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Post by Casazeal on Mar 14, 2006 19:34:46 GMT
I was wondering if any of you could help me majorly by answering a question for me. It's for my journalism project and I just remembered I need to include an interview - and I wrote that I'd include 2, but if I get anymore answers I'll include them, because it'll help my final grade! So, if any of you lovely people can help me, my question is: 'Is Alcohol the acceptable drug? Please give a reason for your answer,'Thank you!  |
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Post by Wight witch on Mar 15, 2006 9:05:08 GMT
Well in my opinion if you're gonna ask about alchool why not over the counter drugs!!! Alchool is the same as that and cigarettes....not the wisest thing to do but people find it helpful! Even if they do have nasty after effect, but then again that can be said of medicine since we don't know what the long term effects they have.
Sorry if thats a load of crap but I tried!!!
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Post by krusty ketchup on Mar 15, 2006 14:21:29 GMT
'Is alcohol the 'acceptable' drug?'
To me alcohol is acceptable. The problem with it is after what quantity does it become unacceptable. A certain amount will not kill you whereas, with other drugs even a small amount can be lethal!
But drunk in excess and it can make the consumer lethal in their own right!
It is unacceptable when it is used in an unresponible way, like drink-driving. But a casual quiet drink with friends I believe to be acceptable.
I hope this answers your question.
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Post by Casazeal on Mar 16, 2006 23:12:20 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by Fassbender Fan on Mar 18, 2006 10:43:14 GMT
'Is Alcohol the acceptable drug? Please give a reason for your answer,' Quite simply. Yes. Drugs aren't as taboo a subject today as they were say 10/20 years ago but in some circles even the mention of words like 'spliff' or 'charlie' will raise eyebrows, 'I'm gonna get hammered at the weekend' not so much. I don't know why Alcohol is accepted, maybe because the short term effects aren't as lethal as that of class A drugs etc but just as you become addicted to say Crack, you can be addicted to alcohol, die from alcohol poisoning, liver problems, drunken related accidents....especially given the way people now binge drink. Drinking copious amounts of alcohol for a desired effect, not dissimilar to taking a tablet for the placebo effect. I think the government, media are now trying to alert the younger generation especially to the dangers of alcohol and binge drinking but the severity of it still seems to be overlooked. Personally I'd much rather a child that smoked a joint every now and then rather than drank til they puked and continued to drink afterward. Obviously life isn't as black and white as that but you get my point. I hope that answers your question and wasn't just in coherent babbling about drugs and alcohol lol  |
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Post by Casazeal on Mar 18, 2006 15:39:06 GMT
Thank you Sam! That was a very good answer! *yoinks it* |
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Post by DreamDangerously on Mar 18, 2006 16:25:55 GMT
I agree with Sammy really.
Coming from a family which has a history of alcoholism, sadly, I've seen the devastating effect that it can have both on a persons body (my Uncle ultimately died due to the damage he'd inflicted on his body through alcohol.) and on familial relationships, where I've seen my own father and aunt get to the point where they've all but disowned my Aunt because her alcoholism has lead her to violence, emotional blackmail, theft from them and a number of humiliations in public and arrests.
To me the damage that has been done both physically and emotionally is as bad as any class A drug, and yet my Aunt can still get served in a bar with no questions and a smile and a nod as if she's the amusing local drug.
There is a culture of extreme alcoholism in this country that seems to find drugs abhorrent, now even smoking as abhorrent and yet getting so drunk you pass out or beat the hell out of someone fully acceptable, hell they even make it cheap and cheerful for you to do so.
There is a lack of responsibility about alcohol, despite the governments belated advertising campaigns. The 24 hour licensing laws, rather than an opportunity to engage in more measured drinking as is the culture on the continent, is just seen as more time to get paralytic.
Obviously I have strong personal feelings on this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a tea totaller, I'm not against alcohol but I do think we treat it's abuse as a joke when its affects are as devastating as any other drug.
People get in arms about smoking but when did you last see someone beat the crap out of another person because they'd had one cigarette to many?
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Post by Yuffie on Mar 18, 2006 22:56:35 GMT
But then again chocolate can be seen just as bad as Alcohol. Loads of people are dying from being over weight by eating the wrong foods. So if you want to ban alcohol, maybe you should go ahead and ban fatty foods.
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Post by DreamDangerously on Mar 18, 2006 23:56:25 GMT
I don't think its a case of banning anything, I don't think that does anything but make something more desirable to be honest. Like I said, I drink and I'm not against people drinking. I think its an of moderating and of cultural values.
I DO think vending machines should be completely banned in schools.
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Post by Yuffie on Mar 19, 2006 2:11:00 GMT
I agree. It's just shouting at the children to eat more crap then they already do. At least if they have to walk to a shop, they're getting exercise.
I also agree that chocolate stored at counters at big high street shops should be banned. It just makes the child want more, but if they were just left on the aisle's, parents can avoid them.
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Post by Casazeal on Mar 19, 2006 14:12:13 GMT
I think chocolate is okay in moderation. It's not just chocolate that makes people fat either, you have to look at huge food chains like McDonalds, KFC, Buger King etc, you can't just blame chocolate for people being over weight...
As for Vending Machines, yes, they should be taken out of schools and colleges. The one at my college always pulls me towards it. Luckily we have healthy food that I normally have when I think straight!
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Post by DreamDangerously on Mar 19, 2006 16:52:34 GMT
well I think chocolate was just an example. Really it's snack and convenience foods.
Actually Maccie D's is on the decline. A load of them have shut in Europe now because the culture has moved on to coffee shops and people eating cafe style food more and shunning fast food.
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Post by Jimjamz on Mar 20, 2006 20:56:10 GMT
They took all the vending machines out of my school, and the ones that sold pop, which I agree with. Now all we can buy is bottled water. Thats fine, but I find it annoying that that is the only choice we get. Surely, it wouldnt kill them to sell juice  |
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Post by Wight witch on Mar 20, 2006 22:00:50 GMT
If anyone tries to get rid of chocolate there's gonna be serious repercussions in other words me hunting you down with a knife!!!!!
Take my drink I won't like it but you can have it just don't take my chocolate!!!!
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Post by Casazeal on Mar 21, 2006 1:22:21 GMT
They took all the vending machines out of my school, and the ones that sold pop, which I agree with. Now all we can buy is bottled water. Thats fine, but I find it annoying that that is the only choice we get. Surely, it wouldnt kill them to sell juice My school did that, and they went on a healthy eating warpath...it wasn't pretty. Eventually they started to see chocolate cookies to make up for it...they took away my beloved pot noodle machine  |
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