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If this were several years ago and I was still a college freshman, I bet I would have tried heroin if it was available for 5 bucks a pop next to the Benadryl at CVS. Things much more innocent than heroin get in the way of a freshman, so yeah, I would be concerned if heroin was on the shelf for anyone who is 18 right now.

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I would've too, but I'm fairly confident it would have been a one-time-only thing. I had a roommate, smart lawyer kid, who talked casually about doing cocaine one day, which surprised me since back then I drew a line between "hard drugs" like cocaine, H, meth, and "soft drugs" like marijuana, LSD, and the like. And this guy seemed (and still is) like such a smart, successful person. He told me that drugs don't change who you are... if you're a cautious person who has self control, that doesn't change.

I am surprised to hear you say that LSD is a soft drug. LSD can be dangerous for certain people. Even marijuana is not recommended for some people.

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