Thanks for your response, Last Two. I admire your concern for drug use and drug addicts. I share that concern, too. And I used to believe what you believe, until I put aside my prejudices and took an objective, honest look at the drug war. That's why I posted the truth as much as I knew it would bother the statists and other control freaks, and the misinformed, like you. I hesitate to say it, but I think you've been worked over by the drug thugs.
Meth is NOT the worst drug epidemic in history. Not by a long shot. It's just the current drug of choice for the drug warriors. Look at the illegal power they're gaining via the meth war. The constituion is being shit down the toilet, all in an attempt to "save the children." PUKE! It was crack a while ago. Before that, cocaine. Before that, LSD. Before that, pot. Before that, alcohol. Before that, opium. Before that.... Can you guess which drug is the most addictive and most deadly? Hint: The govt makes millions off of it, working both sides of the street.
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herion addiction is overrated. Dr. Dean Edel (sp) has said repeatedly that he'd rather have his son addicted to herion than alcohol because one can live with a herion addiction, hold a job, raise a family, etc., whereas alcohol abuse destroys a person, his family, his job, his credibility, etc.
If I was a meth addict, I---and I'm laughing as I write this--I certainly wouldn't need to post on AZ to have a reason to use it. Come on....geez! This type of sillyness is what I was talking about in the so called war on drugs (which is really a war on some PEOPLE, mostly the politically powerless)
I'm talking about liberty to own one's body and the responsibility to not initiate harm onto others when exercising said liberty, and make one's life happier through rational thinking and acting.
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mpossible to curb [a] lifelong addiction?" Do you really believe that the drug, per se, is the reason people stay on the drug? It's the high. People choose to change reality to suit their desires. That's the addiction, mysticism. You've got it, too, if you continue to ignore the reality of the drug situation. It is so much more involved than what the drug czars say. They're bald-faced liars and their actions show that they don't give a damn about users.
I'm from the drug generation, man, so I know plenty of people who---and this wording is important---people who HAVE DESTROYED THEIR OWN LIVES BY CHOOSING TO ABUSE DRUGS. To blame the drug is to divert personal responsibility, the flip-side of the liberty coin. This is just one of the dangerous distortions that must be propagated when people use force to make others live to their standards. The whole drug war is filled with them.
Young people, maybe moreso than adults, need to know the truth. They must defend themselves against peer pressure, stupid adults, and dangerous laws and drug abuse. Bogus programs, such as D.A.R.E., Just Say No, etc. actually make the drug abuse problems worse. Young people are not stupid. They hear the lies and then see that adults function on drugs just fine. "How can this be" they ask? "They lied about pot, they're probably lying about speed, too. I think I'll try it." THAT is the danger: lies about the whole situation. No one can make intelligent decisions when s/he doesn't have the facts. URL=Young people and drugs] are used as a political tool by the dishonest elite intent on holding onto power, even if children die.
I'm hooked on liberty and with this sickening, unnecessary debate, I'm Jonesin' right now.
Jeff Livingston
