>From what I understand, cocaine hits the same receptor sites as certain peptides in our brains. That's very different than saying it releases a "natural drug"
As for being less harmful, the data doesn't support that. Now whether that is a function of the drug itself or what its cut with is a different question entirely. larry On 11/7/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > not to mention cocaine in and of itself is not a drug. it spurs the release > of a "natural drug" in our bodies. now, does that make it ok and good? no. > but pharmacologically speaking its less damaging and harmful than alcohol > but then again, that doesnt matter, as evidenced by the gov'ts stance on pot. > > tw > > On 11/7/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Will wrote: > > > ten year minimum sentences reducing the amount of pot smokers or cocaine > > > users? > > > > > > > Drug offenses are different in 2 ways: > > > > 1.) They're based on medical/health problems/dysfunctions. Many times > > either the user is high and thus not thinking clearly or so desperate > > that their own health/life becomes less important than the drug. > > > > 2.) They are "victimless" crimes. A guy snorting coke in his bedroom > > is no direct offense against someone. That's not to say what they do > > afterward isn't victimless, but the actual act of consuming the drug > > affects nobody but themselves. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180106 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
