Alcohol 'more dangerous than heroin'

[theVOID]

Like that, didn't you?

I did actually, thanks ;-).

@theVOID: From the same source;

Although LSD isn't physically addictive, regular users can become psychologically addicted. The fact that a trip can last for several hours and the individual will likely feel very tired after coming down means that the user may not be eating regularly or properly. A person who is tripping often may experience altered sleep patterns and neglect his or her personal hygiene.

As the psychological addiction progresses, the LSD user will likely neglect his or her personal relationships, too. The world they experience while under the influence of the drug becomes more interesting or perhaps less stressful than the reality of the user's "regular" life.

So, you probably should read past the first line.

Really though, how can flooding society with drugs be good thing.

You know that a psychological addiction is the same type of thing that people who are addicted to gambling have right? This essentially means that while LSD cannot cause an addiction, it is just like many other phenomenon in that a person can attach too much value to it, and that is not the fault of the chemical, but of a fundamental human problem that can manifest in almost any circumstance.

Are you for banning gambling because a small portion of gamblers take it too far? I doubt it, and if that is the case then by what reasons to you justify your double standard?

Oh, and the people who want to take drugs already take them, there is no 'flooding the street with drugs' that's a completel strawman. I'm not for promoting the use of drugs in anyone, i couldn't care less who shares my enjoyment of weed, this is about not persecuting these people who do take certain drugs when we are tollerant or in some cases even proud of people who take relatviely more dangerious risks in the name of recreation.

Also, the eating and sleep patterns are no different (or even better) than the results of a night on the booze.

If you think i'm saying LSD (or other drugs) are harmless then you are wrong, what I am saying is that relative to the dangers involved in a wide range of recreational activities (including drinking alcohol) these substances are really nothing to worry about.

If you are going to argue the line that making drugs socially acceptable is going to skyrocket their use then i suggest you look at Holland, they have legal weed in Cafe's and they don't persecute users, yet their drug use prpoprtionately is less than half of the rate of use in the USA, which is the western nation with the most heavily enforced drug policies.

Just like with the Alcohol prohibition, the most serious social problems related to drug use come from the criminal activity that is a direct result of prohibition of the substance in question and NOT with the people who use the substances.