well, maybe for you, but every medication I have ever had to use has
had side effects, and sometimes it led to severe long term side effects
that probably would not have been as much of a problem if I had not
taken them. In other cases, they have saved my life, so it is a
risk/benefit assessment we all have to do.
My kids learned in high school that even moderate marijuana use has
some pretty severe long term side effects on the brain and on brain
deveopment (which I could attest to in many people I saw fall by the
wayside, having seen the late 60's and 70's). I personally knew several
people that died from drug use (and I include alcohol as a drug), not
counting famous people. Death is a pretty extreme measure of
impairment, so I reject the headline out of hand. If you count all the
death caused just by driving drunk, it might even surpass the medical
figures.
well, anyway, that is my point of view, it is not a common one, most
people and even drs discount which ever drug/alcohol/ bad habit they
use or indulge in, saying it is not as bad as other things. I used to
see drs that said that smoking in moderation was not likely to hurt
much, and if it did become a problem, well, you could just quit. I
agree that you can just quit without any help at all. In fact, nearly
everyone I grew up with smoked, and they ALL quit without anyone else's
help. The drug companies just want people to believe they are helpless
so they can sell more ... drugs!
off my soapbox for now,
kathryn
On Jan 15, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Richard wrote:
everything in moderation , surely !
On 15/01/2008, at 19:20, Clayton Family wrote:
ALL drugs are bad for your health, and should only be used when
absolutely necessary.
On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Kurt Milkowski wrote:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/1/15/
recreational-drugs-far-less-likely-to-kill-you-than-prescribed-
drugs.aspx
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