04-16-2005, 12:59 PM
ShadowHM,Apr 16 2005, 07:39 AM Wrote:Some personality types lose control and others do not. For some people, the cocaine can sit in a drawer for months until the 'right time and place' for using it. For others, that cocaine can be sitting in a drawer miles away in the custody of a dealer and it calls so loudly that they have to go find it. Some can recognize the problem and decide to tune out the call. Some cannot.
I am sorry, but I cannot agree. From where I sit, any drug can be abused. And I believe that there is no such thing as a recreational drug that fits the description of 'cannot be used without abuse'.
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*shrugs* We may have to agree to disagree on this one, then. I do believe that the drug laws in Canada and the US need some serious retooling. That being said, I find the idea that all of the drug-related problems can be solved by legalizing and taxing any and all drugs ludicrous. Drugs affect all people differently, but all drugs affect people differently, too. I don't want to absolve the drug user of all responsability, but I do believe that the drug plays a roll too - in the case of certain drugs, a very major role. Some substances are much more addictive than others. Do you honestly believe there is not a physical element to drug addiction? The physical effects of drugs like cocaine are immediate, long lasting and severe. It takes alot for the average person to overdose on alcohol to the point of death. It doesn't take nearly as much to overdose on cocaine.
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