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To: DiogenesLamp
Your link says nothing about how the data was collected for 1880 and 1900, nor why data on civilians in 1880 would be more accurate than data on civilians in 1900.

Most telling of all, the people in charge of the Drug War put forth those figures without your caveats, which would have been beneficial to their argument. What we have is a situation similar to an expert witness for the prosecution giving testimony that favors the defense.

Your star witness hosed your case.

213 posted on 02/16/2015 3:36:40 PM PST by Ken H (What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
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To: Ken H
Your link says nothing about how the data was collected for 1880 and 1900, nor why data on civilians in 1880 would be more accurate than data on civilians in 1900.

Well see here, this is how you tell when someone is not really familiar with an issue that they have decided to wade in on. "Conflating Freedom " and I have been hammering about the post civil war drug addiction topic for quite a long time, and during that period I have posted excerpts from the Military doctors on the topic and their procedures and methodologies in issuing drugs to their patients. It was pretty much the go-to treatment for all wounded when quantities of the drugs were available.

If I run across it again, and if the topic is still going, i'll post a link, but i'm not going to make a concerted effort to look for one at this point. I think this discussion is winding down anyways.

Most telling of all, the people in charge of the Drug War put forth those figures without your caveats, which would have been beneficial to their argument.

The government is not terribly competent at anything it does, but it is a necessary component of any civilized nation.

229 posted on 02/16/2015 4:12:23 PM PST by DiogenesLamp
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