drugs

[jonnydollar1]

Im not on drugs but there has been something drilling my mind. Why are some drugs illeagle and other leagle? Alcohole and tabbaco are terrible for the health and there leagle and often promoted as the "good life". On the other hand there are drugs that are illeagle that are also bad for our health and we are wisley warned not to take them. On the other side of the triangle there are perscription drugs which in most cases are as bad or worse than illeagle drugs and there are promoted as healty and fit for sale. This seems inconsistant and for a teen like me it makes it hard to see the line between whats exceptable and what isnt... I mean if docter perscribes me a medication that is supposed to make me feel wonderful but has unhealthy side effects and joe blow says take some heroine it will make u feel better...There both dangerouse... both the doctor and joe blow are ignoring the side effects... It seems inconsistant. Cant make it all illeagle because hospitals need them...cant make them all leagle because they are so freaking dangerous...im really confused...cant say no to all drugs...cant say yes to them all either.

If you have a word of wisdom...lets here it

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Word of wisdom, if you take illegal drugs you could get caught and go to jail or worse yet get dead! There are also no controls over illegal drugs, legal ones are watched over to make sure that they are what they say they are. Someone could give you rat poison and tell you it was cocaine and you wouldn't know until it was too late!

[asc.rudeboy]

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there is no simple answer,,mostly the drugs were are medicated witch are approved by the FDA are simply to treat symptoms,,ever notice little to no drug cures anything they all treat symptons.there is no money in cures only treatment,,think about it if they cured just the commen cold,,look at how many shelves would be empty at your local store,how many people would be out of work...its all about money. do you really think the cheaper drugs from canida are not the same drugs we can get here,,its money.we also live in a quick fix society dont want to make a change in your life screw it give me a pill and ill be all right.when some of the side effects are worst then the symptons they treat.

i really dont agree with all drugs being illegal,if they would legalize the majority of criminals wouldnt make the money reducing crime,and you could tax the users just like alchole.but that is just my opinion.and its not very popular.

now illegal drugs thats up to each person,i use to smoke weed and eat acid, even tho i didnt get into the heavy drug scene,,,coke, crystal, herion, and pills.you still end up in that crowd and dealing with all the b.s. that comes with it.the simple fact, drugs make you feel good thats why people do them.but the down side of drug use far out weighs the good temporary feeling they give you for me anyway.dealing with the drug scene your always hustling and trying not to get riped off,you'll end up around unstable tweekers,always worring about the cops and then there is work youll never get a decient job because you cant pass a drug test.so you basically live like your in high school low paying jobs and being broke all the time.to me work was more important then smoking weed.i wanted to have a better life and i just couldnt do it wile i was smoking,,so again we come back to money its all about the money.

i have friends that never stoped smoking or eating pills and they are just stagnant now im not saying all drugs are bad thats up the each person.dont get me wrong some drugs will end up using the person,like crystal,crack and herion.they destroy the person and there life it just depends on how long it takes to hit bottom. but the simple fact is,,,the way society deals with it youll never get ahead in life doing drugs.youll be pushed aside and forgoten about.so thats a honest look at it and the plain honest truth.no propaganda to scare you thats just how it is,,and with anyhting the choice is yours,,,just like eating on the adkins plan or eating at Mcdonalds.

[not2late]

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All medications are poisonous in high enough doses. There is no such thing as a "safe" medication. However there are "safe" concentrations of medications.

Presecription medications are controlled medications in that they are carefully dosed. For example, if cholesterol medication contained 50 mg per tablet, it has 50 mg per tablet, no ifs ands or buts because these medications are tightly regulated and quality control is strigently monitored.

Side effects are never ignored. All medications have side effects but the side effects are typically "dose-dependent", meaning they are only seen at certain doses and signal that the dose is getting near or is at the dangerous level.

Some "illegal" medications were once legal medications used to treat medical problems. For example, a heroine compound was used in the late 1800s a a prescription pain medication. Taht compound is no longer made and before its production was stopped, it was illegal.

The problem is that people become addicted and begin to abuse these medications. When the abuse problem affect society too much, these medications become tighter and tighter regulated. Then when a new, less addictive medication is developed, the older one is dropped.

[jonnydollar1]

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all the laws seem so inconsistant...it seems to me that if marijuana is illeagle than ciggerretts,alcohol, and caffine should be to. In my opinion ciggeretts are the real gateway drug anyway. The law should go one way or another. Why ban some dangerouse drugs and promote others. Im deeply confused...all the inconsistancies mean insecurity for me...

[boonie stomper]

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Too much of anything will kill you. With regard to human consumption substances, if most people can tolerate reasonable amounts of something without harmful effects, it is considered "general recognized as safe" and is legal. As substances present hazards only to select populations, they must be labeled with warnings and/or restricted to certain age groups, and with more hazardous ones with potential for greater harm, restrictions increase from Rx required, up through the controlled substances schedules, for the safety of the public.

[not2late]

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Again, all medications are poisonous. Too much of any medication can kill you. Too much Tylenol, Aspirin or any other over the counter product can kill you. So nothing is harmless.

Alcohol and tobacco are drugs. But they are drugs that have been so ingrained in society that they aren't considered drugs by many people. Seriously, how many people who "have to have" a glass or two of wine daily consider themselves drug dependent? How many people who smoke cigarrette after cigarrette consider themselves drug dependent to substance users? Not many.

These social drugs became a societal problem if the user endangers the public. Personally, I don't care if you drink, smoke or drug yourself into a stupor. As long as you stay in your basement and don't go outside and kill or harm people in your drug-induced state, it's fine with me. Self-medicate and destroy your body/health all you want.

[Ralynda]

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Jonny,

You stated in your first post that you can't say no to all drugs, but that's not true. When a doctor prescribes you something, you have the choice whether to fill it and take it or not. So you can live a completely drug free life and choose holistic medicine instead.

I agree with rudeboy to a point. If they make all drugs legal, then crime would go down. But then usage would go up. It's a double-edged sword.

It's one of those 'lessor of two evils' type of things. Out of all the drugs out there, alcohol, cigarettes and caffiene are probably the least "evil", so the government allows them. At one point in time, alcohol was considered illegal in many places. There are still dry counties in some states.

Everyone has a "drug" of choice, whether it's truly considered a drug or not. It comes down to choice.

[jonnydollar1]

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Self-medicate and destroy your body/health all you want.

To me its not about what i want to do its about doing whats best for myself. I personally dont want to see anyone hurting out destroying their health. I think its messed up that u would encourage that buy saying what u just said.

[not2late]

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To me its not about what i want to do its about doing whats best for myself. I personally dont want to see anyone hurting out destroying their health. I think its messed up that u would encourage that buy saying what u just said.

I believe that everyone should decide for themselves how to live their lives. If they want to destroy it by deciding to snort cocaine or abuse alcohol, that's their decision. My only concern is that they are given information about the risks/benefits of these drugs. After learning about those risk/benefits, they still think it's "cool" to drink themselves into a stupor every day---that's their problem.

imo, our society has devolved into a co-dependent society where personal responsibility is a dirty concept and where everyone is thought of as so stupid they can't understand basic things like "drunk driving = dangerous and life-threatening". Nope, I believe in free will and the right to make your own decisions. My only requirement is that you make informed decision. After that, the ball (and its consequences) are in your court.

[jonnydollar1]

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right on and i agree with that.