as is the case with alcohol, especially if one has a genetic tendency to become an alcoholic



as is the case with alcohol, benzodiazepines and whatever else might fiddle with GABAA
in fact alcohol withdrawal would be potentially lethal even if the psychosis that often accompanies it did not exist



i do not know about that



how about the positive effects seen in Portugal that came with the elimination of criminal penalties for drug offenses?

You are really trying to compare alcohol to heroin?

Obviously the same thing.

/s

why should i not?

Because one sip of rum will not kill you.
One syringe full of bad or overly strong heroin will do it within a few minutes.

This post was edited by Lifebane99 on May 15 2013 04:10pm

Illicit drugs serve only to cloud one's mind and pervert their understanding of themselves. They can find no spiritual satisfaction in their hedonism. They are unable to be at terms with one's self. In order to reach a level of spiritual bliss, one cannot forfeit their sobriety.

Those who seek to use these substances and wish for others to participate as well aim only to destroy themselves and society around them. There can be no forgiveness, for their crime is undeniable in its severity. The only just consequence is death.

Because you can't do so seriously. It is just bad trolling.

GHB (a GABAA-agonist) and heroin both have a lethal dose of less than 10 times the effective dose (i think it was 8 for heroin, can't be arsed to check) and for alcohol, cocaine and MDMA the lethal dose is from 10 to 20 times the effective dose
however, i'd say that the long term effects of alcohol are not only comparable to - but also potentially worse than those of many drugs
... you know, alcohol really is a humongous problem in Russia



i don't know about that, i think i'm certainly able to do so very seriously

This post was edited by Gastly on May 15 2013 04:18pm

If you were actually street smart instead of theory crafting you would realize the effective dose of alcohol is around 2 drinks, meaning it takes 20-40 drinks worth to die from it..
Heroin can have a lethal dose in one syringe, and a lethal dose for some one with a high tolerance is much closer than 8 times.

more or less depending on the person, i've certainly got no trouble trying to imagine a young female dying from alcohol poisoning



presuming that it is absolutely pure, which i'd presume it is not - and depending on the method of administration
i'd presume that injecting similar amounts of alcohol would also have similar results



well that certainly is an odd kind of tolerance...