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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by 10x_contrarian on Saturday January 14, 2023 @07:35AM (#34379805)
> Personally, I’d rather be surrounded by a group of alcohol abusers than a group of psychedelics abusers.

Can you elaborate a bit on this take? We've all seen how far people abusing alcohol can go. Where as the worst I see from psychedelics users is that they can struggle to talk about anything other than how've they've somehow figured out the universe and that everyone should take psychedelics.

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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by mach1ne on Saturday January 14, 2023 @07:53AM (#34379926)
Psychedelics, namely ones like LSD and magic mushrooms, are known to cause psychotic episodes which turn violent. Their prevalence despite the rarity of the drug strongly suggest a high risk of unpredictable violent action.
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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by 10x_contrarian on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @02:17AM (#34409931)
Anecdotally, people are much more likely to have violent episodes when using alcohol than psychedelics. I'd be surprised if relevant scientific studies didn't support these observations.
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