= Ciro Santilli's drug experiences
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<Ciro Santilli> never did any <illegal> drugs, because he:
* doesn't want to help fund <organized crime>. Notably, Ciro is for complete <legalization of drugs> of all drugs
* already has better more sustainable drugs like <Ciro Santilli's wife>[love], <Ciro Santilli's cycling>[cycling], learning the <natural sciences> and <Ciro Santilli's selfish desires>[fame]. He (or more realistically, the world) <Trainspotting (1996)>[chose life for him].
so don't expect any amazing stories here.
Like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom[LDS believers], Ciro never drinks coffee nor smokes, and only drinks alcohol and tea sparingly, because they are all addictive <drugs> and bring no net increase of energy and concentration.
Ciro prefers to only enjoy a glass of tea <Ciro Santilli's sport practice>[when going out cycling on a cold day] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Grey_tea[Earl gray], with milk, no sugar), or get a half pint of beer when going out with friends to a pub.
Ciro only got reasonably drunk twice on his life:
* once when he was quite young, likely pre-10 years old, while visiting an uncle's home, and adults were having a very nice sweet and thick type of alcoholic cocktail, and Ciro drank a bit too much and that made him really really stupid
* once while studying at <University of São Paulo>, somehow someone was giving free beers at one of the parties (at which Ciro practiced <Cirodance>). And since Ciro had always been a <Ciro Santilli's cheapness>[cheap-ass], he thought, hey, this is a good chance to try it out. Ciro remembers that this made him a bit euphoric, active, very stupid, and a bit <horny> (though of course, he got no pussy as usual).
Later in life, around the time of <Ciro Santilli's wedding>[his wedding], there were guests around all the time, and he was drinking beer with them all the time. Then one day, during lunch, Ciro felt a weirdly strong desire to drink one more pint. It was at this point that Ciro realised first-hand what mild, but real, alcohol addiction felt like, and he didn't get that drink, and swore from then on to never drink more than one glass a week, and only with friends at a bar after work. <Richard Feynman> tells a very similar story on his book <Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman chapter O Americano, Outra Vez!>, see: <Richard Feynman's drug use>{full}.