Why do people take dope

People take different types of "dope" for different reasons. Users of stimulants, such as cocaine, and amphetamines such as dexedrine and methamphetamine (crystal meth) take these drugs to be stimulated and potentially more social and talkative in social settings such as a bar. Some users take stimulants to have enough energy to dance at clubs for extended periods of time, lose weight as it suppresses the appetite, and others use them to be more productive at work, or while cleaning or studying at home. Tolerance can develop fast, and the efficiency these stimulants can provide does diminish after habitual use, which can lead to psychological dependence.Users of downers, such as heroin/opiates, benzodiazepines such as Valium and xanax, barbituates, and often alcohol take these drugs because they can induce feelings of euphoria, they also make people feel relaxed, lower inhibitions and they are often used as a way to escape the stresses of daily life. These drugs generally cause drowsiness and also tolerance to the effects, such as euphoria and can become physically addictive (much worse than psychological dependence as the body now needs these drugs to function normally).Users of empathogens, which are usually also psychedelic and stimulants such as MDMA (clean ecstasy), MDA and also some drugs under the the 2C class such as 2CB and 2CI report using th drug to feel connected and bond with people in social settings such as raves, parties, or intimate situations with only a few people (sexually or friendship bonding). As the name empathogen implies many people report feelings of empathy when under the influence of these drugs and feel close connections, with friends as well as people they've just met. Sometimes these connections are exaggerated and are not a true representation of the people's personalities which can lead to some people becoming intimately sexual or feelng on love with someone they realize they have no connection with once sober, al though usually the empathy experienced under these drugs is reported to be genuine and MDMA has been used successfully in clinical studies where families with a terminally ill member have been administered MDMA along with the ill patient and have had successful sessions where families came to terms with their dying family member as they connect on such an empathetic level and have been able to overcome many depressed feelings of loss.Users of psychedelics or hallucinogens, also known as entheogens (divine creation, or divine within) have traditionally been used in a ritual setting and have been used before written word as a means to communicate with nature or the divine source. Native Americans used magic mushrooms and peyote, the main psychedelic drugs contained being psylocibin and mescaline respectively, through shamanic practices to gain knowledge from the "other world" or spiritual domain. DMT (a drug that people report causes them to contact foreign transdimensional beings who guide them and want to show them their knowledge) have been found in many traditional teas, called ayahuasca which has been used for centuries in South America for similar shamanic purposes such as to communicate with spirits as well. Other psychedelic drugs such as LSD have been used for similar practices and LSA, a precursor to LSD which occurs naturally in certain plants has been used for thousands of years in spiritual contexts as well. These drugs cause hallucinations which are normally identifiable as not being real, and can cause drastic changes in perception and thought patterns. Many people report feeling "cleansed" mentally as these drugs allow them to see reality under a different light, and give broader context to reality as a whole by allowing contrasting perspectives to illuminate the conditions our mind have been subjected to since birth into an external world. Other people with psychological problems in their family can have adverse effects where the psychedelics act as a catalyst to bring out dormant disorders such as schizophrenia, especially when used often in high doses by mentally vulnerable individuals. These drugs create hallucinations mainly in the form of physical patterns which is reflected by psychedelics reputation to facilitate the mental understanding of patterns and relations throughout nature. Many report mystical profound realizations, such as becoming one with the universe (united with the infinite) and other paradoxical realizations through the understanding that each independent individual entity within reality is actually interconnected and interdependent throughout the web of nature. These feelings of connectedness are often invoked through introspection and meditation. Other users enjoy using these drugs to have fun rather than seek serious spiritual or philosophical understanding. Psychedelics often invoke laughter at the ridiculousness of reality being transformed through imposed patterns, appearance of objects melting, and also the pulse or breathing of everything around you. As psychedelics generally enhance everything and amplify all of your senses, music takes on a new significance with happy music or quirky music invoking enhanced enjoyment, and darker music causing anxiety and possible panic. These drugs have also been used for creative purposes as it opens up parts of the mind, or elevates users to a higher state of consciousness where creativity through the arts or innovation of technological or philosophical ideas can be more easily construed.Everyone reacts differently to all drugs and generally the reasons "people take dope" is because thy enjoy them. Others use because they have become addicted and dependent on certain drugs such as stimulants and more severely downers like opiates, and they use to avoid withdrawal symptoms which can make uses extremely ill, sometimes life-threatening. Usually people that have difficult experiences with dope stop taking it, so this answer has been more about the positive attributes of dope because positive effects are generally why people take dope.