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@pete wrote:
hmmmm very Geoff like i’d worry if i was you Owen
Initially you were against your taxes being used to give addicts the drugs they need. Once the cost of prohibition was pointed out to you, you shifted your stance.
My carefully considered point of view regarding drugs policy has remained the same for many years.
Your presumption that I’m addicted to drugs is very Geoff like. If you’re not careful, you’ll be using ageist put downs next.
@pete wrote:…dont come the listen to me i talk sense and then do the childish name calling thing eh theres a good lad
I’d be extremely worried if I were you Pete.
@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:
Alcohol is one of the worst public health problems in Europe after tobacco and high blood pressure, has a greater impact than obesity, lack of exercise or illicit drugs.
Five to nine million children were living in families damaged by alcohol and the 10,000 deaths that occur to bystanders or passengers from drink-drivers.
But although the figures show that UK citizens are among the worst binge drinkers in Europe, drinking levels per person (13 litres of pure alcohol per year) are just under the EU average of 15 litres of pure alcohol per year.
Research published by the health charity DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships found that 24% of Britons sometimes drink just to “get drunk”.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the figure is even higher in young people with 59% of 18-24 year olds and 43% of 25-34 year olds drinking to get drunk.
Full story here.
Owen you are making the point that alcohol is bad for you – obvioulsy ?? and it is LEGAL – so how come you can use that argument to LEGALIZE drugs ??????
Am I missing something here ?????
@drivel wrote:
Owen you are making the point that alcohol is bad for you – obvioulsy ?? and it is LEGAL – so how come you can use that argument to LEGALIZE drugs ??????
Am I missing something here ?????
I’m trying to point out that, the cost of prohibition far outweighs the cost of legalisation.
And still not one of you has put forward a viable alternative to the extremely
costly and blatantly failing drugs policy currently in place! :roll:
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