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Originally Posted by StuartD
Cigarettes won't make you toothless and kill skin cells to the point of having permanent open wounds within 2 years.
Meth will literally destroy your cells, including brain cells... making it very difficult to retain many short term memories, mess up your ability to communicate and affect your nervous system to the point of losing control over your body. They get VERY shaky and uncoordinated.
Smokes will rot you, but not to the extent or the speed that meth does. Meth will radically change your appearance and IQ within 2 years time and that damage can never be undone.
The difference is that smokers do it for 50+ years, so the effects are visible by the end. Meth addicts have a 20 year life span beyond the start of their addiction. And that's only the lucky ones. If a smoker died within 20 years of starting, it's not likely you'd ever compare the two.
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You drink alcohol every day, you might die. You eat big macs every day, you might die. You smoke meth every day, you might die. If you fucking sit and drink gallon after gallon of water all day, you might die. You lay out in the sun, you're fucking up your skin. Their are health risks associated with everything we do in life. Let people make their own choices.
Not to mention your whole argument is about addicts. Alcohol is a perfect example of a substance with huge addiction potential that the majority of people are able to use moderately and responsibly. I know it's not good for my liver when I go out and drink every now and then. But it's my liver. My choice.
I'm not for legalizing drugs so more people can use them and fuckup their lives. That's their choice. I'm for legalizing them so that the shit is taken off the streets. There is a huge criminal underground because of prohibition. Drug cartels and all that shit shouldn't exist. Let corporations run the trade properly and legally like with booze and cigarettes.