Posted by lil' jimi on June 23, 2003, at 10:57:30
In reply to Re: MAOI and Ecstacy Jim, posted by Maxime on June 23, 2003, at 10:02:57
hi again Maxime,
> I guess I can deal with it and avoid looking at the posts. But if I start to see "MAOI and Cocaine" or "MAOI and LSD" - I will be p*ss*d off. Like I said, I think it's all a moot point since we all know that these drug will kill people by THEMSELVES. They don't need to worry if they are taking SSRI's, or what. Hard drugs are bad and they are addictive and they will wreck your life.
>
> PS. And no, I am not an ex-addict.
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> Max
Maxime, we really agree about these illicit drugs and the immense dangers they pose: we are against them as a matter of principle.(fwiw, i do have a history of recreational drug use in my past ... ... i'm not really proud of this, but it shouldn't matter to this discussion ... so, there's no concern on my part wrt your p.s. ... except i'm glad for you that you have not suffered from drug abuse.)
i believe the issue here is:
Which are the best means to effectively discourage people from using these dangerous drugs?
.... ... (given that the widely available knowledge of their dangers can be ignored by the misguided, who could come to us as alternative authorities...)1) disallow any discussion of such drugs
or
2) allow discussion of such drugs.i think that 1) does not effectively discourage such drug abuse and may amount to just hoping to ... wish them away ... in the ensueing silence.
whereas we have experieced with Craig that 2), at least in this specific instance (which i feel is an appropriate example), has provided valuable, informative discouragement ... to guide our poster away from a possible catastrophic diasaster.
1) has been shown to be ineffective, if not encouraging of such dangerous risk taking.
again, i sympathize with your good sentiments, Maxime ... ... i would not intend to offend you.
but i feel, strongly, that the better interests of our posters are served by keeping our discussions as open as possible ...
... even if they are asking about heroin or crack... or alcohol or tobacco ... or ephedra ... et cetera .. ... ..
i just don't imagine that we could be of benefit to the misguided ... by ignoring them...
... ... i would think that they need us the most.i hope i have not made you mad Maxime.... i wish you well.
TAKE CARE!!!!
~ jim
poster:lil' jimi
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