Drugs! Drugs! Drugs!

[Megas Methuselah]

Pervegoon.... Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. I remember reading about someone saying you were Australian, but... that can't be right, can it?

[Myrddraal]

Where Beer Does Flow And Men Chunder

When I was in Australia I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Melbourne Cup Derby Day. The sun was roasting, but luckily there was plenty of beer to quench my thirst. Combine that with beer that goes down like water, and I think you'll agree I was in a desperate situation. After a few I asked if there was any water to rehydrate me. The barwomen looked very confused. Eventually they found some by draining some water off the ice keeping the beer cool. It had bits of label floating in it.

[The Stranger]

no smokes barely any drinks no medicine (unless it can save me from death, but im never sick so) no rock and roll... so obviously im addicted to sex.

[The Stranger]

i met pever. and hes not that bad. ;)

[The Stranger]

I'm naturally a little bit afraid of anything addictive. Forget about health consequences, the thought of being dependent on the intake of some substance my body doesn't normally need to function is enough to put me off trying drugs. Of course I drink, but I have gone great stretches of time without drinking and not even thinking of it.

same here... though i dont actually drink either :P if my average is one glass a week or above im surprised. i doubt i even make that, its prolly closer to a glass a month.

[rory_20_uk]

There are a lot of alcohol problems round here, the Scottish Parliament is wanting to go the route of Sweden and get a state monopoly on alcohol sales and hike the prices up.

That will mean masses of cheap(er) booze coming from England - and of course numerous stills.

Chronic pain shouldn't be treated with opiates alone. It's much better to use a mix along with tricyclics, NSAIDs and dear old Paracetamol; a TENS machine is also quite good.

[LittleGrizzly]

Cannabis, Caffiene and Cigerettes. My body doesn't seem to take to kindly to drugs so I only really take the light ones... (ok cigerettes are really bad but on a long term time scale) I haven't drunk alcohol for over a year and im in no rush to have anymore as alcohol messes me up far worse than any of the A or B class drugs do... (although im not referring to heroin or crystal meth)
The three C's are an everyday thing for me though... can be a bit overwhelming when I kick off the day first thing with a combo of all three...

Its insanity not to legalise and tax it, there are only beneifts to doing so (apart from losing the election for daring to enact such sensible policy)

[al Roumi]

Personally, I'm quite fond of Meths. I'm glad it can be used to clean paint too, or my habit might cost me more.

[Furunculus]

booze and cigs.

i have two or three beers of an evening, why not, it's more fun than fruit-juice
i have a cig with the beer.

i have a coffee before work, and that's about it.

don't take an prescription meds for altering mood or controlling pain, and don't smoke weed or do any illegal drugs.

[rory_20_uk]

Personally, I'm quite fond of Meths. I'm glad it can be used to clean paint too, or my habit might cost me more.

I really hope that's a joke. The metabolites cause blindness, liver damage and brain damage - amonst other things.

[Megas Methuselah]

I really hope that's a joke. The metabolites cause blindness, liver damage and brain damage - amonst other things.

Yeah, I'm actually a bit dangerous for your health, but pretty addictive.

[al Roumi]

I really hope that's a joke. The metabolites cause blindness, liver damage and brain damage - amonst other things.

Oh, I put that down to the self gratification i was over-indulging in. Is White spirit any better, it's clear so it must be more free of nasties right?

[miotas]

I regularly have a drink or two of an afternoon or evening, get drunk on occasion, take paracetamol for headaches and bad colds, the smell of ciggies makes me feel like throwing up, never have caffeine since most things it's in taste foul, I've never had anything illegal because I can't be bothered and I've nothing against potheads since I regularly partake of a far more dangerous substance.

[Megas Methuselah]

I regularly have a drink or two of an afternoon or evening, get drunk on occasion, take paracetamol for headaches and bad colds, the smell of ciggies makes me feel like throwing up, never have caffeine since most things it's in taste foul, I've never had anything illegal because I can't be bothered and I've nothing against potheads since I regularly partake of a far more dangerous substance.

A real man. Coffee is an acquired taste, though. It's pretty good.

[LittleGrizzly]

Coffee is foul.. my caffiene is consumed from coca cola, gods gift to liquid refreshment!

[ajaxfetish]

What's the drug situation where you live? Are you on any long-term medication? Are you dealing with addiction?

And since it sure looks as though everybody who wants drugs is getting them, why don't we legalize and tax this sucker?

I'm clean as a Mormon (is that sad?).

I've got a couple friends who smoke, but I'm unaware of anything more on the local drug scene. Of course, I've never been the most observant fellow. I've heard plenty of people make arguments in favor of the war on drugs. I'm not sure any of them were coherent. I'm undecided on harder drugs, but marijuana should definitely be decriminalized and taxed as soon as possible.

Ajax

[Husar]

I had a 0.5l bottle of beer yesterday, and it had quite a bit of an effect on me, which just goes to show I didn't drink a lot of alcohol lately (last 6 months or more).
I drink coffee occassionally, some Cappuchino at work, but partly because it's better than eating the sugar without it...

