BadComrade wrote:Skronk wrote:If drugs were legal, the price would substantially drop, so it's more affordable. But legality aside, what we need is greater treatment, so the addict wouldn't have to resort to crime to get his fix.
Why wait until the treatment stage? Why not spend more money on prevention and education? Bring a crack head in to a classroom and let 2nd graders spend 30 minutes with him... they won't wanna do drugs for the rest of their lives.
I never said prevention and more education is a bad idea. They're good.
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I don't agree that "all" drugs can be used responsibly, since certain drugs disable rational thought and action. Go ahead and hang out in a locked room with some dude high on PCP for a few hours, and see if you feel he's acting "responsible" while he's trying to rip your face off.
PCP is not going to make all users go apeshit. There are varied reactions, but it can be used responsibly. Regardless of the effect, a hardline stance doesn't help anyone. It doesn't warrant the kind of legality it has now.
What about other drugs, like coke, or heroin?
Yes, over time, more and more people were opposed to it. But we're talking about alcohol here. You can't compare alcohol to hard drugs.
Why can't I? Alcohol poses serious health risks. That's what alarms me about drugs, not some 'boogeyman' idea about what it turns people into. Because alcohol is a socially acceptable drug doesn't exclude it from drug talk.
Because, like I said... a guy high on pot isn't gonna try and eat your face, or die of an overdose. He's gonna try and eat your food, and then fall asleep on your couch.
A guy doing heroin? Different story.
What's with the constant "eat your face" dialogue? Casual PCP use won't make you peel your face off, or lunge at police. It's always the negative instances that get magnified by the media.
What's the guy on heroin gonna do, scratch himself and doze off on my couch?
All of these problems stemming from the use of drugs, the robbery to feed the addiction, the social menace, the domestic violence, drug running, is being amplified by keeping it illegal. High prices, and increased potency, result in more criminal acts, and overdoses. Keeping it illegal gives organized crime, and the cartels a monopoly over supply, therefore crime just keeps going. Add the growing prison population, it's not going to get better. "Just Say No" Reagan mentality doesn't work either. People are going to find it no matter what. At least let them experiment without turning them into second class citizens.
It's a sad state when I can find weed, and shrooms faster than a bottle of vodka.
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It's the only way I'll be able to achieve the sound I hear in my head.