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Eh... that's relative as well. Some people would argue these "bad drugs" have positive value. And others would argue what you are calling "positive value" is an
by jqm 12y ago
Eh... that's relative as well. Some people would argue these "bad drugs" have positive value. And others would argue what you are calling "positive value" is anything but. And in specific cases, all these arguments might be correct.
- evo_9 12y agoHmm... not really, is there any value - medicinal or otherwise - from heroin, crack, meth or cocaine?
- aianus 12y ago> Heroin Palliative care, for one. > Meth FDA-approved to treat ADHD and obesity. Lots of people use amphetamines to great effect when working/studying. > Cocaine Used as a local anesthetic in nose surgery.
- auxym 12y agoSorry for being a bit off-topic, but re: heroin for palliative care, I was reminded of The Barbarian Invasions. Just a movie rec for you HN'ers, it's really great (IMHO).
- Zigurd 12y agoDrugs don't have to have positive value to argue for them being legal. For example, cheap distilled spirits have little or no redeeming value. But it would be more harmful to make that illegal than otherwise. Methamphetamine (Desoxyn) is used to treat obesety and ADHD, and similar treatments for ADHD have similar potential for recreational use/abuse. But the whole Drug War is so harmful, it doesn't matter if there are therapeutic or harmless recreational uses of a drug. It would be less expensive, more effective, and more compassionate to treat addicts than to continue the Drug War, even if more people became addicted.
- jqm 12y agoYes... there certainly is much medicinal value from cocaine and heroin. Which is why they were initially developed... for medical uses. In addition, one might argue they pick a person up when they want to be up and relax them when they need to relax and abuse, not use is the problem. I'm not saying this argument is correct, but these drugs, like other drugs, have their uses. Which is why people use them.