[philman_36]

You think I’m hooked on a “controlled substance”?
I in no means gave any indication that I thought you are or were kooked on a "controlled substance". Why would you think that I did?
I merely corrected you in the manner in which you described something.
(How is that for nuance?)
Not very good at all. And you apparently didn't get the nuance after all.

[HoustonTech]

If anyone is failing to understand anyone, it isn’t I. I understand your nuance quite well. By calling someing a “controled substance” you equate illegal drugs with legal drugs which are simply controlled. It is a little like calling an “illegal alien” an “undocumented worker.” It’s an attempt to blur the issue.

But I’m not surprized that someone who calls illegal drugs merely “controlled substances” fails to grasp that. They don’t call it “dope” for nothing.