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Re:Has the lead-crime hypothesis been debunked? by Barrin92 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @02:03AM (#28024159)
Alcohol is absolutely an issue, all drug use is. I don't limit myself to 'some' chemicals. But I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, are you asking if I think drug use ought to be treated the same way, as an environmental and behavioral issue, rather than some individualistic moral guilt thing? Yes, absolutely.

It's a good example actually. We've done incredible damage by moralizing drug use rather than treating it as medical issue and instead promote quackery like AA which has horrible outcomes.

Re:Has the lead-crime hypothesis been debunked? by jhgb on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:40PM (#28027606)
What I meant was, do the same people who have that "moralistic and individualistic worldview" and reject lead as a possible cause of things believe (or rather disbelieve?) the same things about alcohol?