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>when people seem to ignore the fact that the two most deadly
>drugs are legal.
For quite a long time, alcohol kept a lot of us alive. Back when water contamination was the #1 cause of death in cities, drinking (often terrible) mead, wine and beer was sometimes the only way to get safe water. We've evolved to metabolize it, and there are several health benefits with drinking moderate amounts of alcohol. It's sort of an odd niche between food and drug.
(Asian communities went in a different direction and boiled their water to make it safe to drink; thus their tradition of tea, and thus the reason why many of asian ancestry cannot metabolize alcohol.)
With smoking I'd tend to agree with you.
>drugs are legal.
For quite a long time, alcohol kept a lot of us alive. Back when water contamination was the #1 cause of death in cities, drinking (often terrible) mead, wine and beer was sometimes the only way to get safe water. We've evolved to metabolize it, and there are several health benefits with drinking moderate amounts of alcohol. It's sort of an odd niche between food and drug.
(Asian communities went in a different direction and boiled their water to make it safe to drink; thus their tradition of tea, and thus the reason why many of asian ancestry cannot metabolize alcohol.)
With smoking I'd tend to agree with you.
br0k3n 0
>when people seem to ignore the fact that the two most deadly
>drugs are legal.
For quite a long time, alcohol kept a lot of us alive. Back when water contamination was the #1 cause of death in cities, drinking (often terrible) mead, wine and beer was sometimes the only way to get safe water. We've evolved to metabolize it, and there are several health benefits with drinking moderate amounts of alcohol. It's sort of an odd niche between food and drug.
(Asian communities went in a different direction and boiled their water to make it safe to drink; thus their tradition of tea, and thus the reason why many of asian ancestry cannot metabolize alcohol.)
With smoking I'd tend to agree with you.
But still the fact of the matter is, alcohol kills many more people and cost the government much more then coke, who care if we can “metabolise” it, that is somewhat a moot point when you look at the statistics. So why is not illegal?
I just find it rather ironic that people are quick to condemn “drug” use but are quite happy to consume a skin full of beer on a Friday night…. And laugh about it……
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ExAFO 0
The nice reality of the law is that of intertia: it is always easier to maintain current laws. So, until the stoners of the world can unite to overturn the law (not that they'll remember/be able to organize themselves enough to do so), they'll keep police and attorneys in a comfortable living.
Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW.
Because cocaine is far more addictive than drinking, even smoking, and all legal prescription drugs
That is simply not true; not in terms of actual numbers addicted or the strength of the addiction (mental and physical).
Look at the number of alcoholics in the world and the life long battles they have with quitting?
How many people totally addicted to anti-depresants?
Actual numbers is a stupid measure to use. I'd venture that 90% of Americans (the vast majority in any event) consume alcohol on a frequent basis. If say 5 or 10% of them have a problem with alcohol, that is millions of people.
OTOH, perhaps 10% of the population dabbled in coke. If 90% of the country frequently used it, the problems with it would beat out alcohol.
If you were going to argue nicotine I think it would be harder to defend, but alcohol? It's stupid to equate the two on addictive tendencies.
Last summer I was taking vicodine for 2 months and abstained from any alcohol, even though I was in considerable discomfort from the injuries. No problem. If I had been taking coke for the past decade, I don't think it would have worked so well.
br0k3n 0
Last summer I was taking vicodine for 2 months and abstained from any alcohol, even though I was in considerable discomfort from the injuries. No problem. If I had been taking coke for the past decade, I don't think it would have worked so well.
The Vicodine would have not worked if you had been using coke for that last decade?-----------------------------------------------------------
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Lindsey 0
Legality is the least of the problems with cocaine use.
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br0k3n 0
Legality is the least of the problems with cocaine use.
I agree, I reckon price is the biggest problem...
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Bill, maybe your missing my point, i was trying to point out to the OP that its rather hypercritical to say that “coke” or other drugs ruins lives when people seem to ignore the fact that the two most deadly drugs are legal. Why because we all enjoy a beer, and most of us enjoy a cigarette.
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