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Hmm, 1/10 of a gram huh Alaskan66? I didn't know anything about it till now. Reminiscing? (just kidding)
Kalakoa: agreed! There was a place in New York city recently where a large number of people OD'd on that synthetic stuff. Witnesses said it was like watching a real life "walking dead" with zombies exiting the building.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/nyregi....html?_r=0
Lavalava: Shoot him? hmm death penalty? That't a tad harsh no?
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No way in hell I'd get into that stuff.
Lol.. had to google it.
..Bad boys,Bad boys what we gonna do...let ya out on bail for a buck or two...
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The reporting of the fentanyl patch or patches is unclear.
"2.75 ml grams of Fentanyl patches"
There is a 2.75 mg dosage, ml indicates milliliters, which could indicate this was just one patch or meant to say several 2.75mg dosage patches. How many would be significant. Fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin. It will be much easier to smuggle that in, boxes in suitcases, no smell, mostly transparent to x-ray. If really crazy stuff starts happening, then you will know a shipment came in.
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If really crazy stuff starts happening, then you will know a shipment came in
[:o)]You're probably right, we all know it is impossible for people to do really crazy stuff without the help of drugs[:o)]
On topic:
Drugs are bad, unless you have a prescription, then they're good!
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A lot of people self-medicate, and will go to extremes to not run out of medicine. Some are naturally low on endorphins, some are coping with PTSD, some are just susceptible to addictive behavior. Instead of focusing on the drugs, we should find ways to help these people live normal lives, and ensure there are legal means for them to cope.
If we spent a little more money on health and mental care, legalized personal drug use, and had doctors monitoring drug use and providing safe alternatives, there would probably be a huge drop in drug related crime, overdose, etc. The war on drugs is not only ineffective, but driving people out of society and into criminal lives.
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"It's not a 'war on drugs', it's a 'war on personal freedoms', keep that in mind at all times."
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Good chance he was making "designer' drugs. There's been something floating around Puna made with heroin, ice and a barbiturate. Good stuff.....not! The come down for the user is severe agitation.
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How about "personal freedom" and personal responsibility? Anyone with any sense can see that the war on drugs has been lost, but it just goes on and on. We should legalize all that crap and let Darwinian moments winnow out the gene pool. Eventually things will get better, especially if people take the time to educate themselves and their kids about drugs.
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How about "personal freedom" and personal responsibility?
Some people refuse to accept the "responsibility" that comes with their "freedom".
The rest of us suffer "one-size-fits-all" regulations as a consequence.
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I agree with Chuckster, the whole "drug" scene in America is quite bizarre with the power and dependency of pharmaceutical drugs being the major culprit. It's as though people stopped taking responsibility for their own health and simply go to the doctor and take whatever he/she prescribes. Pharmaceutical companies have way too much power and recreational drugs are criminal, what a strange balance?
Becoming a type II diabetic and taking high blood pressure medication is not really normal but it is normal for Americans. Neither is smoking marijuana daily either. Historically it has been used spiritually and in ritual, it's too strong for casual use but freedom of choice is paramount and maybe that's what our culture needs to learn thru trial and error.
That said, getting back to this topic, I also don't think Joe Blow should be able to have controlled substances and make designer drugs either because vulnerable people such as teens could become victims.
