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This right here tells me you have little experience with drug addiction or alcoholism in your own life and family.
There isn't ANYTHING you can do to get an addict to quit using or drinking. You can't help them. There is no hope for them, unless they want to help themselves and are strong enough to actually help themselves.
Often it comes down to one impossible decision for family and freinds of an addict..... put up with them and everything that comes with their addiction, or completely dissociate with someone you love and care about.
An addict can also cause turmoil between other relationships in the family as well, like between the mother and father, particularly when they don't agree on what to do about the situation.
If you've never had it hit close to home and went through it yourself, then I don't expect you to fully comprehend and understand. But, we all need to think twice before we sign off on creating an environment that has the potential to put more families in these impossible situations.
Throwing in jail will not help .
Mostly likely , they will join a prison gang and commit more crimes.
Employer will not hire even if you are sober because you have a record.
Throwing in jail will not help .
Mostly likely , they will join a prison gang and commit more crimes.
Employer will not hire even if you are sober because you have a record.
What I'm saying is why create a situation where more people use the drug in the first place? When we have a lot of people in jail on drug related charges.... that's a problem. It would be just as big of a problem if we replace the word "jail" with "rehab"
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Originally Posted by Sommie789
Not everyone is going to do it.
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Of course not everyone will. Not everyone drinks and it's been legal since the 30's....
But I'd bet dollars to donuts that if it becomes legal, people will be more apt to try it, or more apt to continue using it after they try it, than if we just keep it illegal.
We need to control and minimize any drugs presence in our society.... I can see no real benefit to society from recreatioal drug use, and that includes alcohol.....
No, I said I see no benefit to society from it's recreational use...... Look at what it costs society to have it legal? Drunk driving fatalities, etc.
That said, I wouldn't be opposed to amending the Constitution to prohibit commercial sales of alcohol. If you want to make it in your bathtub for your own consumption, then you should have the freedom to do that I guess. Same with marijuana. You grow it, you smoke it, no problem.
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Are you also for prohibiting caffeine?
When you can show how caffiene poses a real threat to society, to other people besides the person consuming it, than I'll be for banning it's commercial sale too.
What I'm saying is why create a situation where more people use the drug in the first place? When we have a lot of people in jail on drug related charges.... that's a problem. It would be just as big of a problem if we replace the word "jail" with "rehab"
Of course not everyone will. Not everyone drinks and it's been legal since the 30's....
But I'd bet dollars to donuts that if it becomes legal, people will be more apt to try it, or more apt to continue using it after they try it, than if we just keep it illegal.
We need to control and minimize any drugs presence in our society.... I can see no real benefit to society from recreatioal drug use, and that includes alcohol.....
We have tried to stop drug use but we failed.
Keeping it illegal help the black market and makes more criminals.
Throwing in jail will not help .
Mostly likely , they will join a prison gang and commit more crimes.
Employer will not hire even if you are sober because you have a record.
Exactly. These idiots who think the war on drugs is stopping anybody from abusing drugs are crazy.
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