Binging

Eric sent me a link to Cocaine Is Evil. In the comments some one brought up China’s opium problem. I was recently discussing that issue at Talk Polywell. Eric sent me the link that started that thread.

But OK. How about China and opium?

Well how about alcohol in America?

What does that show? When conditions are hard people resort to drugs for relief. When conditions ease heavy drug use goes down to residual (PTSD incidence) levels.

And alcohol and opiates were both legal in America until the early 1900s. So drug use in America in the 1800s had nothing to do with legality. Alcohol was America’s choice (there were some exceptions) and opium was China’s choice.

I also had a few things to say about opiate use at this link.

Also see: Exit Strategies For The Drug War.

and

Opiates, Addiction, Moralists and Prohibition Failure