how do you feel about narcotics in america? why?
362536
Are you talking about medical narcotics? Or illegal narcotics?  Are you refering to opiates? Both the legal and illegal opiates are a tough drug to kick.  There is huge problem in the US with prescription opiates. Opiates used to mange pain are wonderful. But opiates used in a non medical setting are destroying lives. Even when prescribed for pain many people become addicted and lives are ruined.
1178799
its weird how people who don't have the faintest idea on what is currently going on in the world are the first to have some political or personal comment on the last headline. right now on yahoo there is a headline on "tainted heroin". who gives a shit if some junky gets a bad dose? there are more problems in africa that we could ever know, go to cnn.com and type in africa and read some of those stories. terrorism is everywhere, but we are only interested with what directly effects us. we as americans are so ignorant to the rest of the worlds SERIOUS problems but somehow we need to warn heroin users about whats going on in the street, are you kidding me? the reason people are enraged about what happened to those guys is the fact that they could be related to any single one of us, a neighbor, somebodys student, their son. i am angry because i am a 23 year old member of the u.s. armed forces and it could have been me. and you people who think about the innocent civilians have a point to a certain extent. but roadside bombs dont make themselves and the sooner you realize that we are fighting iraq as a whole you will be better off. and whatever you do, dont say retailiate against someone who is spreading factual info. those rebels are animals. from the political view this is a war for oil, but the kid on the other side praying he will make it home could care less about gas prices right now.
1174141
I have never heard it, nor want to if it demeans my GOD.  People take things like this to heart, and when they are on drugs of any kind, everytihng seems "normal" or a "new state" and they think its "right" for them and then inflict it on the rest of the World.\n\nNo thank you... I will stick to the Word as it is written and be happy with that.\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
546140
being in America is being spoiled, high taxes.. yes few benefits from Government .. education and sometimes health coverages... but over all American people are never satisfied .. never have fun.. fun to them is drinking and sex... .Not a fan of America.
780086
YES! The trend in Europe and America--for the last 100 years, or so-- is toward more acceptance of differing lifestyles. I'm old enough to remember segregation. And drug use was totally non-accepted back in the 1950s.
611542
difficult question, because although i agree with the sentiment that America has them, and has used them.. they have also bore witness to them. they know the nuclear power, have been humbled by it and its power and there are people in the government that wont let it be used to whimsically again.\n\nIran on the other hand, feel oppressed, hard done by even internationally. they are angry and you know what they say in cartoons about deadly weapons being in the wrong hands?!\n\ni just think we have seen in the past (Vietnam) and present - examples of countries that the USA would've used this destructive power against, but haven't. Would Iran be so self controlling when vying for 'respect'? would they use it as a tool of persuasion?\n\nI personally feel alittle uncomfortable that a country that has so many people baying for western blood could posses such a weapon (i mean, isn't it technically our governments that are at war?)\n\nSo even though I'm not happy that America See's its self as the worlds police force (shouldn't that be the UN?), i think it is a case of 'Better the Devil you Know'.
626846
frustrating situation and rising resentment. I can't think of any other nations who supported the vietnam war, that was the problem. Drugs didn't have anything to do with vietnam, it was a domestic issue.
236411
I think pot usage was wider spread back then before the government dug in with all the anti-drug campaigning and subsidies to law enforcement.  The taboo of it has been softened too.  Coke was off the hook back then, really just getting started...but I don't think it's any worse than today, considering how strong the growing darker forces of the Columbian Drug Cartel have become.  So, all-in-all, the same...basing that on information from the media and the occasional creepy book or two covering the subject from Barnes & Noble....
443356
There should be no illegal drudge.  There are all kinds of medical uses for every drug created but in the US we have illegal drugs that your Dr. cannot prescribe for you even if it would save your life.  Heroin is used routinely to treat severe cancer related pain in other countries.  LSD was developed to treat alcoholism, marijuana has several uses. Cocaine also has several uses.  I think the hype surrounding illegal drugs is just a propaganda thing of the politicians to have a platform to get our votes.  There are just as many abuses of legal drugs as there is of illegal drugs.  And what about alcohol & tobacco?  They are legal & are the worst of them all.  Anyway,  my point is, if they were legal there would be no war on drugs.  We'd save all kinds of tax money.  Do away with DEA,ATF, RENU & a lot of idiot stupid laws.  I don't even & never have done drugs but if everything were legal, then tax the h--- out of the recreational drugs & set up rehabs etc. for the druggies.
