Ok tell me this, would you do it, then why do people do it?

Question

Ok, we all grow up and see crack heads and see drug users and see how drugs mess up people's lives and kill them. We also see this a lot in Hollywood and on TV and famous people who overdose and who looks really bad. But why do people still do these things...Why do they grow up and see the affects and still try it knowing that they will be hooked? Especially those who have money? Why do they do these drugs? Peer pressure is not an option b/c I think that's BullSht! The pressure to stay thin? I Think that's Bullsht too! What is the deal?
Also, you grow up to see these people and how they look and act and are shamed of them and you wanna laugh and leave them alone but then people who grow up seeing this, they fall into the same crap...What is the deal?

Answer 1

People do what they do based on their individual willpower. I had a good upbringing, I make good money, yet I occasionally will do cocaine. I respect the drug and am aware of the repercussions. I live a free life. I do not agree that peer pressure is bull*hit. Many weak minds need to feel acceptance. When I see a homeless person, trapped in a lifestyle of alcoholism, or worse, I do not pity them. We all make our own beds. Sure Hollywood paints a certain picture of a drug user, usually poor and dispossess. Or, it is the opposite, those Tony Montana's of the world, on top of their games and bringing in top money. If you are naive enough to do something based off an image, I say reap what you sow.