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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by sk5t on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @08:06PM (#12394949)
Is drug abuse a problem in your country? Maybe you should try banning them, with harsh penalties for offenders. Easy!
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by milesf on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @08:10PM (#12394969)
It's a personal choice. Frankly I am okay with all drugs being legal as well. It's not going to sway my decision not to use them.
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by lostlogin on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @04:17AM (#12396764)
That sounds fairly Puritan. How do you define "drug"? That's the bit that matters. Alcohol? Caffeine? Theobromine? Somewhere in your diet and routine is something that meets someones definition of "drug" but not yours.
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by tingol on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @07:07AM (#12397392)
He said legal.
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by lostlogin on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @08:56AM (#12397926)
The question stands, what is a drug?
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by milesf on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @12:22PM (#12399436)
All drugs. Cocaine, marijuana, heroin, you name it. Legislation doesn't work, it only creates black markets that jack the price up and fund the less scrupulous elements of our society.

Is _that_ an answer for you?

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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by lostlogin on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @03:08PM (#12400667)
No. I agree that legislation doesn't work. You stated you don't take drugs, and I asked how you define "drug". Caffeine et al can easily be classified as drugs.
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