Your Amazing Mind (1968)

[Music] george washington rode a horse when he traveled from mount vernon to phillip to preside at the convention where our constitution was written [Music] but all the materials to build a hard automobile in which he could have driven to philadelphia in comfort were here on earth at the time [Music] yes all the elements all the metals and materials needed to manufacture cars have been on earth since the beginning all that was missing was a series of ideas ideas on the magic screens of human imaginations ideas that led to the development of the internal combustion engine [Music] and the automobile [Music] nothing new has been added to the earth since the beginning of time except ideas from man's amazing mind [Music] ice have given us all the wonders we so often take for granted [Applause] [Music] a man sees a barren desert and his mind creates an idea for bringing water to dry earth that grows food for millions of people [Applause] [Music] an idea transformed coal air and water into synthetic fibers or making modern fabrics [Music] life-saving advances in medicine were first ideas in someone's amazing mind amazing minds even thought of a way to take man beyond the limits of the earth but this kind of creative effort is only one function of the mind unfortunately the mind can easily be upset it can easily be disturbed and twisted it may seem unbelievable but there are some people who disturb and twist their minds on purpose [Music] they do it with substances that are swallowed or smoked or even injected into the bloodstream [Music] people use such substances because they have been told they can expect a pleasant feeling a kick [Music] for some drugs seem to bring a pleasant feeling at first but drugs can upset the normal process of the whole body they can be very dangerous [Music] there are many kinds of drugs and they have important medical uses they are made not only to cure sickness but in some cases they also help our bodies to function better but because drugs can be very dangerous if misused they should be prescribed only by a doctor and his instructions should be carefully followed [Music] some pills called amphetamines are stimulants they are sometimes called uppers by illegal users because they make the brain work faster they should be used only in special medical situations [Music] barbiturates are depressants because they slow down the mind illegal users call them downers doctors prescribe them for nervous conditions or as sleeping pills but strangely some people get kicks from them [Music] so-called speed or method drain can easily produce a frightening mental state quite rapidly the heart may beat unevenly muscles twitch and the user becomes tense and extremely nervous his mind ceases to function normally many have died from using speed any drug wrongly used can change the way your mind works and keep you from thinking clearly they can make you very sick they can even kill you [Music] glue sniffing starts with the sniffer looking for kicks but inhaling these fumes soon leads to a sick feeling dizziness and mental upset the fumes are poisonous they can seriously damage the brain the blood and the liver and have been known to cause death [Music] then there are those who sniff the fumes of hair spray insecticides or anything in an aerosol can they not only risk damage to body and mind but death as well [Music] some people smoke marijuana because it makes them feel dreamy but it can also make you see things differently than they really are [Music] one of its effects on the mind is to change normal reactions for instance marijuana makes it very dangerous to drive a car because it changes the sense of distance and speed things going this fast seem to be going much slower [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] lsd was at first thought to offer a cure for mental disorders because it brings on the symptoms of insanity here is what dr j thomas ungerlaider of the ucla medical center says about lsd lsd has no proven use in medicine repeated use of lsd may permanently alter the brain's function in fact many people after using lsd have had to be placed in mental institutions because they become mentally ill lsd also changes the cell structure of certain cells within the body probably permanently and thus may affect your unborn children the effects of lsd are completely unpredictable some users think that they are having a good trip when familiar objects seem to take on a special beauty any trip is a bad trip when your amazing mind isn't thinking clearly [Music] some users of lsd have reported terrifying experiences calling dr roberts there have been several reports of lsd users who actually thought they could fly [Music] drugs and narcotics are so dangerous that there are strict regulations against their use [Music] many drug users go on to stronger and stronger drugs looking for bigger kicks many drugs will affect not only your mind but also your body because they are habit-forming the body begins to depend on these drugs the user gets so that he must have them without them he will become very sick okay well drugs are against the law and they wouldn't be against the law unless there was a reason and it's because they're harmful you can get hooked on them and who wants to get hooked on i think that all trips are bad trips because they bend your mind and who wants to bend their mind why would anybody want to take drugs and really mess up their mind i think the kind of people that use drugs are the kind of people who can't make it on their own and when they try to do this they try to get away from their problems and they just end up with a whole bunch of new ones when you're on drugs you don't know really what you're doing and you miss a lot of fun some kids think they're really having fun on drugs but they aren't enjoying life to the fullest because they their part of their mind isn't working it takes more guts to say no to drugs than it does to say yes if i had to take pills to be part of a gang i wouldn't want to be in that gang i have more fun without the pills why take something that's gonna mess up your mind it's ridiculous to me because why would you need such a thing if you have friends and a good life why take a chance on anything that clouds up your mind do you want this for this why take a chance with anything that can keep you from enjoying your life to the fullest the choice is yours why take a chance with anything that might hurt your most valuable possession your amazing mind why [Music] you