The main issue I have with a blanket ban (other than it being totally futile) - is the number of people that are physically dependant on RC benzos now and aren't able to stop without potentially having a life-threatening seizure...I'm sure some of them will go seek medical help if this goes through - but the majority will probably just be driven further underground.
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That's what happens when people start messing with unknown substance. They cause harm. People took them known the possibilities that these substances may one day be banned as it's what always happens. The government cant go on letting legal highs as they are dangerous.
Look at what's already happened? I've a friend on here addicted to benzos n other substances - tried getting help n had it refused because these RCs do not come up on drug test so this person is now having to pay lots of money n struggling to taper off with also trying to maintain a job.
I'm sorry to sound harsh but something needs to be done.
I've already mentioned in gibs about the 21 year old who died taking diet pilss. Whos going to take responsibility for her death??? For the pain n heartache that her family n love ones are dealing with? No one, because the stuff she took was "legal" n had "not for human consumption" on the package.
Evey
Evey
Evey, for someone who spends alot of their time on a forum driven by drug users who wish to share their experiences you seem to have little empathy for those that, for better or worse, continue to use drugs. The majority of users will admit that drug use is risky and potentially harmful, but anyone with an objective and informed view on the issue can surely see that 75% of the damage is caused by prohibition rather than the drugs themselves and no progress will ever come from adding yet more uninformed and moral driven laws onto the existing rubbish that causes as much suffering to society as the drugs themselves.
I gather you have managed to take control of a codeine dependacy - you have my admiration for winning the battle against what is a particularly addictive drug but your lack of objectivity into the whole mess makes your comment come across as high horsed at the very least. The majority of people who post in eadd tend to enjoy using drugs, even when its at a detriment to themselves, and not all of them are drug dependent. Why are the RC's that are so unpredictable and untested any more dangerous than the street drugs that have historically dominated the market, many of which are inconsistently dosed, dangerously adulterated or which suffer from the many issues which inevitably occur when buying such materials from criminals.
Ok so the RC scene has created alot of benzodiazepine addicts - but one form of drug treatment is maintenance which people can exercise themselves, with no extra burden on the current health service, as long as the status quo is maintained. Your advocation of this new legislation makes it clear that you would prefer to limit personal freedom and force these people into unnecessary suffering or draconian and insufficient statuatory services, whie the majority were managing (and even detoxing) themselves.
Im sorry to criticise your post Evey, its nothing personal, but with that attitude one asks why you dont concentrate on the recovery forums or why you choose to network with current drug users at all?