BigTrancer
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Request For Discussion:
It seems to me that society in general takes quite a light-hearted (and sometimes humourous) view of alcohol overdose. Young people are almost expected to overdose on alcohol semi-regularly in some cultures. People mention that they're planning to celebrate a special occasion and consume alcohol and the general perception is that they will dose high, and make themselves incapable of various social functions.
Why should this be any different with illegal drugs if they were legalised?
Would regular ecstacy users fall into a pattern of having two or three (or ten) times their normal dose on 'special occasions'? Would a longer term trend of this sort bring about ridiculous tolerances in people that a culture of 'don't talk to me on tuesdays' would be widely embraced? Is it even reasonable to consider society's views on alcohol use and abuse, and then extrapolate these views to a scenario in which currently illegal drugs are widely available?
To my mind it seems that people in general are susceptible to making errors in judgement and succumbing to greed and excess. Perhaps the 'safety margin' for alcohol overdose is such that it is generally non-fatal, so people take a casual stance toward excess. Anyway, I thought I'd bring up a topic that's been on my mind for awhile, and see if anyone else has strong views on the matter.
BigTrancer
It seems to me that society in general takes quite a light-hearted (and sometimes humourous) view of alcohol overdose. Young people are almost expected to overdose on alcohol semi-regularly in some cultures. People mention that they're planning to celebrate a special occasion and consume alcohol and the general perception is that they will dose high, and make themselves incapable of various social functions.
Why should this be any different with illegal drugs if they were legalised?
Would regular ecstacy users fall into a pattern of having two or three (or ten) times their normal dose on 'special occasions'? Would a longer term trend of this sort bring about ridiculous tolerances in people that a culture of 'don't talk to me on tuesdays' would be widely embraced? Is it even reasonable to consider society's views on alcohol use and abuse, and then extrapolate these views to a scenario in which currently illegal drugs are widely available?
To my mind it seems that people in general are susceptible to making errors in judgement and succumbing to greed and excess. Perhaps the 'safety margin' for alcohol overdose is such that it is generally non-fatal, so people take a casual stance toward excess. Anyway, I thought I'd bring up a topic that's been on my mind for awhile, and see if anyone else has strong views on the matter.
BigTrancer
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