Quote Originally Posted by lateralus
Well, I didn't say anything about morals. So you think I believe drugs are bad?

In fact, I agree with you that it's a disease. A disease similar to an STD in that.. well.. you play with fire and you get burned. An individual genetically predisposed to drug-addiction isn't going to get addicted unless he puts himself in that position. Willpower comes into play when making the decision to at least only use occasionally, the same as that willpower will prevent someone from raping someone else. My father was a tweaker, and I do consider myself to have an addictive personality, but I KNOW WHEN TO RESTRAIN MYSELF.

I know alllllllll about twelve step programs. My mother volunteered and ran an Alateen meeting for two years at my old high school. She was a sponsor for several people who attended Al-anon. I wouldn't present this as fact, but I read on these boards that the success rate for alcoholics quitting, in and out of AA, were the same.
Well that is certainly a well thought out opinion and I agree with about 99% of what you are saying. I just get irratated when people look down on drug addicts (not saying thats what you're doing, just seemed like it), as I think its kind of like looking down on someone for having cancer. Overcoming severe drug addiction is one of the hardest things someone can do, and although I respect a recovering drug addict more than anything else, I really think they deserved to be treated as sick people and not as people who have made a mistake.

Lateralus was a great album.