Why do people think drugs are alternative?

Question

What makes people want to ask questions about taking drugs in the alternative drug section. Isn't taking a drug to get high about as opposite to a natural high (or alternative medicine) as a person can get?

Answer 1

You're right, of course.  There are daily questions about pot, acid, X, passing drug tests, salvia....

What I find more curious are the questions like "I have a little blue pill that says xr-698 on it.  What is it?"

Answer 2

it just doesnt fit into the other catagories so people assume it is okay to post it in a catagory under health ... possibly they think "hippies" go on the alternative and they will know the answers.

Answer 3

Think about it. Think about how bright people are who want to get high by inhaling household products.

Now are you surprised they post questions here?

Answer 4

they probably just think alternative means anything not over the counter and what other category would they use?

Answer 5

I suppose it's simply a misconception that's arisen perhaps from the fact that many people think that just because it's an herb then it "must be good for you" and "couldn't possibly harm you" ........  which, naturally, couldn't be further from the truth .... as there are many quite poisonous herbs & also ones that shouldn't be used by people with particular health issues!!  They aren't really looking for a natural high when they ask such questions ...........  they're really just looking for a plausible excuse to abuse their body's ............... ;0)

Perhaps they also think that being the Alternative Medicine section that we are more tolerant of their addictive behaviour♥

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Answer 6

Yes, I'm thinking that they think Drugs are alternative because they are not, "prescribed by a doctor" and therefore, an alternative method to get whatever they need. I think they imagine themselves very unique, using a drug to create symptoms, rather than cure them. Therefore, they consider "bad" drugs to be in the goal of achieving the opposite, rather than the norm, and thus, alternative.

Answer 7

You're actually right! Half the questions in this "Alternative Medicine" category are on ways to get high...

And no... that's really not the point of this category.

"Sub-Coca" "Smoking grass -- the green kind from the yard" "Inhailing mushrooms from the back pond"

People will look for anything...  There are some really strange questions in this forum. None of which has anything to do with "alternative medicine." Just more people looking to get high by whatever means necessary.

Answer 8

Well, those are probably youngsters....I've seen questions about weed---I guess they look at that as alternative cigarettes.....