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Re:Against Alcohol by klyrs on Saturday April 10, 2021 @06:54PM (#26766011)
Nobody will advocate it, no, but there's a significant set of the population with self destructive tendencies. They're gonna use what they can get their hands on, and lots of whatever it is. I know a few folks who have taken tens of tabs of acid, and every single one was traumatized by the experience; some were incapacitated for months or years following.

I'm in favor of universal legalization, but it's definitely worth considering the impact to everybody, not just the people who use drugs responsibly

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Re:Against Alcohol by heavyset_go on Saturday April 10, 2021 @07:24PM (#26766229)
> Nobody will advocate it, no, but there's a significant set of the population with self destructive tendencies. They're gonna use what they can get their hands on, and lots of whatever it is. I know a few folks who have taken tens of tabs of acid, and every single one was traumatized by the experience; some were incapacitated for months or years following.

When I was in high school and college, kids would regularly get alcohol poisoning and need medical attention. Some of them would drink, drive and die. People like this will exist whether or not it's legal for them to consume whatever substance they're abusing.

> I'm in favor of universal legalization, but it's definitely worth considering the impact to everybody, not just the people who use drugs responsibly

Criminalization isn't going to stop these people, and even if their use leaves them unscathed, the justice system can impose lifelong negative consequences on them.

This is why I'm in favor of funding real drug education so people can make informed decisions, healthcare so people can get help if their use affects their heath, and legalization so that lives aren't ruined by legal consequences.

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