Originally posted by myfiles3000+20 April 2003 - 10:05--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (myfiles3000 @ 20 April 2003 - 10:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--sAdam@20 April 2003 - 08:23
as for iraq, well thats a real threat.
The law makes people kill and OD and have a criminal record, not the drugs. almost all the negative effects of doing drugs are the product of the laws, not the drugs.[/b][/quote]
That is just crazy talk!
How do laws make people overdose?
I have stated before that marijuana and alcohol are equivalent drugs. The legality of one and the illegality of the other is more historical than anything.
Lets talk about cocaine and heroin.
As a junior in highschool I stole some of my parents whiskey, just to try it. A friend and I drank it and we were feeling silly and drunk. This guy noticed our behavior and ran across the street, offering us free cocaine. I declined, but my friend accepted. His life then became a search for more coke. Selling all his stuff, stealing from his mother, beating up his sister, dropping out of school. This all happened in a 3 week time span. This scenario is repeated all around the country daily. He still has not turned his life around many years later.
Highly addictive drugs take the autonomy away from the users, life is lived dose to dose. This addictive effect varies person to person, so not all will be helplessly consumed.
Compare drinkers to smokers. A casual drinker can go the entire week without thinking of alcohol. He uses it as an outlet when relaxing. How about the smoker, watch him get edgy when he can't sneak out at work for a quick break. Ever see people standing outside shaking in the snow smoking. Do they enjoy it? No, they must do it so they can satisfy the craving and then return to thinking anbout their jobs.
Imagine this is cocaine. Even more addictive AND mind altering. You can't safely return to work after a quick line.
As honestly as I would love to see all drugs legalized, this was where I had to draw the line. Imagine millions of Americans who would never have touched the stuff because of its illegality, now free to sample it's wares and be seduced by its siren song.
Heroin is even worse. The common expression is that there is no such thing as an "ex" heroin addict.
Again, you may have tried the stuff and you are not addicted. But let us use cigarettes as a yardstick. Look how many people smoke and compare this to the number of smokers who want to quit.
If I told you smokers that for 10 dollars I could erase all memory of ever having smoked, I promise you I would be a billionaire.
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