War On Drugs

The day that someone presents a valid reason why taking drugs should be considered morally unacceptable, this argument will carry weight.

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"Creationists make it sound as though a theory is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night."
-Isaac Asimov

Except of course, that a number of drugs that get you high aren't addictive. Marijuana, shrooms, and LSD all leap immediately to mind.Unless we're back on "emotional addiction", in which case I hope we're ready to enact similar legislation on television and chocolate. And how about some of those deadbeat alcoholics getting off their ass and taking care of those whose lives aren't wrecked by substance abuse?Like the one who lives in the alley near my apartment... I swear, that wino's had it too good for too long.

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"Creationists make it sound as though a theory is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night."
-Isaac Asimov

The problem is, much of the reason our society doesn't minimize adverse effects is because of the "drugs are bad" stigma involved. The assumption is that if you're suffering ill effects of substance abuse, you deserve it for your moral failure of getting involved in drugs in the first place.The result is that drugs are treated like any taboo subject... very few people are educated in an open and honest way on how to go about the matter responsibly. And then... big surprise, they mess themselves up when they fly in blind. And once they're messed up, very few people really put any energy into helping them.So really, I'd say smacking down the whole "drugs are bad" mentality is the first step in minimizing bad effects. Similar to teaching children "use a condom" instead of "the baby Jesus will smite your nether regions with leprosy if you even think about sex".

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"Creationists make it sound as though a theory is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night."
-Isaac Asimov