Talk:Recreational drug use

Valerian minor issue
Near the bottom valerian is mentioned and the active chemical constituent is listed is "valerian (chemical with the same name)". But there is no such chemical this is a mistake. The chemicals in valerian that could be placed here are valerenic acid or valepotriates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8900:a25:293e:3465:14c3:750a (talk) 05:12, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Proposed merger
I think the page Drug harmfulness should be merged into this page's "Health risks" section. There were concerns about the neutrality of the drug harmfulness page and as the offending material was removed, the page became shorter and shorter, to the point that it is just a stub now. The material could easily be added here without causing any problems with WP:DUE. I will place templates on the two pages proposing the merger in a moment. Gazelle55 (talk) 18:31, 1 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree with you that Drug harmfulness should be merged into this article, there's no point in keeping it as a stub. GenoV84 (talk) 01:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

"Getting high" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Getting_high&redirect=no Getting high] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 03:12, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Concerns with Definition
I had some good faith concerns about the neutrality of the definition of "recreational drug use." They were summarily deleted. According to Wikipedia policy:

"Avoid stating opinions as facts. Usually, articles will contain information about the significant opinions that have been expressed about their subjects. However,  these opinions should not be stated in Wikipedia's voice . Rather, they should be attributed in the text to particular sources, or where justified, described as widespread views, etc. For example, an article should not state that genocide is an evil action but may state that genocide has been described by John So-and-so as the epitome of human evil ."

Currently, the article defines recreational drug use as drug use that is "either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime."

Miriam-Webster has a few definitions for casusal. The most relevant one seems to be "done without serious intent or commitment."

The contention that some drug use is less "serious" than others is your opinion and not a fact.

'''If you think some drug use is "serious" and some is "unserious" (or "recreational"), you are welcome to your own personal opinions. Please avoid presenting those personal perspectives and opinions as facts. It is against Wikipedia policy.'''

Chomps123 (talk) 18:39, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

"Hard drugs and soft drugs" - a topic that is living a life of its own on at least another wikipedia
I have suggested that the corresponding(?) article, on another-English version of wikipedia, gets deleted.--Feel free, if there is any information at all, that could be valuable for the English-wiki article, to copy such. (Please see simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_drugs ). 2001:2020:345:8F5E:894E:A82B:A393:40D3 (talk) 14:51, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Erroneous Citation and Injection of Personal Opinion
Near the top of the article is the line:

"In popular practice, recreational drug use is generally tolerated as a social behaviour, rather than perceived as the medical condition of self-medication."

The "evidence" for this assertion is a Motley Fool article that is unrelated to this topic. The statement is someone's opinion. The framing is pejorative rather than neutral, as well. ('People "tolerate" recreational drug use.'). There are many different cultures with many different attitudes towards drug use. Which culture is Wikipedia written for - or about? Chomps123 (talk) 20:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)