Originally posted by magkelly I've never had a joint. Just being in the same room with someone smoking weed tends to make me ill actually so if I ever did go there it would have to be via pot brownies or something like that. The contact high thing doesn't happen with me for some reason. I just get the heaves if I don't leave in time. [...] I'm beginning to think chewing on some weed daily might be better for me but unfortunately it's still illegal here. That's one of the reasons I want to go back to the West Coast.
I grew up in the German/Dutch border region where weed is, well ... abundant. I also have a friend here in Scotland (ironically a medical student) who is big on the stuff, and yet I've never had a joint (or cigarette even) in my life. I just find the thought of sucking some weird smoke into my lungs repulsing. I have no problem with other people doing it, though.
Quote: If you're on the standard Tylenol/Generic 4-6 doses a day regime it's time to rethink it as that stuff is not your body's best friend apparently.
I have to say that I'm finding it rather weird how many people seem to be be permanently hooked on painkillers. It seems to be much less common here in Europe, in fact in 2012 the
BBC reported that Americans consume 80% of the world's painkillers
I currently have to take Diclofenac for a sports injury, but mostly for its anti-inflammatory effects, I couldn't care less about the painkiller aspect. About half a year ago I had a rare instance of a headache so strong that I got out of bed at midnight and went down to the big 24/7 Tesco to get some Paracetamol. When I wandered past a shelf I discovered they sold LEGO, the love of my childhood. Just for fun I grabbed a small kit of a tiny excavator. On the way back I could already feel the cool night air help my headache and when I came home I sat down at the kitchen table and started to build the excavator. When I was done the pain was almost gone, today the pack of Paracetamol is still sitting in a drawer of my desk, unopened.
But I know many people (mostly girls) who just carry around some Ibuprofen, Paracetamol or Aspirin in their wallet/purse/bag all the time and pop one whenever they feel slightly unwell, meanwhile I can't remember the last time I took a painkiller before the Diclofenac I'm taking right now.
I am well aware that there are many unfortunate people who actually have to take painkillers regularly because they suffer from chronic pain etc., but in regard to the rest of the population I cannot help but to feel that we are living in a world of wimps ...