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iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
31. yep, then it turns out the the zombie cannibals
Thu Jul 5, 2012, 08:13 PM
Jul 2012

were not even on bath salts.
how can we explain the behavior if it wasn't drugs?

Do a lot of middle class people use illegal drugs, hedgehog Jul 2012 #1
Steal it from family members, I guess. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #2
I dunno, maybe they'd rather eat some molly or snort a few lines of whatever... Frannyfannypack Jul 2012 #8
... SidDithers Jul 2012 #37
They do, they steal it from their relatives before they start stealing from elsewhere NotThisTime Jul 2012 #23
yOU can FORCE HIM INTO REHAB... elehhhhna Jul 2012 #32
I blame "just say no" and the war on drugs XemaSab Jul 2012 #3
That is exactly right. I think that truth should be told about cannabis BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #5
And people need to be told, apparently, over and over that alcohol is a RKP5637 Jul 2012 #28
yep, then it turns out the the zombie cannibals iemitsu Jul 2012 #31
the teen addicts in recovery that I know will TELL elehhhhna Jul 2012 #33
There's a reason why people used to watch 'Reefer Madness' stoned.... JHB Jul 2012 #38
They were around long before that loyalsister Jul 2012 #4
We just lost a beautiful young 20 year old to heroin. She committed suicide in prison. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #6
cannabis has great utility for treating addictions waddirum Jul 2012 #12
Part of The Big Lie campaign. Since we learned of their existence, these drugs have been with us at Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #7
If not all at least a part of the answer-Prohibition fredamae Jul 2012 #9
Exactly as you say, "For Profit Prohibition." There are a lot of people RKP5637 Jul 2012 #29
It was because of growing despair, I think Warpy Jul 2012 #10
Very well said, we are almost at a breaking point in this country. Each day RKP5637 Jul 2012 #30
i agree with you 100%. iemitsu Jul 2012 #35
Because you couldn't buy them over the counter anymore. LeftyMom Jul 2012 #11
Coke got popular in the 70's because nobody thought it was addictive since then it just changed craigmatic Jul 2012 #13
Cocaine is the drug of choice on Wall Street RainDog Jul 2012 #14
Thanks, great post. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #34
Ask Maxine Waters. Or ask Ollie North. nt nanabugg Jul 2012 #15
Why not just "cultural shifts"? Igel Jul 2012 #16
Vietnam, Afghanistan, Prohibition, Misperception RainDog Jul 2012 #17
I had forgotten about Military! Pilots are Still given Meth fredamae Jul 2012 #19
Yep. It's a racket RainDog Jul 2012 #22
people are more sophisticated about where and how to get. less judgement over recreational use. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #18
What you mean new? hobbit709 Jul 2012 #20
I love these. RainDog Jul 2012 #25
Simple -- to finance covert guerilla wars in drug producing nations and to fill US prisons KurtNYC Jul 2012 #21
One of the greatest poets in the English language, Coleridge, was coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #24
Laudanum was popular because it was cheaper than alcohol Taverner Jul 2012 #36
Transportation of it is far easier now than it was 50 years ago... Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #26
Cocaine and opium were very popular about 100 years ago htuttle Jul 2012 #27
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