I don’t know all the drug and alcohol laws in every country, but here in America, hypocrisy is the golden rule. The way society and law enforcement perceives drugs is an outrage. I find it disgusting how liquor guzzling people look down on those who use drugs. This may sound like a bizarre statement to many – please read on.
Does Occasional Use Make You An Addict?
If a person drinks beer occasionally or maybe has a glass of wine with meals, they are considered normal. If a person smokes pot or snorts an occasional line of cocaine, they are widely viewed as a scumbag drug addict. By that same rationale, if marijuana were legal, it would be considered normal to smoke it and would lose the drug addict label. I find it amazing that one of the most dangerous drugs known, alcohol, is legal. Not only is it legal, it is socially acceptable. It is considered a reward for a hard day work or for a celebration of any kind. It is advertised everywhere and incessantly tantalizes young people. Don’t you love the funny beer commercials during the superbowl? It’s socially acceptable to be a legal drug abuser.
beer drinking girls
Imagine these ladies having crack pipes instead – how would it change your perception?
Alcohol is made into fancy, colorful and delicious mixed drinks. Influential actors and musicians are famous for being drinkers and drug users – they are admired for it. I would argue that musicians like The Beatles, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix would have not been as good without using drugs. I’m not saying you should use drugs to improve your artistic abilities, but certainly affected the minds of these people. I have made millions of drinks for millions of discerning alcohol drinkers, it’s like bartending in a crack house. In Burma and Thailand, methamphetamine is known as yaba. It is offered in strawberry, banana and other assorted flavors – how horrifying is that? To make a dangerous drug taste like candy so it appeals to children certainly is a terrible thought. Alcohol based mixed drinks are the same thing! The difference is, one is legal, the other is not.
You maybe thinking that methamphetamine is by far worse than alcohol. I hate to tell you, it is not. Alcohol kills more people than all drugs combined. Alcohol is physically addictive; methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, peyote and LSD are not. A highly addicted alcoholic can die from the withdrawal, much like a person addicted to xanax or heroin can.
95% of all drug related deaths worldwide are caused by alcohol and tobacco
To see a judge sentence a 19 year old to prison for 8 years on a first offense drug charge because they had one 10mg valium is an absolute injustice – especially if that judge goes home and drinks a liter of scotch. I saw that happen yesterday and it really got under my skin ( I am only hypothesizing about the judge drinking). Nearly all young people will try drugs or get drunk at some point. Most will outgrow their use, but many will end up destroying their lives. I have what I consider the most accurate comparison chart of respective dangerous drugs including alcohol here: drug comparisons.
Should Drugs Be Decriminalized?
I believe that drugs should be completely decriminalized in favor of treatment. It’s ridiculous to send someone to prison because they are caught with drugs. Prison will only worsen things and ruin that person’s life; however, a person selling large quantities of illicit substances, does deserve prison.
So I ask you, should alcohol be illegal? Should the laws be changed in favor of treatment for people? One of the oldest arguments is that if alcohol is legal, then marijuana should be legal too; it is in some states and countries. In my opinion, marijuana should be legal. If not, then make alcohol illegal.
nicole richie cocaine
Nicole Richie licking cocaine off a plate. How appealing is that?
What is a more difficult drug addiction to conquer: cocaine or alcohol? I would say that alcohol is much more difficult for most people. What is another completely legal drug that is one of the most difficult to quit of all? Tobacco. To quit smoking cigarettes is probably as difficult as heroin or alcohol, maybe even more!
The point is, we all live in an extremely biased world filled with hypocrisy. I believe that all substances that alter the mind are bad for you. They destroy lives, cause heart attacks, cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, brain damage and so forth. I will never personally judge someone for using drugs. I will however help them if they want it. What bothers me to no end is someone who drinks alcohol saying something negative about a drug user. If you drink alcohol, even in scarce moderation, you too are a drug user and are no better than a crack head…period. If the previous sentence offends you and you drink, you might be a hypocrite! We are all equal and should be treated as such.
* What are some of the drug and alcohol laws in your country?
* The cute girls drinking beer is German Beer Girls by TripleDuck
* The picture of Nicole Richie is from Nicole Richie really likes cocaine
