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To: FreeTally
"Something most illegal drugs are not close to being involved in on the same scale as alcohol."

Sounds to me like they've got some catchin' up to do! Legalization should help.

12 posted on 02/03/2003 10:19:49 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
Sounds to me like they've got some catchin' up to do! Legalization should help.

Not much. From the U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service (publication NCJ 145534): "Of all psychoactive substances, alcohol is the only one whose consumption has been shown to commonly increase aggression. [...] Marijuana and opiates temporarily inhibit violent behavior [...] There is no evidence to support the claim that snorting or injecting cocaine stimulates violent behavior. [...] Anecdotal reports notwithstanding, no research evidence supports the notion that becoming high on hallucinogens, amphetamines, or PCP stimulates violent behavior in any systematic manner."

14 posted on 02/03/2003 10:23:02 AM PST by MrLeRoy ("That government is best which governs least.")
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To: robertpaulsen
Legalization should help.

No evidence of this other than anecdotes and hyperbole.

18 posted on 02/03/2003 11:01:56 AM PST by FreeTally (How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?)
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