Alot of people on here take drugs quite responsibly, and that's a good position to be in as far as drug use goes. It's a bit of fun, and relatively harmless.

I started drinking alcohol at a young age because that's what my parents encouraged, then at fourteen I started smoking weed and it just kept escalating from there.

I was allowed and encouraged to do drugs as a teen. By my parents. I don't believe I ever went over into extreme drug use for any prolonged amount of time, but any drug use as a tween/teenager is pretty shit.

For example I'd do really dangerous shit, like take 30 benzodiazapine pills in a single day. It was never for a prolonged period where I became physically dependant on the pills but I SPORADICALLY did irresponsible shit like that.

I have done a robust variety of drugs. As I got older things got more malignant. My parents started using the drug use they initiated against me. I was groomed into taking drugs as a child, so my parents could have ultimate control over me. There was sexual abuse etc... Which had been going on for a while, it just ramped up as I aged and became more dependant on them.

I can't get into specifics but things got really fucked up and dark and I had to leave. I am now living in a council house trying to process what the fuck had happened. I am so bitter about my substance use, I feel forever tainted.

I am taking responsibility for my health now, but it's hard not to feel bitter and manipulated. My drug use was pretty tame considering the dire situation I was in, and I think my health is likely unscathed as I've never gotten into daily usage with hard drugs.

There where some close calls. I am filled with so much shame, it makes it difficult to move on. To be clear I think drugs like mushrooms/truffles are great, but I hate drugs that can cause dependance because they give malevolent people the opportunity to create ultimate control over another human being.