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> People murder to get cocaine. When’s the last time anyone murdered for Starbucks? If people could buy cocaine at Starbucks (or get cheap stuff at a dollar st
by mcbits 5y ago
> People murder to get cocaine. When’s the last time anyone murdered for Starbucks?
If people could buy cocaine at Starbucks (or get cheap stuff at a dollar store), would supply be such a problem for users that they resort to crime?
If caffeine were banned tomorrow and prices rose a thousand-fold, to what lengths would millions of addicts go to postpone the dreaded headache, constipation and lethargy for another day?
- bb88 5y agoHaving had caffeine headaches in the past, I just take some aspirin + ibuprofin and turn off the lights. I would expect society would have a bad weekend, and then people would get over it quickly.
- 8note 5y agoLots of people can get opiates pretty easily, and it's not without problems
- pfortuny 5y agoYou have read about Oxycontin, right? Totally legal and legitimate… Honestly: easily accessible opiates are known (history) to do a lot of damage.