Drugs for mental/spiritual exploration

[Protoclown]

Well, yes. Of course. At least for the first part.

The second bit, it seems that you're half joking, but there's still a valid point you raise there. I do see the second example as a sign of personal weakness (and we all have those, so I'm not trying to sound as if I'm expressing disapproval here), but it's not something that has potentially serious and harmful consequences, unless one engages in that sort of behavior often enough for it to become a health issue.

It's still a coping mechanism, however, though without the same immediate harming (and addictive, though one could get addicted to the behavior) potential. This really branches into a totally different discussion here, but running away from problems (by whatever method) is no good way to live. We're all guilty of it to some degree, I'm sure, but I think it's important to strive to better ourselves and overcome these types of things. I just can't even fathom the idea of going through life without trying to constantly improve myself.