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**shieclulaweew** · 09-22-2012, 01:03 AM

Long time no see Mike... welcome back!

How is life treating you nowadays?

Quote[/b] ]if you become an addict then it's no longer just yourself you're going to influence.

Exactly! Drug addicition is not an individual's problem; it is society's problem, for the reasons you mentioned above, with the addition of AIDS in the case of intravenous drug users. I also wonder just what exactly the proponents of drug-legalization in the name of individual freedom have in mind for the victims.

Quote[/b] ]If I can only stop one child taking drugs or help a parent to understand their child on drugs...

This is from a person who has been there, done that. Gor said this, on the Thaidrugaddict website that Mike mentioned before. I advise those who haven't done yet so, to read his story of drug addiction and the long, difficult road of recovery. Very touching and educational.

His message is a far cry from "let's have free, legal drugs on the street; let the individual make the decision." It just doesn't work that way. It doesn't work with alcohol, as Frightened Farang noted. Why should we assume that it would work in the case of stronger drugs like heroine, cocain, PCP, ya-ba, etc.?

The solution that works is Thaksin's "war on drugs" approach. Look how much the drug-scene has changed! Drugs are not as easily available anymore, the trading moved underground. Now, I hope that the pursuing forces will follow them there as well, until the drug problem is completely eradicated, and Ya-ba&Co. go the way of the smallpox virus.

PS: I hope no one will come up again with the idiotic suggestion that I created another user to agree with. "Mike" is a long-timer here. But you never know... third time is the charm. Some may actually believe that I posted some additional 700+ messages in my free time.

09-22-2012, 01:03 AM	#27
shieclulaweew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Long time no see Mike... welcome back! How is life treating you nowadays? Quote[/b] ]if you become an addict then it's no longer just yourself you're going to influence. Exactly! Drug addicition is not an individual's problem; it is society's problem, for the reasons you mentioned above, with the addition of AIDS in the case of intravenous drug users. I also wonder just what exactly the proponents of drug-legalization in the name of individual freedom have in mind for the victims. Quote[/b] ]If I can only stop one child taking drugs or help a parent to understand their child on drugs... This is from a person who has been there, done that. Gor said this, on the Thaidrugaddict website that Mike mentioned before. I advise those who haven't done yet so, to read his story of drug addiction and the long, difficult road of recovery. Very touching and educational. His message is a far cry from "let's have free, legal drugs on the street; let the individual make the decision." It just doesn't work that way. It doesn't work with alcohol, as Frightened Farang noted. Why should we assume that it would work in the case of stronger drugs like heroine, cocain, PCP, ya-ba, etc.? The solution that works is Thaksin's "war on drugs" approach. Look how much the drug-scene has changed! Drugs are not as easily available anymore, the trading moved underground. Now, I hope that the pursuing forces will follow them there as well, until the drug problem is completely eradicated, and Ya-ba&Co. go the way of the smallpox virus. PS: I hope no one will come up again with the idiotic suggestion that I created another user to agree with. "Mike" is a long-timer here. But you never know... third time is the charm. Some may actually believe that I posted some additional 700+ messages in my free time.
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