LA drugs more damaging?

[gustobassman]

LA sheriff warns of cocaine additive reactions - Yahoo! News

I just read this. very disturbing. That drug is pretty popular in southern california, i wonder how long it's going to be before you see people walking around with parts missing!

[Marial]

As if I didn't have enough reasons not to do that crap already.

[elgecko]

Actually, there were four cases of the same stuff in Rochester, NY. It is estimated that 70% of U.S. coke is cut with Levamisole, a veterinary medicine that can set off severe allergic reactions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/he...28hazards.html

[Floyd Eye]

There are ways to remove "Cut" from cocaine. The best way is to leave the **** alone though.

[Munjibunga]

Here's something I don't have to worry about, and I don't care about it happening to other people at all.

[rr5025]

Originally Posted by Floyd Eye

There are ways to remove "Cut" from cocaine. The best way is to leave the **** alone though.

I must admit I'm curious about how that's done (I don't do coke but am curious none the less about the process).

[R. Laevinus]

Originally Posted by rr5025

I must admit I'm curious about how that's done (I don't do coke but am curious none the less about the process).

It's rather difficult and time-consuming, and almost always involves losing some product.

It's not impossible to do with readily available supplies; but for the average user it might as well be impossible.

It's also technically possible to 'purify' heroin and to 'wash' amphetamines. I seriously doubt that any user does, though.

[rr5025]

Originally Posted by R. Laevinus

It's rather difficult and time-consuming, and almost always involves losing some product.

That was part of what intrigued me; I couldn't see any way to do it with out losing some coke.

[Skitch it!]

Similar scenario here.

BBC News - How cutting drugs became big business

[BurningSkies]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Here's something I don't have to worry about, and I don't care about it happening to other people at all.

+ one million.

[Clark Dark]

isn't that what crack is ?






why do you think they call it dope, dope -George Clinton

[Munjibunga]

"Only dopes use dope." ~ Tommy Chong

[AcidFripp]

This is why drugs like this should be legal; people are always going to use them, so you might as well make sure it's as safe as possible for them!

[allexcosta]

Originally Posted by AcidFripp

This is why drugs like this should be legal; people are always going to use them, so you might as well make sure it's as safe as possible for them!

Agreed...

Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine...

[Metal Matt]

Originally Posted by AcidFripp

This is why drugs like this should be legal; people are always going to use them, so you might as well make sure it's as safe as possible for them!

Yup. Legalize all drugs, tax them based on the damage they do to offset health care costs. Marijuana, shrooms, salvia, etc... do very little damage, so they are taxed less, coke, meth, heroin do a lot of damage, so they are taxed more. Legalized and regulated, there could at least be quality controls to ensure people aren't buying drugs cut with other chemicals.

Most people would choose the safer option of marijuana over something like coke or heroin, coupled with the tax costs involved in manufacturing/selling hard drugs, and I bet the heavy stuff would fall out of favor for most of drug using society as a result.

[DerHoggz]

Originally Posted by Metal Matt

Yup. Legalize all drugs, tax them based on the damage they do to offset health care costs. Marijuana, shrooms, salvia, etc... do very little damage, so they are taxed less, coke, meth, heroin do a lot of damage, so they are taxed more. Legalized and regulated, there could at least be quality controls to ensure people aren't buying drugs cut with other chemicals.

Most people would choose the safer option of marijuana over something like coke or heroin, coupled with the tax costs involved in manufacturing/selling hard drugs, and I bet the heavy stuff would fall out of favor for most of drug using society as a result.

Or people would just keep making them and selling them cheaper than the taxed stuff.

[Ursus Tyrannus]

Originally Posted by Metal Matt

Legalized and regulated, there could at least be quality controls to ensure people aren't buying drugs cut with other chemicals.

Without coming down on either side of a legaliztion issue I have to ask only half in jest...REALLY?
Look at what is in cigarettes, processed foods. I just heard an hour on public radio about the dairy industry...yikes! All the chemicals in our vegetables. I fear what chemicals might be put in by the government in the name of quality control.
I am far from a organic/holistic (can a tomato BE holistic?) nut but its amazing the way food is treated in this country. Not even judging, its just overwhelming.
Regardless, this one issue I will not have to worry about, seriously, fat guys and coke seem a bad mix, if athletes can die from it I'm guessing I should not dabble, never have, never will.

[Metal Matt]

Originally Posted by Ursus Tyrannus

Without coming down on either side of a legaliztion issue I have to ask only half in jest...REALLY?
Look at what is in cigarettes, processed foods. I just heard an hour on public radio about the dairy industry...yikes! All the chemicals in our vegetables. I fear what chemicals might be put in by the government in the name of quality control.
I am far from a organic/holistic (can a tomato BE holistic?) nut but its amazing the way food is treated in this country. Not even judging, its just overwhelming.

Fair enough. I certainly see your point, but our government doesn't put that stuff in our food. They do allow for food companies to do so, usually after enough leaders are bought out, and enough lobbyists are thrown at them that they go along with whatever new thing the food industry wants to do to our food. But that's not the same as what you're suggesting, that our government directly does those things.

[Ursus Tyrannus]

Originally Posted by Metal Matt

...that's not the same as what you're suggesting, that our government directly does those things.

Agreed, but its more fun. I was just engaging in a bit hyperbole there.

[R. Laevinus]

I used to agree with the notion that drugs should be legalized and controlled...

...but then I thought, wait: Just because 'everybody' or 'most people' or even 'a significant number of people', say, like to do 200 MPH in school zones, does that mean we should legalize and regulate speeding in school zones?

Or should we just install automatic speed traps and nab 'em?

Or, since 'a significant number of individuals' engage in violent crime, does that mean we should legalize, tax, and regulate assault and battery and/or theft with a deadly weapon? We could make it so you had to register and purchase a yearly Violent Felon permit - with a hefty tax, to offset the costs, of course.

Better yet, some people - and a significant number of them, according to certain parts of the interweb - seem to think that females at at their peak attractiveness at, say, nine. Should we therefore lower the age of consent? We could make it so that if you wanted to, you could take a test and get a pedophilia permit.

With a suitable tax.



I don't want to get into the drugs good/bad debate; all I'm saying is, I think there are problems with the idea of changing laws based on people's desire to break them.