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From someone who has tried many drugs and met people who were in the lifestyle.. its not completely true. Long term use of most substances ALWAYS lead to probl
by mam2 5y ago
From someone who has tried many drugs and met people who were in the lifestyle.. its not completely true.
Long term use of most substances ALWAYS lead to problems and even the short term there are bad trips, brain zaps that alcohol dont bring. Also even for stuff that do not lead to physical cravings such as mdma, i have seen soo many people falling into an addiction. Its not a game.
Alchol wont be banned ever, but i think is a retarded debate to say "we should decriminalize other stuff be cause alcohl is bad". This is the worse reason possible.
Im quite happy drugs are banned and not mainstream so that my children will stay away from them and maybe try later when they feel more mature.
That doesnt mean i support the american war on drugs or jailing people for 3g of cannabis.. but the decriminalization of weed is stupid to considering two of my friends who have an impaired short term memory after 1 - 2 years periods of abuse.
- n4r9 5y agoThat's an oversimplification of Butt's position. His main point is that drugs policy should be more evidence based and less political.
- mam2 5y agoIs tho ? Or is it simply is way of bringing a more PC version of "drugs are not that bad" in an anti drugs crowd ? I dont see any sort of upside in legalizing drugs at the society level considering the effects ive see on people. THATs a simple position.
- goatsi 5y ago>brain zaps that alcohol dont bring Alcohol brings seizures, which are considerably worse (and potentially fatal). >That doesnt mean i support the american war on drugs or jailing people for 3g of cannabis. How do you intend to enforce the illegality of substances (and in a manner that will cause your children to fear possessing them) without punitive measures?
- mam2 5y ago> Alcohol brings seizures, which are considerably worse (and potentially fatal). This is literally the first time ive heard about that. That said i do think alcohol is dangerous. > How do you intend to enforce the illegality of substances (and in a manner that will cause your children to fear possessing them) without punitive measures? The status quo in my country is fine to me: Drugs are easily available, fines are low (i know a ecstasy dealer who got caught in a club woth 60 pills and got 3 month of 'potential' jail time that will apply only if he gets caught again) , its badly seen by society and "forbidden". That means not a lot of people do drugs. Motivated people can acess them, but you dont have a society of degenerate zombies. All good to me.
- goatsi 5y ago>This is literally the first time ive heard about that. I had hoped it was common knowledge that alcohol withdrawal could lead to fatal seizures. People should be aware that going cold turkey (abruptly stopping heavy drinking) can put them at serious risk. "All the people who want to do drugs are already using them, but society will crumble into degeneracy if they are legalized"? What do you anticipate changing if they are legalized?
- mam2 5y ago> What do you anticipate changing if they are legalized? People will do them thinking "if its decriminalizef they must be fine" which is not a fine mindset at all and its a good thing to fear them.
- heavyset_go 5y ago> Im quite happy drugs are banned and not mainstream so that my children will stay away from them and maybe try later when they feel more mature. Illegal drugs are much more accessible to teenagers than alcohol is.
- mam2 5y agoWhat do you mean, weed ? Alcohol is quite accessible to teenagers outside the US..