In article ,
Aidy  wrote:
>And the final argument against that is that most people only take drugs 
>*because* they are illegal.

I find that suggestion incredible. Do you have a cite to back it up?

Francis

In article  fburton@nyx.net (Francis Burton) writes:
>In article ,
>Aidy  wrote:

>>And the final argument against that is that most people only take drugs 
>>*because* they are illegal.

>I find that suggestion incredible. Do you have a cite to back it up?

Actually, the forbidden fruit aspect may not be the reason for most drug
taking, but it is definitely a factor, especially in underage drug use.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@seeheader.nospam)

"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to
 speak it to?"
				-Clarence Darrow

In article <4835da10$1@news.cadence.com>,
Pete nospam Zakel  wrote:
>>In article ,
>>Aidy  wrote:
>
>>>And the final argument against that is that most people only take drugs 
>>>*because* they are illegal.
>
>>I find that suggestion incredible. Do you have a cite to back it up?
>
>Actually, the forbidden fruit aspect may not be the reason for most drug
>taking, but it is definitely a factor, especially in underage drug use.

A factor, yes - but that's not what Aidy wrote.

Francis

> Do you have a cite to back it up?

No, but I'll ask you this;  How many adults (say 20+) take up smoking?  How 
many smokers are smokers cos they started while under-16 cos it was "cool"? 
Now that the age has been raised to 18 I dare say the matter will get even 
worse, not better.

Aidy wrote:
>> Do you have a cite to back it up?
>
> No, but I'll ask you this;  How many adults (say 20+) take up
> smoking?  How many smokers are smokers cos they started while
> under-16 cos it was "cool"? Now that the age has been raised to 18 I
> dare say the matter will get even worse, not better.

Tobacco is one of the few drugs that use has declined. From about 61% just 
after WWII to about 23% to day. This was not by drastic probibition, 
throwing users in jail or telling lies but by propper education, telling the 
truth and some very clever but still truthfull advertising.

Prohibition does not work but Education does.

Slatts

Noticed at Fri, 23 May 2008 09:42:38 +0100: Aidy informed us:

>> Do you have a cite to back it up?
> 
> No, but I'll ask you this;  How many adults (say 20+) take up smoking?  How 
> many smokers are smokers cos they started while under-16 cos it was "cool"? 
> Now that the age has been raised to 18 I dare say the matter will get even 
> worse, not better.

I tend to agree with you there, for the first time ever.

-- 
Dr John Watson
Baker Street