I think that 'everything is an illness, let's legalise it, understand it and cure it' has proven to be more than wrong but dangerous. As is 'let every one do as they will'. We needed laws and regulations to get out of the jungle. Abolish them and takes us straight back again. It's all very well and good but freedom for one is abuse by many at the expense of us all. Drugs cause havoc and should be banned. As should cigarettes. Michael
Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 30 May 2010 19:18, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > IMHO by far the greatest damage done by drugs is the fact they are illegal > and addicts are treated as criminals rather than medical cases. Legalising > drugs would cause many problems, but nowhere near as many as are caused at > the moment by their prohibition. For instance by far the majority our boys > & girls killed or maimed in Afghanistan are not due to Al-Qaeda or even the > political force of the Taliban, but down to drug producers, and the drugs > that are then produced travel to UK and kill or harm many others on the > way. > Yet heroin has been used in cultures for thousands of years for many > reasons > and in its pure form is no more dangerous to health than any other natural > narcotic substance. We waste billions every year stopping adults doing > what > they want - makes no sense to me - but keeps the press happy as it gives > them SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT - ref the recent ridiculous ban on > mephedrone, > which will almost certainly cause more death and damage than it being > illegal. > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
