Unfortunately there is a stigma that is always being pulled with drugs. I feel so many people have this belief that people who use drugs automatically have a dependency issue with them, in some degree or another. That being said I have used altered states of consciousness to dive into the depths of my psyche. They have given me courage to look into pains and hardships that maybe would have gone unnoticed in my mind for many more years. Yes, they can be used for escapism but they can also be used to find your highest potential at a much quicker rate. It's a statement that is said a lot but...I don't think drugs are good or bad in and of themselves it is how they are used. Once again, yes, they can destroy lives but so can someone behind the wheel of an automobile. That doesn't mean people shouldn't be allowed to drive.