Since I have a page of links to sites with info pertaining to drugs, I thought it could be a good idea to explain my position. I think that ideally people would not need or want to use any drugs, including prescription drugs. Most ailments that drugs are prescribed for may be able to be cured by more natural and holistic means. And most non-prescription drugs are not helping anyone to become healthier. I do not recommend using any drugs, although I admit I have indulged a bit in the past. Many people consider alcohol, coffee, and cigarettes to be not such a big deal (an attitude which is aided by the fact that these are all legal). I think these are all very harmful drugs, especially if used excessively. Most illegal drugs are also quite harmful, especially if used excessively. Many people consider psychedelic drugs, especially marijuana, to be pretty much harmless. Psychedelics are certainly in a whole other category - unlike other drugs, they have no physical addiction potential at all, though they can be an addiction. They may be pretty much harmless if used in moderation, but all psychedelic drugs deplete massive amounts of enery, especially if overused. Although I don't seem to be too attracted to doing any drugs at all any more, I still find psychedelics to be an interesting subject, which is why I have this page of links. I also think that all drugs should be legalized to some extent and that adults should have the right to do what they want to with their own bodies.

I read the book Be Here Now by Ram Dass a long time ago. This book details the early history of Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) and Timothy Leary from back when they were buddies at Harvard and began experimenting with LSD and other psychedelics. Leary chose this as his path while Ram Dass went to India to figure out if there was some way to get high and stay there instead of always coming back down. He studied yoga and meditation, which became his path. I have always believed that anything you can do with drugs, you can do without. It may not be easy, but it can be done. I also think that the very things that some people seek to achieve by using psychedelic drugs will become harder to attain the more drugs are ingested.

It has been only recently that I began to practice Ashtanga yoga. For many years I read about yoga but only when I began to do it did I start to really get the faith that it is possible for me to become very strong and healthy and energetic and to feel good all the time. All types of exercise and sports are considered by some to be as good as drugs. If you need drugs to feel good, you need to get in shape. If you need to drink coffee to have some energy, you need to break that addiction and start building real energy.

Anyway, while people may have reasons to use various drugs from time to time, I think the closer you are to totally drug-free, the better. And I think that drugs have so much potential for abuse and harm that it is good to try to influence people, especially young people, not to mess with them. And if you do, please be careful.

When asked if he is on drugs, Salvador Dali replied "I am drugs".

Prince (who gets a LOT accomplished) does not do drugs and does not permit any drug use in his organization.

"When you get the message, hang up the phone." Alan Watts talking about psychedelics.

Revised 02/20/06