On 2002-12-16 07:05:00, Tampa survivor wrote: "Hamilton> read my past posts. I think you can easily see where I stand on many things. Do you have some conection to the straights? Just curious too. |
No, I have no connection, except that my son pointed out this forum some considerable time ago, and I recently rediscovered it when following up on referrals to AARC.
Sparing you guys the finer points of hyponatremia, yall are right. Too much water= bad. |
Actually, read about the water intoxication thing on some site like Erowid. Confirmed by my daughter who is a harm-reduction activist and is working towards doing graduate work in pharmacology. She has read and is able to critique, scientifically every research paper that seems to be available to date on ecstacy and has written papers for her undergraduate courses on the subject.
Add street shit with whoodafuck knows whats in it= REAL BAD Philisopical opposition to the ban on certain drugs can clash with reality when you see an intubated 15 year old with cheerleaders and football players crying outside the room wishing their friend would wake up. |
On the other hand, this should lend strength to the argument as to why the drug war is failing, namely that scare tactics and lies don't work. When you have a Drug Czar running around telling you that pot is so dangerous and everyone knows it isn't, people just stop listening. Sure kids will experiment, but at that age, they are just beginning to realise they've been lied to.
You have to get away from the assumption that all drug use is abuse, and I'm afraid there is a long way to go before the US is going to get away from that moralistic viewpoint.
Walk softly, and carry a big stick