Fact: No mind altering substance is truly "safe" or without negative side effects and consequences. Even the most harmless substances in the right conditions/scenarios can breed issues directly or indirectly related to the substance itself.
Fact: Individuals all react differently to a substance due to the differences in our body chemistry and experiences. Case in point, most people are fine when they get drunk, but it's dangerous for me to do so as I have battled severe depression problems most of my life. When I get drunk it amplifies these issues and I can get suicidal thoughts. I just avoid drinking for that reason. I can enjoy a drink or two without issue from time to time, and I often do, but it has been almost 2 decades since I have been even remotely close to drunk.
It's all about self control and responsibility, and unfortunately there are those of us out there with addictive personalities that fall into emotional or psychological traps with substances that aren't technically addictive, or very strongly addictive. I am one of those people, and my substances were sugar and stimulants like caffeine. I had to cut out one for health reasons, and the other I have learned to self regulate. I could easily continue and kill myself with them if I didn't.
Fact: Individuals all react differently to a substance due to the differences in our body chemistry and experiences. Case in point, most people are fine when they get drunk, but it's dangerous for me to do so as I have battled severe depression problems most of my life. When I get drunk it amplifies these issues and I can get suicidal thoughts. I just avoid drinking for that reason. I can enjoy a drink or two without issue from time to time, and I often do, but it has been almost 2 decades since I have been even remotely close to drunk.
It's all about self control and responsibility, and unfortunately there are those of us out there with addictive personalities that fall into emotional or psychological traps with substances that aren't technically addictive, or very strongly addictive. I am one of those people, and my substances were sugar and stimulants like caffeine. I had to cut out one for health reasons, and the other I have learned to self regulate. I could easily continue and kill myself with them if I didn't.