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Age: 21
Gender (Please circle one): M
Location/Ethnicity: Columbus, Indiana ... Caucasian
Are you an only child? (Please circle one) Y
Are you parents separated? (Please circle one) Y
Do you, or have you ever used illicit drugs? (Please circle one) Y
Do you or have you ever abused other, legal substances? (E.g. alcohol, medication, huffing chemicals?) (Please circle one) Y
If so to either, what type of drugs were used and at what age did you start these practices?: Pills, cough syrup - probably age 19
What reasons do you/do you not have for taking drugs?: Creativity
Do you believe that certain illegal drugs should be either legalised or decriminalised? If so, which ones?: Weed could very well be legal, though it should be regulated... if you could only smoke weed in bars or in your house and not operate a vehicle while doing it, what's the big deal? I don't even smoke weed.. I just don't see the harm behind it.
Do your friends use similar drugs and/or share similar views to you? (Please circle one)Yes
Do you have a drug related mental condition? (Please circle one) No
Do you feel that there is a connection between the creative arts and drug culture in any way? If so, how? Yes. Drugs make you disconnect from reality.. and make you more creative... or, rather, open your mind to things you wouldn't have otherwise thought of or done..
Do any of the musical groups you listen to influence your decision? If so, how? And what music do you listen to? No. And I listen to everything.
Have the attitudes presented in films towards drugs made you think about them in a different way? If so, please circle whether it positive or negative.
Neither.
Do you feel that drug use is glorified in the world of creative arts? If so, please circle which aspect of the creative arts you feel glorifies drug use.
Film and Television Music Visual Art Literature Other (Please specify) None. I don't think it's ever really "glorified" in art.... well, not any art that matters anyway.
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