Drugs Quotes: Inspiring and Thought-Provoking Words on Substance Use

"I don't do drugs. I am drugs"

"Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power"

P. J. O'Rourke, Journalist

"In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol"

Penn Jillette, Entertainer

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me"

Hunter S. Thompson, Journalist

"Now is not the time to give greater protections to pharmaceutical companies that put unsafe drugs like Vioxx on the market. Such protections have nothing to do with the liability insurance crisis facing doctors and should be stripped from this bill"

Dennis Cardoza, Politician

"Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota"

Fran Lebowitz, Journalist

"I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs"

Sean Connery, Actor

"There's a lot of things that go on when you're on tour that cannot be controlled. I'm not even talking about myself, but of course there's sexual activity and drugs, fighting and language; it is certainly not a place to raise a family"

Peter Steele, Musician

"I don't do drugs anymore... than, say, the average touring funk band"

Bill Hicks, Comedian

"The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than of twenty asses laden with drugs"

Thomas Sydenham, Scientist

"The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have long been available in cases involving illegal drugs and organized crime"

Michael K. Simpson, Politician

"The drug plans our seniors choose will define their health care options for years to come. If they do not make a decision and wait until the May 15 deadline passes, they will face penalties and higher prices for the drugs that they need"

Mike Fitzpatrick, Politician

"We not only heard it before 20 years ago, before George Bush in 2001 passed his tax relief, before in 2003 the tax relief were past, we were told they were dead. Before we provided prescription drugs for Medicare, we were told it wasn't going to happen"

Ken Mehlman, Politician

"For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories"

Kim Campbell, Statesman

"Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system"

Larry Elder, Journalist

"Everybody kind of understands, Oh yeah you take drugs and it does something to your brain and then you can't stop. It's easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life"

Aimee Mann, Musician

"I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people"

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Artist

"What happened? The Country got sick of it and said, Enough is enough. And all over the Country we saw springing up community organizations determined to do something about this terrible menace of drugs"

Barry McCaffrey, Soldier

"You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel"

Greg Rusedski, Athlete

"And we used to do a lot of drugs and get very drunk on very cheap wine"

Santiago Durango, Musician

"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough"

M. C. Escher, Artist

"I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started"

Dave Grohl, Musician

"I think it's too bad that everybody's decided to turn on drugs, I don't think drugs are the problem. Crime is the problem. Cops are the problem. Money's the problem. But drugs are just drugs"

Jerry Garcia, Musician

"I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol"

Taylor Swift, Musician

"If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I won't be around drugs and alcohol at all"

Penn Jillette, Entertainer

"Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented"

Leo Rosten, Novelist

"These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that"

Steve Jobs, Businessman

"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs"

Robin Williams, Comedian

"Drugs are a bet with your mind"

Jim Morrison, Musician

"I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too"

Mitch Hedberg, Comedian

"I'm on performance enhancing drugs, so I may cause drowsiness"

Jay London, Comedian

"People fight, they get angry, they do drugs, and they do crazy things"

Steven Adler, Musician

"I just got tired of being sick and tired and feeling down. Unfortunately, you don't realize this until you're getting sober but the reason why you're depressed all the time is it's the drugs that are depressing you"

Steven Adler, Musician

"Today we have big, crude instruments guided by intelligent surgeons, and we have little, stupid molecules of drugs that get dumped into the body, diffuse around and interfere with things as best they can. At present, medicine is unable to heal anything"

K. Eric Drexler, Scientist

"There is only one reason why men become addicted to drugs - they are weak men. Only strong men are cured, and they cure themselves"

Martin H. Fischer, Author

"Caring for our children and making sure they do not get addicted to drugs is all of our responsibility"

Joe Baca, Politician

"I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs"

Madonna Ciccone, Entertainer

"I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me"

Hunter S. Thompson, Journalist

"My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well"

Franz Kafka, Novelist

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