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>What the hell is wrong with you idiots, safer than cigarettes is not the same as safe I don't see anything wrong with the second part of that statement. Of co
by adtac 7y ago
>What the hell is wrong with you idiots, safer than cigarettes is not the same as safe
I don't see anything wrong with the second part of that statement. Of course, the first part comes across as being an pretentious twat, but it's important to remind people who actually believe vapes are perfectly safe and can do no harm.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 7y agoMitigating risk is what it is all about. Methadone is less risky than Heroin, which is why you can get a prescription for the one at a drug treatment facility but not the other.
- dahfizz 7y ago> which is why you can get a prescription for the one And you can't buy either at a corner store. Methdone > heroin and vaping > cigarettes but we still should not encourage vaping. It is dangerous and we should treat it as such.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 7y agoSo is drinking alcohol, but you don’t see stop drinking commercials on TV.
- dahfizz 7y agoHave you ever heard the phrase "please drink responsibily"? Besides, it's a different issue. It is general knowledge that alcohol has some serious health consequences.
- kd5bjo 7y agoThat language replaced “Don’t drink and drive” in alcohol advertisements because the manufacturers wanted the lede to be “Please drink...” instead of “Don’t drink...”. It’s there either because there’s legislation requiring anti-drunk-driving statements in the ads or to head off legislators adding such a requirement.
- TylerE 7y agoActually there are/were places in Europe where addicts could get an actual prescription for heroin. It greatly reduced harm.
- xkcd-sucks 7y agoMethadone isn't actually safer than known purity heroin, and in fact many opiate addicts say that methadone causes much stronger dependence than heroin/the morphones/the contins. The only "socially good" things about it are the consistent availability and long duration of action, which prevent desperation and petty crime