Under the influence...?
I have to say that I do not recommend it. Whether alchohol, or other less legal drugs. I would even expand that to over the counter and prescription medicines that affect you personaly in your ability to comprehend and make quick choices. Now, everyone is different and to some an over the counter allergy pill may do little than reduce allergy sufferings; yet to another person it can produce a very drowsy affect.
The same would be true with all drugs. They can affect people in different ways. Knowing yourself is important.
However, I would like to point out why I am agaisnt using drugs in session.
First, of course is the safety aspect. For a submissive, the use of chemicals may reduce your agility to know your own limitations. It could possibly reduce your comprehension of what was happening to you. Beyond, any safety issues that can be seen with that; the submissive may not be able to thouroughly take the mental plunge of sinking into subspace due to the mind alterations of the drugs.
A Dom/me on the other hand under the influence of anything other than His/Her own devious mind could nto excerscise the complete control of His/Her own emotions and actions that is required for safety and trust from the submissive. None of Us want to break our toys, then how would We play next time?
Second, beyond safety, I would say that the parties in a D/s relationship owe one another the knowledge that the submissives submission comes entirely from the heart and mind fo the submissive with no veil of chemicals. Also, the Dominant owes the submissive the knowledge that the Dominant is in control, of Him/Herself first, the submissive second, and the entire situation completely, third.
The use of drugs in session is, to Me anyway, a redflag of danger. If not immiediate physical danger, but more a danger of loosing trust that is the solid foundation upon which D/s is built. Both subs and Dom/mes must know that thier oppisites are where they should be mentally for a session.
Enough preaching...
I know that it sounds like I am a teetotaling anti-drug pinup boy. I am not. The use of alcohol and drugs is a personal choice and so long as it is not done in a manner to endanger others, ie while driving or in session, I have no problem with it. And yes, I do like the occasional rob roy, glass of wine with dinner, or bottle of rum, or....
thanks,
~LT~