I, like everyone, have had my share of life experiences.  The things that have made me a different, and possibly better, person, are my experiences with drugs and love.  Sometimes both things, at the same time.  This will be an account of a little of both, I guess.  

Do drugs really cause brain damage themselves, or is itsomething we percieve and fear so greatly that we cause it only by believing in it? I don't know. Drugs, when I used to do them, brought me to a higher level. They changed how I percieved myself. They also changed how I view the world (in a good way). I'm not condoning drugs. Just because they helped me be a better person, that isnt how it is for everyone. I've seen people who have only done ecstacy once or twice become nervous wrecks. I had a friend that was strung out on crank. The recovery is the hardest part. I know from experience. And anyone that says marijuana isn't addictive is trippin'. I think if drugs were legal, it wouldnt be as bas as it is now. If people only had limited quantities, we wouldnt have as many black market drug dealers or addicts.

Drugs and love together? Not a good idea. If you 'fall in love' with someone when your on something, you dont know if you really love them. And drugs can cause you to do and say things to people that you wouldnt say to someone that early if you were sober. Its just a really, really, really bad idea.