708928
Use mine..."How America's cocaine habit has ruined a a country."  The country is of course Columbia.  My first one was on Methamphetamine, which is a very hot topic right now, you could get lots of good info.
8266
ummm....the United States and Mexico, along with the drugs...easily run through the tunnels on the boarders.  Pretty sad huh?!
813991
IMHO, That was always the plan. The US would LOVE to have a stable base in the middle east to secure their oil supply, the silk road, (imports from China), and the drug trade. Opium has to be grown somewhere, and Big international companies need it to make legitimate pain medications.
1053792
Well due to the dominant conservative ideology we have in the country, I don't believe that we can ever legalize drugs. Conservatives see legalization as a means of condoning its practice and use. Despite eliminating the flow of money towards organized crime, and essentially ending the "war on drugs," the decriminalization of substance abuse and legalized sales of drugs is seen as a ineffective solution.
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The Canadians are legalizing it slowly, even while suffering the consequences.  Why don't you move there?\n\nAs to the USA, I do  (did) much medical work and every person DOA on drugs had started with MJ.  There were so many, that I lost count long, long ago.\n\nIt was already happening in the 1970's.\n\nYou can verify that with any medical person having 10 or more years of experience.\n\nPerhaps these people never had sufficient education to discover the countless, highly interesting and fascinating aspects of life.\n\nTheir brains were truly fried.\n\nThere are still a few of us who have never inhaled, been among the inhalers, or tried any illegal drug whatsoever, at any time. Nor lit one with inhaling.\n\nThis is reinforced by seeing the consequences.\n\nFyi, I grew up in poverty, most likely far worse than your own, and I was never allowed to have a well paying job of my choice even once, nor was I allowed to go through college.\n\nNevertheless, my educational level is beyond Ph.D.\n\nYes, you need opportunity, but you also need willngness to learn and ethical and moral self-control aimed at bettering society for everyone.  Not just some particular group.\n\nOtherwise, you are no better than the worse of the politicians.\n\nThe people in your neighborhood need goals and a plan for self and for community.  \n\nThe upper classes will impede you.  You have to do it yourself, the best way you can.\n\nNo one stopped me from becoming what I wanted.\n\nControl your desires, the best things in life are all free.\n\nAnd education is easier to get than ever before.  But I will agree that a job equal to one's education is a different matter.\n\nNevertheless, I made it through harder times.
805576
Its great that you have not used since March. Since you are wanting to use again I'd say yes you do have a problem with it. If not you wouldn't be wanting to use it again. Look in your phone book for a local Narcotics Anonymous Meeting in your area, and go to a meeting now.
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Feel better now that you've got that out of your system, you asshole? I hope so. \n\nMy brother-in-law served two tours in Iraq. He told me about what he saw over there, and it sounded to me like we HAVE done some good in removing Saddam. I can't regret removing a monster like that from power.\n\nAs for who's ashamed of what - there's plenty of shame to go around in this world. Looks to me like your dose is due at least in part to self-righteous, self-serving bullshit. \n\nNobody WANTS war. War means death and destruction and terror. Hindsight is 20/20, my friend, at worst, the American people were led around by the nose. Verbally abusing and belittling the people who had the balls to get up and do something about what they had good reason to believe was a dangerous situation is simply reprehensible. \n\nWhy don't you use your ball-busting verbosity to DO something to make the situation better rather than preaching distain and attempting to spread blame? Go overseas and hand out aid. Send people money to rebuild infrastructure or start an organization to sponsor business overseas. But don't sit around Monday morning quarterbacking - it's useless and only breeds distrust and discontent. Learn from the mistakes of history and do better than those who came before you.
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lol - agreed!!\n\nI get my prescription drugs in Mexico now.. I can't afford the high price here. It's freaking ridiculous!