"I'm looking for people's thoughts on this subject and I am not looking to judge. Would drugs and booze be a curse or a blessing?"

"I would agree up to a certain point freelancer. I think that alchohol and marry jane could influence your judgement and leave one unprepared should a suprise attack come, but if in dire need, i would take some epinephrine, get my addreneline pumpin, and use fight or flight. maybe some vics or some oxys to cool me down after, i was on vicodine when i tore a muscle in my leg and i gotta say it really hepled so that would be useful medicine as well."

"I would agree up to a certain point freelancer. I think that alchohol and marry jane could influence your judgement and leave one unprepared should a suprise attack come, but if in dire need, i would take some epinephrine, get my addreneline pumpin, and use fight or flight. maybe some vics or some oxys to cool me down after, i was on vicodine when i tore a muscle in my leg and i gotta say it really hepled so that would be useful medicine as well."

"Not me. I'm going stone cold sober if the Zed Poc happens. There was alcohol available in Iraq when I was there for 2 tours. It wasn't allowed per General Order #1A, but folks took measures to procure them anyway.

Huffing was popular. There was a Full Bird Colonel (0-6), that died from that crap.

Pill Popping was another popular activity for some.

Despite my love of good beer & the hooch... I never had a drop. Being in a warzone & doped up on something didn't sound appealing to me.

For Medicinal things... absolutly. You might need Vicodine for the pain, and a little Mary Jane might be needed if you just CAN'T wind down.

All in all, I don't see myself using anything but Coffee after the Zed Poc on a regular basis."

"Oh... nononono.... I fully agree. I'm just saying that I wouldn't use the ZedPoc as an excuse to try all the drugs that I haven't tried yet!

Totally agree! I'm of the belief that if you need something like Epinephrine to get you going due to being up for 3 days/being really-really sick/etc... do it!

Just don't drop 25mg of Oxycodine for the reason of "Huh... I wonder what this does...""

"If you can grow hops and cultivate brewing yeast, you can make beer.

If you can make beer, you can afford to supply the local armed folks. If you can be especially valuable to the local armed folks.... Well then I'd say you've got nothing to worry about.

Distilling liquor is a bit trickier than brewing beer, but if you focus your efforts on learning to do these things you can carve yourself a wealthy little niche in the world.

I would love to learn how to make some whiskey, if only it were legal in the states. I am already experimenting with brewing my own beer. I have so far made 3 batches of beer, and 2 batches of cider. Next up is mead, and Yes... I HAVE had to mop my ceiling a time or two. "