I can't really go for long without drinking water though but even that I don't take enough of often, simply because I forget, if nothing else.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Nothing for me. It's bad to drink and troll.

[Cute Wolf]

Nothing for me. It's bad to drink and troll.

drink olog hai's brewery then.....
Made from brewed human blood, mixed with burnt crops...

[pevergreen]

I can now believe that you are actually upset at people capitalizing your username...

Yeah, it gets to me...I'm probably not right mentally. May get checked out soon.

Pervegoon.... Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. I remember reading about someone saying you were Australian, but... that can't be right, can it?

I'm not a normal Australian with the stereotype, no.

Where Beer Does Flow And Men Chunder

When I was in Australia I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Melbourne Cup Derby Day. The sun was roasting, but luckily there was plenty of beer to quench my thirst. Combine that with beer that goes down like water, and I think you'll agree I was in a desperate situation. After a few I asked if there was any water to rehydrate me. The barwomen looked very confused. Eventually they found some by draining some water off the ice keeping the beer cool. It had bits of label floating in it.

Thats Melbourne Cup day for you. Of course, if you had come on a normal weekend, many a bloke would be drinking that much anyway. Barwoman probably looked confused because you could go get water from a tap or something. Wouldn't know, only been to a bar twice. Once while underage, I had a nice lemonade, and once on the morning (12:02 am) of the day I turned 18 and I had another lemonade. Not my scene. Smell of alcohol disgusts me.

[miotas]

It's probably because you were at the races, I've gotten glasses of water from actual bars before without any confusion.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Drugs have always been pervasive in society. I live in white suburban conservative town. Cops uncovered a bunch of ecstasy pushing kids (like 7-9 of them) in my school. For the most part, a lot of parents fail to check in with their kids and conservative gov makes it so that kids have nowhere to go or do in the town. Oh you want an arcade? Well, tough luck because that gathers kids and when kids gather, drugs are exchanged. Because obviously when the kids dont gather at a place where there is something to do, then they wont gather at all and look for other ways to entertain themselves.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Hmmmm....arguing in favor of a war on drugs/for the benefits of prohibition. Bit of a challenge that.


Prohibition of alcohol does appear to engender a number of health benefits.

1. The improvement of child growth and development in areas where prohibition is enforced. Source

2. During the prohibition era, there were fewer traffic fatalities per capita and decreased prison populations. Source esp. p. 205

3. It takes a clear moral stance as to what behaviors are and are not acceptable in a society.


This is not easy.....

[CountArach]

3. It takes a clear moral stance as to what behaviors are and are not acceptable in a society.


This is not easy.....

Ah, but that presumes that the government is the final arbiter of a society's standards and have the right to enforce these.

[A Very Super Market]

You can't get BC bud any easier than in BC itself.....

I have plenty of friends who have spent entire weeks totally baked, and come to school red eyed and dreamy. I can't say it isn't fun to mess with them.

For fear of being messed with, I have never smoken pot, or crack cocaine, as some of them do.

[rory_20_uk]

Moderate use of alcohol is beneficial to the body. Almost everything is a poison if overdosed with. Too much Oxygen or water will kill you.

[Pannonian]

Moderate use of alcohol is beneficial to the body. Almost everything is a poison if overdosed with. Too much Oxygen or water will kill you.

Not just alcohol either. For instance, several pints of ale, taken occasionally, should not be harmful to one's health, but one bottle of Bud Light has the potential to kill. Or should do, if one has any taste buds. The Prohibitionists had the right idea, but they were decades ahead of their time, and mistakenly applied the idea across the board instead of select makes of beer.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Ah, but that presumes that the government is the final arbiter of a society's standards and have the right to enforce these.

No, it presumes that the government is the expression of the collective will of the people regarding societal standards and their enforcement.

Having read me post for years, you are well aware of all the problems I have with THAT little attitude.

As I have something of a libertarian streak, I have actually been an advocate of de-criminalizing most of it. I have never personally used any illegal drugs, have smoked only 5-6 cigars during my 20s and early 30s, and average about 7-10 drinks per month. I think that people who WANT to use most of these substances are setting themselve up for epic failure on other levels -- but I have a great deal of problem with the government legislating my choice for them. Barring direct harm to others, I think its more of a personal choice issue.

Regarding government policing efforts in our "war" on drugs, we have never taken the steps that would be needed to really make it effective. If a market exists, it will be serviced -- that's capitalism in action. Unless we curtail the market through education and draconian enforcement of heavy penalties against the users of these products, we have as much chance of winning this "war" as Brer Rabbit had of defeating the tar-baby.

[Pannonian]

No, it presumes that the government is the expression of the collective will of the people regarding societal standards and their enforcement.

Having read me post for years, you are well aware of all the problems I have with THAT little attitude.

Did you really write such a long post that CountArach would have had to spend years reading it? Perhaps it's just me miscomprehension.

[Tellos Athenaios]

@Seamus Fermanagh: in order to do the “war on drugs” properly you would have to start a “war on guns”, because without the latter the various drug cartels will remain sufficiently powerful to fight the former.