I did not find this experiment to be too hard. At home I can get as much ice as I wanted. At work we have an ice machine so I can drink there too. School was a little harder but I just filled a water bottle with ice and used that throughout the day. So overall it was not that difficult. My parents and friends did not notice because I am so sneaky so I did not really have to lie to anyone. I can still see how drugs can break up relationships though. The only action that surpriesed me was spilling water all over myself trying to get ice cubes out. Like I said before people did not really notice my change in behavior because I hid it well. From this just two day experiment it really shows what drug addicts go through on a daily basis and ten times worse. Overall the experiment was interesting and even though we were only addicted to ice it still shows how life would change being a drug addict.
I think the Ice addiction was actually pretty cool. I know it wasn't exactly like being an "addict" but I think it was pretty close. I had to lie to my parents a lot and it made me feel guilty. I think the rubber band was one of the things I had to hide from my parents because I didn't want them to see it. I also found that getting ice itself was hard to because I also had to hide that from my parents as well. I think other people should do this experiment as well and they will realize what it is like to sort of be an addict.
ReplyDeleteI think the fact that you got away with it so easily is probably a bad thing. I would imagine Dreier isn't the type to go around encouraging hiding things from your parents, so he probably wouldn't approve. Then again, with college coming up and the relative freedom that affords, it really doesn't matter much anymore. Your parents can't stop you from doing much when you're an hour's drive away.
ReplyDeleteI also didn't have a hard time hiding the fact that I was addicted to ice from my friends and family.... Kinda makes me wonder what else I can get away with. However, I do agree that even though it was a short and easy experiment, it did show you at least a little insight into the world of a drug addict. Carrying ice around all day got kinda annoying, so I definitely do not want to be addicted to anything more serious.
ReplyDeleteI had basically the same results as you with the ice experiment; I was surprised nobody noticed anything. I agree with you about how the experiment gave us an inside look at being a drug addict.
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