Posted on 09/18/2010 8:43:37 PM PDT by sjneuf
READ, instead of emote; READ your own posts, too, in particular your ludicrous, ill-informed statement in post #9: You either never tried it, or you are an addict, even if you are not using and haven’t for many years.
Spoken like a true drama queen with ZERO personal experience in the matter, who has swallowed hook, line, and sinker the entire anti-drug addiction mantra that is based on such a huge philosophical falsehood that it has probably done more to increase drug abuse than any other factor in American society in the past generation. That mantra of tee-totalling and "addiction is a disease!" puts the blame on the drug and invests the drug with superpowers, instead of putting the blame on the personal behavior and choices of the person abusing the drug. "Addiction," my ass -- it's behavioral. Blaming the drug for addiction is like blaming the gun for a shooting.
Hysterical lies like yours backfire big-time because they foment legitimate distrust and scorn in people who actually know better. Young people who have some experience and who you MIGHT have otherwise been able to warn with some credibility, therefore assume that all your other "wisdom" with regard to dangerous drugs is equally ridiculous and false.
YOU said that anybody who snorts it gets addicted. I (and others here) pointed out the falseness of that statement.
My opinion, based on much observation of people I saw who became addicted, broke the habit, or ended up in jail or rehab, is that addiction to coke was more a function of weakness of character than the strength of the drug. The the truth is that MOST of the people I knew, and I'm talking dozens, who did cocaine every now and then because it was "hip" and fashionable at parties, didn't get addicted. Of course, you smugly and stupidly assume that just because they aren't using it doesn't mean they're not or weren't addicted, but that's just self-gratifying nonsense, as you well know.
You should stick to topics you KNOW something about, as clearly you don't know the first thing about this.
Sorry. I did not realize you were an expert in the field. Please accept my sincere apologies. My bad.
Did you just make this up?
He dabbled in some Larry too.
Just curious, how would admitting to prior drug usage disqualify someone from elective office?
Your "bad" doesn't have anything to do with me. It has to do with you making a false statement as if you were an expert.
Bill Clinton dabbled on an intern... the media didn’t care.
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