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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts 
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In the United States, many are dying of complications from drugs and tens of millions need treatment for drug abuse but are not getting any. The ones getting treatment are being ripped off on a grand scale and so if you want to make a lot of money open a rehab business.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On Jul 9, 2017, tommy wrote: Are your thoughts on casual alcohol drinkers similar?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts
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All I know is it seems like a lot of trouble to keep adults from feeling better and not hurting anyone. But then again I am pragmatic.
I seriously think the money can be much better spent than intruding on people's lives fir no reason.
Danny Doyle
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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The more a fellow drinks the more of an idiot he is, for the more he drinks the further away from reality he goes.
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On Jul 10, 2017, Dannydoyle wrote: Agreed. Many people self-medicating in the only way they know how--that's true of alcohol, pot, opioids, and lots of other drugs. Add going back an forth to prison to that mix, and you've got a self-perpetuating problem. There are other approaches to try.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts
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Let's not sneak in opioids and a lot of other drugs. My post was about pot alone.
Danny Doyle
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Fair enough. I disagree, I think most drugs should be legalized or de-criminalized, but I certainly respect your position regarding pot.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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Strangely the long-term cannabis users tend to produce less dopamine, a "feel good" chemical in the brain that plays an important role in motivation and reward-driven behaviour, which accounts for why they tend to be lackadaisical loafers. Therefore, then, the “feeling better” notion is called into question.
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts
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It really doesn't matter what the drug is.
It really has to do with what Danny said before about the dealing with the reason, when asking why some can't do things in moderation. And it's not just drugs. People are addicted to many things. Shopping, eating, sex, gambling, on and on. While not drugs they produce similar chemical reactions in the brain and body. They ruin lives in many of the same ways. There are many reasons, but I think they all have some level of despair in common. I've known some people destroyed by their compulsions and they all just couldn't bring themselves to believe that their lives were worth living well. Decriminalization would at least remove the added chaos of dealing with the legal system. I'd imagine that being a criminal doesn't help your feeling of self worth. The government shouldn't concern itself with anything a person does, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone or anything else. But there's no money in that.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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When the government make a thing legal they do tend to concern themselves with it.
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts
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On Jul 10, 2017, tommy wrote: Yep, and they'll botch it like everything else. Except for the making money for the puppet masters part.
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On Jul 10, 2017, tommy wrote: Same mechanism as gambling addiction too.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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Lobowolf XXIX has been one of the world's foremost authorities on dopamine for decades.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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Your father, I take it?
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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We are quite sure that the New York billionaires with the Governments in their pocket can do a better job of supplying drugs to the people to dumb them down; after all they have done it so very well with everything else.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On Jul 10, 2017, landmark wrote: You recognize the name, I see...
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves, Dopey.
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On Jul 10, 2017, LobowolfXXX wrote: I'd recognize the famous Professor XXIX's name anywhere.
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts
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If anyone here is in favor of making all drugs legal were in HR ... would you rather hire someone who uses said drugs or someone who is drug free and not dependent on them? If so why or why not? It seems to me that if one feels that it causes no harm and is fine, then a person using drugs is just as competent as one who does not use in your opinion. Of course I see things differently. Going to prison and money saved by making drugs legal is not relevant as there is no proof that this will save money in the long run. It will just ignore such criminal acts as DUI and just label them accidents. Somehow this does not solve any problem. YMMV on this. But it makes drugs legal and to some that is all that matters.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts
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Well life does not happen in a vacuum. For consistency sake pot is not any more a killer than legal substances. It is stupid, it causes harm, but just not on a grand scale.
Get to meth and coke and heroine and you pass by the relatively non harmful part and get to real social impacting issues. You can get through many decades workout pot taking you any further than enjoyment and medical need. The same can not be said of crack.
Danny Doyle
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