Poll: Should We Be Able To Use Any Substance (drug) We Want?
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Sure, except the drugs that effect far more than just the individuals partaking in the drugs. Meth labs can be dangerous for an entire neighborhood.
But pot, ecstasy, etc. are all fine in my book.
But pot, ecstasy, etc. are all fine in my book.
Some chemicals are just too dangerous and too addictive to be used except if administered by a highly trained and impartial medical professional.
You know nowadays when you do under surgery, they will have a surgeon but often there is a doctor who's entire job is carefully and minutely controlling the amount of drugs you are being administered to keep you unconscious and pain free.
It is just crazy that anyone can self administer drugs like that without killing themselves and they will do it even knowing the risk because the drugs have such a potent effect and are so addictive.
Stuff like weed isn't THAT big a deal but crack cocaine, heroin? I don't think so.
You know nowadays when you do under surgery, they will have a surgeon but often there is a doctor who's entire job is carefully and minutely controlling the amount of drugs you are being administered to keep you unconscious and pain free.
It is just crazy that anyone can self administer drugs like that without killing themselves and they will do it even knowing the risk because the drugs have such a potent effect and are so addictive.
Stuff like weed isn't THAT big a deal but crack cocaine, heroin? I don't think so.
No. I grew up around that shit and it's horrible. I even used for a couple years (sober for 7 years now)
It's not a vast government plot to opress us or something It ruins people. People claim they aren't addicted but they are.
Taking any sort of drugs effects your family and friends not just you
It's not a vast government plot to opress us or something It ruins people. People claim they aren't addicted but they are.
Taking any sort of drugs effects your family and friends not just you
but that kind of goes back to his original point: if people can find access to what they want, they'll do it regardless; when they start becoming a threat, that's where the problems really start adding up.ChromeAlchemist said:
i mean, keeping heroin, cocaine (what crack is made from), and meth illegal have certainly deterred people from using it, right? ... r- right?
just as a side note, what do you consider "low class" drugs?
i think u raise an intersting point, why should they say that you cant take a substance as it is your choice and it only affects you.
however drug use doesnt just affect you. it can affect your familly and freinds, it can couse you to be aggressive or seriously alter your perception of reality which could be dangerous when driving etc. you may also commit theft to fund your addiction, there are many more factors like this that you obviously havent considered.
on the other hand, if drugs are legalised it could go either way. it may put people of drugs because it will no longer be a taboo and people will not have the same temptation or it could go the other way and more and more people would take it because they can.
EDIT: legalisation of drug use could also help to regulate it, for example alot of cociane you buy on the street is impure and mixed with lots of chemicals (often worse than the cocaine itself) if it was regulated, it would be expensive but not have nasty chemicals. it would also minimise the violent gangs that run the drugs trade. even considering these points, i think its better that its illegal
slightly off topic, i recon that drug use will be alot higher (no pun intended) during the recession as people will take drugs to escape financial diffuculty
however drug use doesnt just affect you. it can affect your familly and freinds, it can couse you to be aggressive or seriously alter your perception of reality which could be dangerous when driving etc. you may also commit theft to fund your addiction, there are many more factors like this that you obviously havent considered.
on the other hand, if drugs are legalised it could go either way. it may put people of drugs because it will no longer be a taboo and people will not have the same temptation or it could go the other way and more and more people would take it because they can.
EDIT: legalisation of drug use could also help to regulate it, for example alot of cociane you buy on the street is impure and mixed with lots of chemicals (often worse than the cocaine itself) if it was regulated, it would be expensive but not have nasty chemicals. it would also minimise the violent gangs that run the drugs trade. even considering these points, i think its better that its illegal
slightly off topic, i recon that drug use will be alot higher (no pun intended) during the recession as people will take drugs to escape financial diffuculty
I would be ok with the legalization of Pot, Peyote, and any other natural substance. Crack? not so much. we could tax tyhe hell out of drugs and get ourselves out of debt real fast, and they would still be one quarter of the street price. it would take a lot of money out of the judiciary system that is being wasted at this point.
I've never bought the whole "It's my body, I do what I want." It's a poor ploy, because that is completely disrespectful to everyone who cares about you or did anything for you ever in the history of your life.
No, I don't think people should be allowed to put any sort of severely harmful substance in their body. Do I think all drugs and stuff should be illegal? Well, laws are for people who don't have the common sense to know otherwise. Loaded question that isn't necessarily necessary.
No, I don't think people should be allowed to put any sort of severely harmful substance in their body. Do I think all drugs and stuff should be illegal? Well, laws are for people who don't have the common sense to know otherwise. Loaded question that isn't necessarily necessary.
Let people use what they want, they have to take their own responsibility for their lives. Portugal is a great example of what decriminalising drugs can lead to: lower crime rates and drug use overall as well as increasing the proportion of users taking up treatment for addiction. People have to be responsible for their own wellbeing.
Perhaps it's peer pressure (not just in schools but in society as well) that prevents that sort of legalisation. If bad stuff like heroin becomes a trend to use, then many may feel pressured into using it to socialise easier.
Legalisation may also make people less aware of its effects. The whole thing about it being illegal is there must be something to it.
Not that I'm saying this sort of thing is what I believe, just thinking that might be in the mindframe of the MPs.
Legalisation may also make people less aware of its effects. The whole thing about it being illegal is there must be something to it.
Not that I'm saying this sort of thing is what I believe, just thinking that might be in the mindframe of the MPs.
Only weed. Weed's a "soft" drug, not something hard like meth. Plus weed can't really kill you like eX can.
I just don't think weed's that addictive anyways.
I just don't think weed's that addictive anyways.
but only on the basis of supply and production legislation.
it should be taxed just like everything else
it should be taxed just like everything else
ok then, let's ban seroquel.iron codpiece said:
often prescribed to treat depression, it has shown signs of, and i quote, "leading to suicidal thoughts in children, teenagers, and young adults", and can lead to severe paranoia, suicidal tendencies and physical problems in older adults.
but i should be arrested for smoking weed.
... since you say to us you've dealt with your own drug experiences, and perhaps the times you had weren't as memorable as you'd hoped they'd be, i'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
but while we're at it, let's ban computers, too. many people have been lured in by the promises of "interactive visual experiences" (aka video games), as well as this so-called "world wide web", depraving many a person of many an age from developing proper social skills, leading to paranioa and other social disorders, locking themselves into isolation, weakening their immunity to the sun's rays and, possibly, germs and bacteria (depending on the subjects obsessive-compulsive cleanliness: some are neat freaks who sanitize everything, and others, like me, are complete slobs).
/sarcasm
by the way, seroquel was the 2nd drug i ever tried. the first was prozac, and i almost killed myself when i was taking it. but no, weed's the real problem. also, i know you said "all drugs" and i keep mentioning weed, but as far as i can tell, a lot of the drugs coming from the pharmaceutical companies (eg ambien, the sleep-walking/cooking/driving drug) are just as dangerous--if not more--than some of the street drugs. but from the way you phrased your statement, it seemed like they were fair game too.
i'm not trying to pick a fight, per se, i just want to know where you're coming from.
I believe that you a responsible for yourself, so if you want to use highly addictive drugs fine by me;however, I don't want you begging the Government or anyone else to help you with your addiction or the subsequent problems.
I would rather have to shoot a crack head breaking into my house than have the Government tell me what drugs I can use while using my money to pay for their rehab.
I would rather have to shoot a crack head breaking into my house than have the Government tell me what drugs I can use while using my money to pay for their rehab.