Posted by Chairman_MAO on October 31, 2011, at 21:46:46
In reply to Re: Ambien Abuse, posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 29, 2011, at 5:59:19
> Sorry chairman, that doesnt wash, I have been taking Advil and Centrum regularly since I was 18, and have never been stigmatised.
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> Its only drugs that have an abuse potential that attract stigma - its just a shame that people who use the drugs sensibly get stigmatised"Abuse potential" means "drug someone wants to take in a manner not consistent with medical authorities". By this logic, masturbation is self-abuse. After all, you're not using it as intended, right?!?!?!?! It's ludicrous.
Just about every psychoactive drug has been abused, and people have been stigmatized in some way or another for taking just about every psychoactive drug at one time or another. There is a huge disconnect between the stigma certain drugs have and the reality of the deleterious consequences of their use. Hint: they picked the right one for prohibition in the USA the first time around. However, prohibition doesn't work, as we found out. Somehow we refuse to learn the lesson.
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