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In reply to the discussion: It really is time to legalize drugs, yes, all of them [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)What is the single greatest block that keeps victims of tweakers from getting help? The illegality of meth. The victims are afraid that since somebody in their family is doing meth, their kids will be taken away, the tweaker, or themselves will get thrown in jail.
Treating meth, or any other addiction, as a public health problem would do world's more good for all of us than continuing to treat it as a law enforcement problem.
You're not the only one with meth heads in your family, not by a long shot.
As far as living in the meth capital of the country, yes, I do, officially, despite the discussion board link you posted.
http://www.hometowndailynews.com/8491/missouri_likely_to_reclaim_title_as_meth_capital_of_the_country.html
Unless you are from here, you really have no clue about the violence that meth has unleashed in my state. People simply disappear, gone, never to be seen from again, their bodies thrown into a pig pen to quickly become pig manure. Cars blown up in broad daylight. And on, and on. Tell you what, given that I'm kin to a nice, large backwoods clan of Missouri hill folk, I can give you a tour of this meth capital that would leave you scared shitless and running for wherever you call home. Or if you don't want to take that tour, I suggest that you watch this movie, it will give you a taste, just a taste, of what is going on here.
http://www.amazon.com/Winters-Bone-Jennifer-Lawrence/dp/B003EYVXTG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329354000&sr=8-1
No, meth isn't just about the property problems, it is about people, both innocent and guilty. Which is all the more reason that we should legalize it, make it a public health problem, reduce its glamor, make it clean for those who will still use it(no matter what), and provide more and better treatment. Oh, yeah, and stop this drug war that's going on in our own country.