Originally posted by karoly aczel
People think that addicts go out and steal and pimp themselves when they cant afford a fix.
I guess it would be boring just to show those people just hangin out.
Drug use is stereotyped in all mainstream media.
Thing is drug use has been with us from time immemorial, to prohibit what people can and cant do to their bodies is ridiculous.
And if ...[text shortened]... you try to paint drugs in a fair,(non biased), light then you are seen to be promoting drug use.
Its true very few people have the guts to publicly put drugs in a fair light. and no politicians. We have a black market the size of tescos and they just try to pretend its not there ,that its not about 6 million people in the UK.
But I have lost friends to drugs and whilst I'm very pro cannanbis, its a sin that its illegal. And its deeply wrong to criminalise people for using it. Requiem for a dream is mostly about harder drugs (I think they are taking heroin) My attitude to heroin is that taking it, possesion should not be a crime. Any associated crime i would still act on, and dealing, With that drug, methadone is the best solution, so much that methadone must have a quantifiable effect on shoplifting. I wouldn't legalise any hallucinogens either, on the basis they are poisons that happen to get you high.
Regarding Schizophrenia, I do believe and have seen cannabis cause this. I think the pro weed people need to admit to it. But it is very rare amoung the stoners i know, the mental health profession say its an issue as they see it often, but really they are seeing the tip of the iceburg of otherwise stable users. And I agree those who get it would have just as many problems if booze was there thing. I also know the pressures of dealing with the black market, particualy inconsistent supply give some stoners mental health problems they would not have if it was legal.