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Re:The Vampire Ship: The seizure of Europe's largest heroin ... by denkmoon on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:05PM (#24538502)
Sugar is not "lighter" than, for example, cocaine.

Sugar related health issues such as diabetes and obesity have far higher costs to society than cocaine abuse does.

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Re:The Vampire Ship: The seizure of Europe's largest heroin ... by thefounder on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:09AM (#24541278)
I believe cocaine is more addictive than sugar. Cardiac arrest is another issue. Not much is known about long term health effects of cocaine because we don't have a majority of population snorting cocaine and eating and drinking it every single day.
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Re:The Vampire Ship: The seizure of Europe's largest heroin ... by daseiner1 on Sunday September 20, 2020 @09:17PM (#24538864)
you need to correct for per-user cost, i.e. cost per user of sugar vs per user of coke
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