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sounds_sound · 4759 days ago · link · · parent · post: Are smart kids more likely to use drugs? - The Week
This is nothing new. I remember hearing this same statistic maybe 20 years ago. I always thought of it when I started in on harder stuff and it comforted me. There was one point though when some of my friends whom I don't consider users started 'booty bumping'. Sticking drugs up your ass for a more potent high is dumb. Dumb and gross.
Yeah, that's nasty. Booty bumper is a nifty name for a nasty user.
I wouldn't doubt that there is some truth to this. Some of the most brilliant people I've known have used drugs. But, not in the same pattern as what I'd call users. The brilliant people were sporadic in their experimentation. My relationship to drug use, and that of the folks I know, makes me think that little would change if they were legal. Using drugs is chasing a high or an escape for some, it's a recreation for others, and the rest of the people either have no interest, or lost interest. I never once considered legality when it was a question of whether or not I'd use something. I don't think it is for use. Just buying and selling.