Drugs

[G.I.Joe]

Originally Posted by Agent Nationaux

Isn't that the whole point of legalising drugs. To have doctors or medical practitioners prescribe drugs for people who need them (for example to wean them off drugs).

Systems to deal with those cases that require to be weaned off drugs are already in existence.

[salman85]

Personally,i tend to avoid everything apart from Alcohol.I've tried weed but it didn't do anything for me.I've had some pretty crazy experiences with Alcohol though.

Alcohol is simple.I just don't feel going through all the hassle of rolling a joint.I smoke cigarettes,but i've never been inclined towards anything more complicated,for the lack of a better word.

[Agent Nationaux]

I guess that's OK, but what about the really hard stuff like Heroin, I mean how would you control the amount people take something like that, and it isn't exactly a recreational drug like weed.

[Agent Nationaux]

Originally Posted by salman85

Personally,i tend to avoid everything apart from Alcohol.I've tried weed but it didn't do anything for me.I've had some pretty crazy experiences with Alcohol though.

Alcohol is simple.I just don't feel going through all the hassle of rolling a joint.I smoke cigarettes,but i've never been inclined towards anything more complicated,for the lack of a better word.

How hard is it to get Alcohol in Karachi?

[sledger]

Originally Posted by NasserFan207

You're right, though drugs are 10x easier to get when legal, i guess you'd have to weigh up the overall loss/gain from either position, its not cut and dry.

That said, as long as drugs get heavily taxed organised crime will have its place. I know people who will buy black market tobacco, just as an example.

This is a huge problem, legalising drugs will not eliminate organised crime, it will only increase it and make it harder to police.

Another problem (potentially anyway) is the rise in number of students taking "performance enhancing drugs" so to aid their studies. Whilst at the moment, it's not particularly commonplace, and isn't banned, my attitude to them remains "if you're doing all you can to succeed whilst staying within the rules then you're entitled to carry on as you will".

However, even if there are no harmful side effects to taking these types of drugs (which I gather is a matter for debate - and the drugs ftr are to aid you in staying awake longer or something) I still think they ought to be brought under regulation. If it is shown that the drugs in question give some significant advantage to those who choose to take them, then it it's likely to create a rather nasty culture amongst students. Obviously people will want to keep up with their peers, and thus they will perhaps feel inclined to follow suit and take the drugs as well. If the taking of such drugs becomes so commonplace that you're basically being handicapped by not taking them....well, this isn't a nice possibility. Not least because it will favour the rich over the poor, but does anyone really want to live in a society where such a practice is accepted or considered the norm and these values are implicitly encouraged?

I for one, do not. In fact the prospect is a grim one indeed, surely this totally demeans the entire premise of academic assessment. This sort of thing ought to be stamped out.

[GingerFurball]

Originally Posted by Agent Nationaux

I guess that's OK, but what about the really hard stuff like Heroin, I mean how would you control the amount people take something like that, and it isn't exactly a recreational drug like weed.

You can't really. But that's no different to me going down to Tesco and buying a quantity of booze that will kill me, which I can do perfectly legally and without being questioned.

I don't think you'll have tens of thousands of people queueing up to buy enough heroin to OD on anyway. Heroin's not exactly a socially acceptable drug to take. It's also the one drug I'd never touch because of the physical nature of heroin dependence.

Basically with legalisation you need to educate kids in schools about the risks associated with recreational drug use. Once people are armed with that information, it's their call.

[salman85]

Originally Posted by Agent Nationaux

How hard is it to get Alcohol in Karachi?

Not hard at all.There are wineshops in a lot of places.Plus if you want non-local stuff,Bottleggers are only a call away.The same thing is true of Lahore,minus the wineshops.

[NasserFan207]

Originally Posted by sledger

Another problem (potentially anyway) is the rise in number of students taking "performance enhancing drugs" so to aid their studies. Whilst at the moment, it's not particularly commonplace, and isn't banned, my attitude to them remains "if you're doing all you can to succeed whilst staying within the rules then you're entitled to carry on as you will".

However, even if there are no harmful side effects to taking these types of drugs (which I gather is a matter for debate - and the drugs ftr are to aid you in staying awake longer or something) I still think they ought to be brought under regulation. If it is shown that the drugs in question give some significant advantage to those who choose to take them, then it it's likely to create a rather nasty culture amongst students. Obviously people will want to keep up with their peers, and thus they will perhaps feel inclined to follow suit and take the drugs as well. If the taking of such drugs becomes so commonplace that you're basically being handicapped by not taking them....well, this isn't a nice possibility. Not least because it will favour the rich over the poor, but does anyone really want to live in a society where such a practice is accepted or considered the norm and these values are implicitly encouraged?

I for one, do not. In fact the prospect is a grim one indeed, surely this totally demeans the entire premise of academic assessment. This sort of thing ought to be stamped out.

Whoa whoa whoa. What drugs are your talking about? I mean, I drank a ****load of energy drinks to get through my A level exams, but what exactly are you reffering to here?

[GingerFurball]

Originally Posted by sledger

This is a huge problem, legalising drugs will not eliminate organised crime, it will only increase it and make it harder to police.

