California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of hallucinogenic mushrooms

Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by stemc43 on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @08:01PM (#15128658)

Im an alcoholic and I wish alcohol would be as illegal as cocaine. I often dream of some self-registration no alcohol sale allowed list that would make it harder for me to be able to obtain it. Alcohol kills.

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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by fratlas on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @08:16PM (#15128722)

I've heard you can get medication that makes your body reject the alcohol? A more elaborate self-registered anti-alcohol measure.

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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by jarrettch on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @08:45PM (#15128847)

I think you're thinking about Antabuse, which does make you sick after drinking.

There's also Naltrexone which supposedly blocks the receptors that alcohol reacts to so you don't get the "good" feeling of alcohol.

I think it's more important for people to understand WHY they're drinking though, instead of masking it or using drugs to fix it. This is probably a conversation for another thread though.

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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by icebraining on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @01:38AM (#15129928)

Alcohol still killed a lot when it was illegal, though, and for new reasons: On average, 1000 Americans died every year during the Prohibition from the effects of drinking tainted liquor.

I do support your idea of a list you could write yourself into. Sounds like a solution with way fewer bad consequences.

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