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the breakup of my relationship with my boyfriend. When the LSDtook effect, I was very frightened. The walls looked as though theywere melting: I heard strange noises; I hallucinated, even afterclosing my eyes. The sights were very unpleasant and frighteningimages. But l couldn't do anything but lie in bed, waiting for thedrug to wear off. I didn't think I could tell my parents, since I knew Ihad taken an illegal and dangerous drug- I was awake nearly allnight, scared to death with no one to talk to. For days after thisincident, I was nervous and jumpy and depressed. The incident wasa major shock to my system and one that I would never want torepeat.I stopped taking "drugs" immediately after my senior year in highschool- (I had only discovered drugs at the beginning of the schoolyear). But, I guess the stage was set off for my future reactions.Drugs did not help- they were just for fun at first - but then once the"high" was gone, there was a real "let down" feeling that followed.So we'd either do more drugs or drink a few beers to make thatfeeling go away. Even now, whenever I get down or "stressed out"-the first thing I do is have a few drinks. The day after is alwaysunpleasant if I have had too many drinks - so the opportunity for avicious cycle is there. I honestly believe that the "harmless"experiments with marijuana, several years ago, may have been thestart of this tendency to turn to alcohol today. The bottom line is,I'd be a hundred times better off today - happier and wealthier ifdrugs had never entered my life years ago.The Islamic Perspective:The objectives of Islamic divine laws are the protection of faith(belief in one God), life (abortion. suicide, homicide), property(ownership) and the mind (intoxicants). Normally in the brain thereis an inhibitory control which tells us not to engage in shameful orwrongful acts. Any suppressant drug including alcohol will suppressthese nerve pathways and take away such restraint. Ability to makeYoung Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 162