Why do we as a speicies have such an appetite for drugs, booze etc?
2006-12-07 00:28:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Because they want to detach themselves from the worries and pressures of life.
2006-12-07 00:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They alter our brains in intriguing ways! There is the chemical dependence where your brain comes to expect the drug and throws a wobbler when it doesn't get it, and there are lifestyle issues where people want somewhere to go so they go to the pub, or kids smoke bits of an oxo cube and think they're high when it's really just the adrenaline from doing something risky.
2006-12-07 00:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by CT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all animals do i think. Have you heard of Datura? lets use it as an example. like many drugs man discovered it by observing animals, in this case the native amercians watched cows eat it, fall down for 12 hours then get up again to eat it again.
I thinking getting high is a natural diversion and the real question is how come weed is still illegal?
2006-12-07 00:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by Michael T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not just humans, there's a tree that is native to southern Africa whose fruit is extremely desirable to the local animals, the fruit ferments very quickly in the stomach and the animals get drunk. I watched a programme about it a few years ago, and these animals were literally clambering over themselves to get to this fruit, it was actually quite funny to see a drunk elephant!!
2006-12-07 00:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by Hendo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booze/ganj - to destress.
Amphetamines - to boost confidence/ego/'energy'.
Ecstasy - to escape the monotony of the 9-5 week.
Hallucinogens- to take a trip by to our childhood.
2006-12-07 02:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by jinz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At loss with our creator's universal gifts of life.
At loss with emptiness in their life.
Does not know what is missing or what it look like that got everyone in a mess with lost sense of direction in planet of apes.
Unconciously were self destruction to self extinction and no one even pay close attention to it.
That is what the mystery of us-911 is all about in kicking us on the butts in planet of apes.
Thought those out there living in misery were doing things at their own whims and fancy in planet of apes.
At loss with the web-size keep on growing by the day in planet of apes.
Why we must solve the mystery of us-911 the answer is in Luke 21.22-24 on why Iraq and afghanistan is vital for our own survival and advancement of living human kind in planet of apes.
2006-12-07 00:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Escape from life is human , but not to let it rule your life is the trick . Life userly teaches us how to. Depends how long you take to learn , the weak it seems never learn. and ancient Greek philosopher once said .Quote!!! Time schools the wise . Oh how i wish i was as clever as him
2006-12-07 04:54:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its almost like we are being tempted between "light" and "dark". Which way you go is up to you, but then its still up to you to get yourself out of the darkside or keep yourself in the light....
temptation is the name of the game...how boring life would be if we wern't challenged on all levels of being!!
(Hell, we need a nip of vodka just to get through the working day sometimes! )
2006-12-07 01:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we have managed to create a social environment for ourselves that is utterly unbearable without some sort of psychological crutch.
2006-12-07 00:31:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we seek out recreation, and drugs make people feel good. The problem is that too many people don't know or care that they aren't good for you if you get addicted.
2006-12-07 00:35:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like intoxicants because they sweeten the pill that is the daily monotony of life.
I think that's most people's reason, really.
2006-12-07 00:31:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