Another problem (potentially anyway) is the rise in number of students taking "performance enhancing drugs" so to aid their studies. Whilst at the moment, it's not particularly commonplace, and isn't banned, my attitude to them remains "if you're doing all you can to succeed whilst staying within the rules then you're entitled to carry on as you will".

However, even if there are no harmful side effects to taking these types of drugs (which I gather is a matter for debate - and the drugs ftr are to aid you in staying awake longer or something) I still think they ought to be brought under regulation. If it is shown that the drugs in question give some significant advantage to those who choose to take them, then it it's likely to create a rather nasty culture amongst students. Obviously people will want to keep up with their peers, and thus they will perhaps feel inclined to follow suit and take the drugs as well. If the taking of such drugs becomes so commonplace that you're basically being handicapped by not taking them....well, this isn't a nice possibility. Not least because it will favour the rich over the poor, but does anyone really want to live in a society where such a practice is accepted or considered the norm and these values are implicitly encouraged?

I for one, do not. In fact the prospect is a grim one indeed, surely this totally demeans the entire premise of academic assessment. This sort of thing ought to be stamped out.

I'd question how much of an advantage is there to be gained from artificially keeping yourself awake, whether that's through caffeine, amphetamines, speed or whatever. My best work has been produced when I've sensibly managed my workload and planned ahead. Funnily enough, I do worse when everything is crammed in at the last minute.

[salman85]

Also,legalizing drugs comes down to basic human nature too,no?

Anything prohibited will always attract a person more.Anything that's not prohibited might not have the same impact.

Just saying.

[Agent Nationaux]

Originally Posted by sledger

This is a huge problem, legalising drugs will not eliminate organised crime, it will only increase it and make it harder to police.

Another problem (potentially anyway) is the rise in number of students taking "performance enhancing drugs" so to aid their studies. Whilst at the moment, it's not particularly commonplace, and isn't banned, my attitude to them remains "if you're doing all you can to succeed whilst staying within the rules then you're entitled to carry on as you will".

However, even if there are no harmful side effects to taking these types of drugs (which I gather is a matter for debate - and the drugs ftr are to aid you in staying awake longer or something) I still think they ought to be brought under regulation. If it is shown that the drugs in question give some significant advantage to those who choose to take them, then it it's likely to create a rather nasty culture amongst students. Obviously people will want to keep up with their peers, and thus they will perhaps feel inclined to follow suit and take the drugs as well. If the taking of such drugs becomes so commonplace that you're basically being handicapped by not taking them....well, this isn't a nice possibility. Not least because it will favour the rich over the poor, but does anyone really want to live in a society where such a practice is accepted or considered the norm and these values are implicitly encouraged?

I for one, do not. In fact the prospect is a grim one indeed, surely this totally demeans the entire premise of academic assessment. This sort of thing ought to be stamped out.

How exactly do these particular drugs help in exams? I mean if that does happen, what about making exams open book?

[G.I.Joe]

Originally Posted by Agent Nationaux

I guess that's OK, but what about the really hard stuff like Heroin, I mean how would you control the amount people take something like that, and it isn't exactly a recreational drug like weed.

Opioids are controlled substances that require a valid indication for disbursement. Again, there already exist systems and protocols to deal with these situations. "Oops, I got addicted, gimme more" is not a particularly effective method of getting a prescription in most countries that have these systems in place.

[NasserFan207]

Originally Posted by salman85

Also,legalizing drugs comes down to basic human nature too,no?

Anything prohibited will always attract a person more.Anything that's not prohibited might not have the same impact.

Just saying.

Interesting dude, would you say alcohol is very attractive to youngsters where you live?

Over here its just been part of our culture. My dad drank, so did my grandad. Every adult I've ever known has drank, its like eating or sleeping to us.

[sledger]

Originally Posted by GingerFurball

Basically with legalisation you need to educate kids in schools about the risks associated with recreational drug use. Once people are armed with that information, it's their call.

Whilst I would say this attitude is entirely appropriate in the majority of circumstances, I think here there is a distinct danger of "letting the inmates run the asylum". Even with the best education on these sorts of matters in the world, people can make errant decisions. For example, despite several major experiments and enquiries being undertaken into the safety of genetically modified organisms and turning up no evidence which suggests they are in any way harmful, something like 75+% of the EU population considers them to be dangerous (if polls are to be believed), as such, GM is pretty much prohibited and Europe loses hundreds of millions of dollars worth of trade every year.

The problem in the UK in particular, in the drug context anyway, is that our Health Service is state provided, and is already working at near maximum capacity, and having to make considerable cuts. Potentially opening the floodgates for people to come storming in with X Y and Z drug related problems is a very bad idea, or so I would suggest. Unless of course drugs are taxed very highly to compensate for this, but then this in turn would allow a black market to thrive, moving everything back to square one.

[sledger]

Originally Posted by NasserFan207

Whoa whoa whoa. What drugs are your talking about? I mean, I drank a ****load of energy drinks to get through my A level exams, but what exactly are you reffering to here?

I'm not sure what the name of the drug is, but it's become used more and more frequently in the UK and the USA, and other countries I imagine. Basically the effect it has is increased stamina and increased concentration, so basically it lets you focus harder, for longer, and assimilate more information than someone who isn't taking it, comparatively speaking.