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To me a lot of even the protective rationale for prohibition is shown to be nonsense by alcohol being legal. Alcohol is as bad or worse than most illegal drugs
by api 4y ago
To me a lot of even the protective rationale for prohibition is shown to be nonsense by alcohol being legal.
Alcohol is as bad or worse than most illegal drugs save maybe crystal meth and some opiates. It’s also one of the more addictive ones, up there with the opiates and possibly more so than cocaine for some people. (There seem to be differences in susceptibility to addiction to different substances between people just like everything else.)
All drugs can be harmful if misused or abused, even very tame OTC pharmaceuticals.
Semi-automatic weapons, very fast cars, risky sexual practices, huge fireworks, and dangerous sports are also legal at least in most of the USA.
- analog31 4y agoAnother legal drug in the US is tobacco. For decades it was heavily marketed as being safe, healthy, and cool. Yet its addictive properties raise questions about whether its use is strictly voluntary.
- qwerty456127 4y ago> Alcohol is as bad or worse than most illegal drugs save maybe crystal meth Don't try this at home! :-) Not a medical advice, just logical speculation: It is hard yet possible [for some rare individuals] to use meth sustainably for significant good and little harm. Right dosage, right supplements, right mindfulness, right partner and you can have increased productivity and sustain it, together with reasonably good health, for decades. I know there are at least some people who manage and that also is why medical desoxyn exists. I believe individuals who can sustainably extract any significant productivity increase from regular (I don't mind an occasional beer with a friend) alcohol usage while minimizing the harm it does to really negligible levels are even more rare.