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7.30 Report, ABC- GHB Report
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BigTrancer
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^ Perhaps, but I think the problem lies in the assumptions that are made in this argument, i.e.: assuming that people are educated about GHB (know what dose they should take and the contraindications), can get unadulterated GHB powder, or that it is mixed with pure water and there is accurate knowledge of the GHB concentration. Any other situation violates these assumptions and casts doubt on the 'safety' of using "G".
So if we take a step back, and look at this situation, which is the norm; Knowledgeable users who procure high purity drugs and practise harm reduction, or semi-informed use of unknown concentrations of liquid that has G-effects...? In my opinion, the disparity between the current media-hyped "G problem" and the realities of GHB as a chemical indicate that drug education is severely lacking across the board. However, lamenting the shortcomings of our education system doesn't sell papers, getting up the ravers does. Or blaming the 'demon drug' of the times is another favourite, neatly shuffling the blame for a medical emergency or other drug-related mishap AWAY from said uninformed user and onto the evil drug. Tragedy.
As I've mentioned before I believe the responsibility should rest on the drug user to educate themself... but since we're all given so many options to play 'victim' it seems people believe we don't have to consider the consequences of our own actions anymore... leading to generalisations like "The users who think that they can use GHB safely are kidding themselves". Stereotypes can be hard to shake, and when the stereotype of "uninformed G user" gets hammered home up to 10 times a weekend (once per ambulance), it makes the careful users of GHB/1,4B all the more invisible to the public eye.
BigTrancer
So if we take a step back, and look at this situation, which is the norm; Knowledgeable users who procure high purity drugs and practise harm reduction, or semi-informed use of unknown concentrations of liquid that has G-effects...? In my opinion, the disparity between the current media-hyped "G problem" and the realities of GHB as a chemical indicate that drug education is severely lacking across the board. However, lamenting the shortcomings of our education system doesn't sell papers, getting up the ravers does. Or blaming the 'demon drug' of the times is another favourite, neatly shuffling the blame for a medical emergency or other drug-related mishap AWAY from said uninformed user and onto the evil drug. Tragedy.
As I've mentioned before I believe the responsibility should rest on the drug user to educate themself... but since we're all given so many options to play 'victim' it seems people believe we don't have to consider the consequences of our own actions anymore... leading to generalisations like "The users who think that they can use GHB safely are kidding themselves". Stereotypes can be hard to shake, and when the stereotype of "uninformed G user" gets hammered home up to 10 times a weekend (once per ambulance), it makes the careful users of GHB/1,4B all the more invisible to the public eye.
BigTrancer
