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For some people, the only ethics issues that arise are when such drug use impacts others. for example, if you neglect your children or pets as a result of recreational drug use, then that would be unethical. Also, if you were telecommuting from home and you were putting in sub-standard work as a result of your drug use, then that could be considered unethical as well. Outside of examples such as those, however, many people would see nothing wrong with it.
A deontologist like Emmanuel Kant, however, would insist that actions are good or evil independent of who it affects. How Kant would come down on something like recreational drug use are certainly debatable, but I think he would be against it on the grounds that you are theoretically sacrificing long-term health for a short-term sensation, which would violate his practical imperative of never using people (yourself included) as a means to an end.
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M$Personally I believe ethical is in the bong of the beholder and as long as your activities are not hurting anyone, do what you want.
Also...Can I come over to your house garyrhess? Sounds like a fun place.
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On a long enough time line we are all terminal. I'm not saying to embrace the most hedonistic lifestyle you can, but there is no implied harm in the context of the question. The substance is not to blame for the bad situation, the user is. From my life experience, there are both people who have been destroyed by drug use and people who used with no lasting effects. Ultimately it was the choices the user made that made the difference. Taken out of context my statement is does seem to advocate reckless behavior, but that is not how I intended it. The responsibility is of the user to keep themselves safe and healthy and if they can't do that, they can't do drugs. But the same is true for booze and prescriptions and cheese. If you use any of them irresponsibly, you are putting yourself at risk and by proxy everyone else.
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as long as your activities are not hurting anyone, do what you want
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As a humble comment, from life experience I can say that this statement and living by this creed will eventually hurt someone no matter how 'ethical' one may feel that they are, it is quite simply selfish. It is a free country though and you are entitled to your opinion :)
So, if by drugs you mean the ones that are illegal... taking them is unethical.
However, there is a very wide reaching "grey area" with recreational drugs. Some circles of people don't consider Marajuana to be unethical but still consider "hard" drugs like Cocaine to be unethical.
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I'd vehemently disagree with the assertion that unlawful implies unethical. That would only hold true so long as all laws were right and just, which, as they're created by imperfect men and women, isn't going to happen. By the rationale that unlawful implies unethical, participating in the Underground Railroad to assist slaves escape the South would be considered unethical because it was illegal.
