these, but you feel like he/she is headed in the wrong direction, you can say something. You don't have to wait for it to get worse. (They always leave it open for any one and any situation. I wouldnt be surprised if it had said, has ever looked at or mentioned drugs or alcohol, GET THEM HELP!) This is just rediculous, why are these people allowed to get away with stuff like this? Like this, why are people allowed to blatantly lie to us? Just because its for a "good" cause? The ends justify the means? That cant possibly be a good reason. Here are the official risks of Marijuana use: Impaired judgment and motor coordination / Shortened attention span and distractibility / Anxiety and panic attacks /Increased heart rate / Increased risk of heart attack / Increased risk for schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals / Impaired judgment / Problems with memory and learning / Lowered motivation / Decreased alertness and coordination / Addiction / Withdrawal symptoms from stopping drug use (in a chronic user): irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety, impaired appetite, and aggression. Now i agree with most of it, its common knowledge but if you look closely they sneak lies and half truths in there. The things i bolded are what i have a problem with. In my opinion it causes anxiety and paranoia BECAUSE its illegal and youre afraid of being caught. This is easily remedied by legalization. Impaired judgement: How can you possibly know that? Each person is different. If some one is going to make a bad decision, then theyre going to whether theyre high or not. And of course addiction. Really? addiction? why do people continue to insult our intelligence? As if we dont know its not addictive. Idk why i did all this, i guess i just wanted to share my observations with my fellow drug addicted criminals . Peace love and happiness to all
lol "impaired appetite?" BLAH BLAH NEVERMIND SDFMAKSDJFKA SDF wtf come on everyone has heard of the munchies.. tbh man I dont think many people even look at those websites.
Impaired judgment and motor coordination / Shortened attention span and distractibility / Anxiety and panic attacks /Increased heart rate / Increased risk of heart attack / Increased risk for schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals / Impaired judgment / Problems with memory and learning / Lowered motivation / Decreased alertness and coordination / Addiction / Withdrawal symptoms from stopping drug use (in a chronic user): irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety, impaired appetite, and aggression. I just realized impaired judgement was on there twice lol it seems like they were smoking when writing these. That shows decreased alertness and problems with memory, maybe somone was burning one while writing this? BTW the impaired appetite is in the withdrawal symptoms which is actually true.
Ah I missed that those were withdrawal symptoms. I actually agree with that one some days I cant even eat if I dont smoke...like today.....
that reminds me of the time when you and me were out at that club in downtown jerusalem while we were on spring break and you ended gettin with that girl who actually wasnt a chick at all and had done, apparently dirty things to you while i had left to go and race that motorcycle around the casino tables in the lobby area downstairs.
Shows up at school drunk or high or has skipped class to use. (I agree with this one) Not going to lie, I skip class all the time to smoke, for the simple fact that if I didn't skip to smoke and do something with my friends, I would just skip and do something with my friends. I skipped in middle school and freshman year all the time before I started smoking, and it was just to have fun once in a while. Ever had one of those adventures with your friends where you would do something that requires more than the amount of time you have after school to do?
I would say that honestly dude...you should just blame it on the cat. he's gonna get caught either way, you mine as well get him out now while you have the chance. he's only going to cause further problems
I just dont understand how some poeple can be sooooooo stupid. It's not his fault he walked under the blade of one of those windmills in the fields of towns that arent really that important. If people are going to talk about rules like this they should at least get aLL the facts. They left the part out about how his cousin, who was actually with him when he decided to walk under that windmill blade, is actually gay. What he never understood was about a week earlier i was hired as a P.I to follow him to this gay bar that he showed up to. I had to pay a gay guy 20 bucks to massage his back, so that i could get some good photos. It was ludacris
"Smoking weed can cause ALL of the following symptoms: depression, short attention span, paranoia and suicidal thoughts. Do all of these affects happen to all of the people who smoke pot? No, but why would you take the risk?" (Source: NIDA) lol
IS YOUR FRIEND A TEENAGER? Here's the SIGNS! Does your friend: Get drunk and/or high on a regular basis? Get blazed alone from time to time because life is generally shit and stressful, but they don't want to die, they just want to take their mind off it for a night? Make new friends? Break plans because they're unorganized or just plain cbf and want to get high instead, like every other teenager on earth? Then your friend is probably a teenager and you should seek professional expensive unnecessary help from a responsible mature straight-edge adult ASAP! it's outrageous i know. fascism at its finest
Well I'm glad I got my daily dose of vitamin bullshit.people don't like to see other people happy so they say this bullshit. Even after weed is legal there will still be a huge above the influence list of bullshit By the way if you're above the influence than the above the influence theme makes no sense it just says above the influence well I am above the influence of there stupid anti weed campain