BHO commutes sentences of 46 inmates at El Reno

[YukonGlocker]

Johns Hopkins has always been my favorite source for medical research. Look at the left hand side of the screen and there are links that are very informative.

http://m.hopkinsmedicine.org/substance_abuse_center/index.html

those are online reports...if we're going to discuss actual studies, we need the original articles

 

[Honey Badger]

those are online reports...if we're going to discuss actual studies, we need the original articles

OK, it is apparent that you're going to find fault with anything that I post, so you have Internet access the same as I do you can look it up if you choose to. You and I both know the material is out there. The point that I've been trying to make all along had anyone of read any of the articles that I posted is that they do have psychological and physiological fax on the individual pretending that they do not is just silliness.

 

[YukonGlocker]

...You and I both know the material is out there...

I don't know what material you're talking about.

...they do have psychological and physiological fax on the individual pretending that they do not is just silliness.

Again, without specific references, it's difficult to know what you're referring to.

 

[carleb]

again, why is that? could it have to do with the fact that people who are addicted, some of whom had been legally prescribed the drug, will do what they can to feed that addiction, even if its illegal? even if those willing to break the law aren't too concerned about quality control or public safety?

the law does nothing but make criminals.

Anyone that would self prescribe and self medicate with highly addictive drugs makes questionable choices, legal or illegal.

 

[otis147]

the health risks associated with anything one chooses to ingest, imbibe, inject, or inhale, has nothing to do with its legal status. if a person chooses to engage in a risky behavior that could only have a negative effect on himself, then it is not a crime, regardless of what the statue says.

 

[otis147]

... and the law doesn't stop them. it facilitates violence against them and others, though. it increases the cost of their addiction and transfers some of it to their neighbors.

 

[carleb]

You're going to keep your thoughts and I'm going to keep mine.

 

[otis147]

who said self prescribed? many addicts get a legit prescription for a highly addictive substance, and when the prescription runs out, the physical need is there.

look at klonopin. not a pain med, i know. but it's legal it reduces electrical function in the brain, is highly addictive, and withdrawals will kill you. it's prescribed to toddlers, to reduce seizures. it's suggested use is for no more than a couple weeks, and there are children who have been on it for years, while it steals their childhood.

but a plant that our bodies are designed to utilize, with no possibility of death by overdose, no physical addiction, only a small risk of habitual addiction, and numerous medical benefits, which has been cultivated and used religiously, recreationally, and medically for all of recorded history, is too dangerous and has no medical benefit. who's the criminal?