Dont take drugs....
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Streetcop

Original Poster:

5,907 posts

267 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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We've discussed drug use on here before...

Have a look at this BBC news page and the sequence of pictures, taken over a time period, showing the deterioration of an abuser...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3973979.stm

Street

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Now I am sorry, but this is utter utter utter shit.

Before attempting to tug at peoples heart strings by posting links to ill informed quite frankly ridiculous unrelated photographs try looking at the fact concerning drug use.

It is without question that misinformation like this kills far more people than it saves.

Keep going on the crusade that keeps information out of the hands of people that require and get used to the fact that no matter how harsh the penalties, how good the spin and whatever the cost people will still take drugs. Then fall asleep knowing that you have led another person to the slaughter who could have been saved if information was free and accurate.

Its an utter fabricated mindless insult to intelligence that the world would be better off without.

ing bollocks in summary.

Heebee

139 posts

265 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Don't fancy yours much.

GregE240

10,857 posts

296 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Ian Browns let himself go a bit, hasn't he?

willmcc

758 posts

268 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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more often than not it is the illegality of the substance not the toxicity that is the problem, driving people to crime and lifestyles that destroy their health.
As the liver and cancer wards of the nhs will testify a drug does not need to be illegal to destry health.

pzero64

2,151 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Looks good for weight loss.

swilly

9,699 posts

303 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Streetcop said:
..... showing the deterioration of an abuser...


Although hidden away with in the text with little emphasis, you do make a valid point, although I fear it is not the point you wished to make.

Abuse of anything is bad for you, hence it is abuse.

XM5er

5,094 posts

277 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Streetcop said:
We've discussed drug use on here before...

Have a look at this BBC news page and the sequence of pictures, taken over a time period, showing the deterioration of an abuser...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3973979.stm

Street


Do you like a drink?

Or a ciggie, ever seen the effects of cancer?

Complete hippocracy.

Wacky Racer

41,324 posts

276 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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I consider myself fortunate that I have never tried even mild drugs( despite growing up in the sixties flower power era), OR cigarettes (cancer sticks) in my life, and saved many thousands of pounds in the process.....

However, if somebody else wants to kill themselves thats up to them....it's their life....

However, whether you are for or against drugs, they are probably responsible for 50% of crime in this country, what with drug barons, turf wars and addiction, so I am sure any REASONABLE person would say the world would be a better place without them, but like the hydrogen bomb they aren't going to go away are they????

funkihamsta

1,261 posts

292 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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People with heroin addictions who can actually afford it and still have money to feed and clothe (e.g. doctors) seem to do ok.
I'll take one of the 2 yrs of addiction, its given her a softer look.

Mutt K

3,964 posts

267 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Lovely spoof of this in this week's Private Eye if you can get hold of one, showing Tony Bliar's looks deteriorating over time due to his addiction to power!

swilly

9,699 posts

303 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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XM5er said:
...... hippocracy.


Where only Hippo get the vote.

GreenV8S

31,017 posts

313 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Plotloss said:

It is without question that misinformation like this kills far more people than it saves.


That's questionable?

Mr E

23,056 posts

288 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Actually, chemically smack isn't actually particually bad for you.

It's the total addiction that causes the problems.

I've toyed with various chemicals over the years. Always with my eyes wide open and fully aware of what I was getting myself into.

I appear to be fit and healthy, hold down a decent job and better balanced than an awful lot of the reactionary brigade......

....I've certainly never been anywhere near the heavy stuff though.

gone

6,649 posts

292 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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swilly said:



Abuse of anything is bad for you, hence it is abuse.


Self abuse ?

Apparently it is good for you
especially as you get older and towards the old prostrate problem .

Could it be that this sort of abuse may lead to examples of the photos in the drug abuse campaign?

So, the prognosis of this is that not all abuse is bad for you!

Streetcop

Original Poster:

5,907 posts

267 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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XM5er said:


Streetcop said:
We've discussed drug use on here before...

Have a look at this BBC news page and the sequence of pictures, taken over a time period, showing the deterioration of an abuser...

href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3973979.stm
Street




Do you like a drink?

Or a ciggie, ever seen the effects of cancer?

Complete hippocracy.



Wind your neck in Pal!!!!

I don't drink to excess....never had a cigarette and my mother died of cancer....

I posted it, as I thought it might be of interest to some members....ok?

Anyway, didnt you mean hypocrisy
ing "hippocracy"......



Street

einion yrth

19,575 posts

273 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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XM5er said:

Complete hippocracy.

[mode = "pedant"] That would be hypocrisy, hippocracy would mean 'rule by horses' [/mode] Otherwise I quite agree, I get very tired of people who happily 'have a drink' or 'smoke tabs' but would never take 'drugs'. The only distinction is legality and the law is an ass. 'Drugs' consists of a multitude of substances with multifarious effects and contraindications, and certainly includes alcohol nicotine and caffeine.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Wacky Racer said:

However, whether you are for or against drugs, they are probably responsible for 50% of crime in this country, what with drug barons, turf wars and addiction, so I am sure any REASONABLE person would say the world would be a better place without them, but like the hydrogen bomb they aren't going to go away are they????


By who's figures?

How can you justify that 50% of all crime is directly linked to drugs?

You cant, its just another pointless statistic.

The easy answer is to legalise, they then become safe, standard and most importantly, revenue generating.

The upsides of legalisation FAR FAR FAR outweigh the downsides.

The harsh fact of the matter and this is something that REASONABLE people are going to have to wake up to is that the 'war on drugs' is lost. Prohibition has been seen to not work for the last 90 odd years, perhaps now, given we are supposedly a caring sharing society, is the time to try a different approach. If it doesnt work you can always change the law again...

>> Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 10th November 14:53

gh0st

4,693 posts

287 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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gone said:

swilly said:



Abuse of anything is bad for you, hence it is abuse.



Self abuse ?

Apparently it is good for you
especially as you get older and towards the old prostrate problem .

Could it be that this sort of abuse may lead to examples of the photos in the drug abuse campaign?

So, the prognosis of this is that not all abuse is bad for you!



So bascially, if you are suffering from illness or addiction - have a quick wk!

Marki

15,763 posts

299 months

Wednesday 10th November 2004
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This is an extreme case , most things in extreme are bad for you