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Underground Gonzo journalist TPP here in my first HoE release
since the infamous unreleased article on extracting DMT from a human
brain. Recently, I was reading the local University Newspaper, when I
noticed an article so stupid and devoid of common sense that I had to
respond. Here is the article followed by my response.
The State News -- Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1998 Email: opinion@statenews.com
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"Doing Drugs Can Cost Students Their Futures"
by Kenya Johnson
There is a deadly war going on: the war on drugs.
Drugs destroy families, deter dreams, scar innocent childhoods
and systematically trap people. If you turn to drugs there is the
possibility that you may never recover. Whatever happened in your life
that made you turn to drugs, the use of drugs always makes the
situation worse.
No matter what it may be: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy or
household cleaning products -- they can be deadly when they are abused. A
lot of us use drugs to impress others or to feel accepted. Even though
sometimes friends say that they don't want to influence you by their drug
use, they aren't satisfied until you use drugs, too. If you feel that the
only way you can be accepted is by abusing your body, then you don't know
what acceptance is.
Whether it be the initiation to join a fraternity or sorority or
maybe your idea of having a good time, you're playing with something that
you only have one chance at: life.
Some use drugs and decide that they will never use them again.
Then there are others.
They may have been told they would never amount to anything ever
since they were born. Prove those that ridiculed you wrong. Not by
getting high, but by choosing to take the high road in life. Choose the
high road by setting an example to the younger generation that watches
everything that you do, whether you know it or not.
I can't speak from experience because I have never tried drugs.
I had a normal childhood and represented the letter 's' in spoiled,
which makes me the most vulnerable. We tend to stereotype people from
urban areas or poorer households, but drug use is prevalent from the
suburbs to the ghettos.
No one knows what will happen to them in their lives. Whether
it be the tragic loss of a dear one, a devastating breakup or simply
the road of life seems to be at a dead end, don't turn to drugs.
Drugs are used as a type of release from reality. When you are
high you feel like all of your troubles are beneath you. The hardest
part about getting high is the coming down process. Then you realize
that you are in the same predicament that you were in before you chose
to get high. Only now you're feeling worse because you realize that
you may be hooked on something that only lasts a moment but can change
your life forever.
If you become addicted to drugs you risk losing everything:
your job, family and most importantly your dignity. There is always the
possibility of recovery. And that's all it is -- a possibility. There
are no guarantees when you decide to let drugs determine your fate.
As you look at the world around you, it is factual that people
who are under the influence of drugs commit the most violent crimes.
People are rational but become irrational when they are under the
influence of drugs. You will do anything to get high, and will hurt
anyone that tries to get in your way.
There are some that argue that they can handle getting high and
that they won't get hooked. I hope that they never do. Usually these are
the people that you would least suspect. They get high on weekends and on
special occasions such as birthdays and holidays. But it's also important
to remember that no one starts out being a drug addict. Over time your
body becomes accustomed and will crave drugs.
I'm not an expert, but I don't have to be to know that taking
drugs simply isn't the answer. If you feel like you have to get high to
make it through the day, ask yourself if it's really worth it. Whenever I
have second doubts I always tell myself that it's not worth it if I can't
look at myself in the mirror.
You can't blame it on the government or drug dealers. Drugs
wouldn't be sold if there wasn't a demand. Usually the people that sell
the drugs are in it for the money and nothing else. They may even
consider it their own business.
Until we chose to put them out of business they will continue to
make economic profits that may cost you your future.
-- Johnson, a political science junior, can be reached at:
johns934@pilot.msu.edu.
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Previous columns by Kenya Johnson:
* An A to Z of tips for a successful college career (Dec. 1, 1998)
* Thanksgiving a time to forgive and forget (Nov. 24, 1998)
* White males reign on list of Forbes' richest (Nov. 17, 1998)
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The State News -- Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998 Email: opinion@statenews.com
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"Johnson Drug Column Offensive to Users"
by [TPP]
As a drug user, I was personally offended by Kendra Johnson's
attack on drug users. It is just another symptom of the continuing
perpetuation of procrastination and/or calcitration of the man's
conspir-a-cee.
After all, how many drug fiends are on the Forbes top 400? So
I'll tell you what I am going to do. I'm gonna take the people's
blotter, I'm gonna put it on the people's tongue, I'm gonna take the
people's trip and lay the smack down. I got four words for Kendra:
Flush out your head. That D.A.R.E. propaganda you regurgitated has no
basis in fact. I'll take Dr. Timothy Leary's advice over that of
weak-minded, uneducated fools.
You sit there and write about something you admit you know
nothing about. How is that different from the stereotyping you seem to
be against? Well, I know from personal experience what drugs are like.
Back in high school, I smoked marijuana daily for an entire
school year. Then one day I decided I didn't like it anymore and quit.
Just like that, without even thinking about it, without having to ?get
help.? About a year later, I stumbled across some mushrooms. I was
never really into high school and spent my studying time learning about
computers and other topics of interest. I rarely did homework and my
grade point average was in the range 1.5-2.0.
Shortly after that first trip, my GPA skyrocketed to the 3.0-4.0
range. It made me realize that I would need a college degree to get a
decent job and have a future. Later trips convinced me to start working
out and now I am in perfect shape.
Despite what you may have seen in those grade school drug
propaganda films, I have never had the urge to jump out a window, find
a rape victim, stare at the sun or knife my family to death.
As far as addiction goes, it is a joke. Nicotine is far more
addictive than any illegal drug. I know ex-smackheads who can't stop
smoking. Addiction is only an excuse for not wanting to quit. As for
?coming down, this happens on very few drugs and is no big deal. It is
far more pleasant than any alcohol hangover I have had.
I have not done any drugs in awhile and feel no urge to take
them.
I have gone through these periods several times in my life
without any problems. My use of psychedelic drugs has been an entirely
positive experience. If it wasn't for them, I would not have been able
to get into college. Instead, I would be working at some nasty,
minimum-wage job for the rest of my life.
Mrs. Johnson, I suggest that until you have a clue what it is
that you are talking about: Know your role, and shut your damn mouth!
Go to the VaS Homepage! http://www.sinnerz.com/vas/
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!! (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! #340 - WRITTEN BY: TPP - 12/14/98 !!