04-17-2006, 12:30 PM
Very few drugs are harmful. Those that are truely harmful (IE Datura) aren't really drugs; they're poisons that result in an intoxicating delerium in high enough doses. Most recreational/entheogenic drugs, opiates and coca included(along with the refined forms), are far from harmful.
Heroin overdoses are nearly non-existant on it's own, and no, i'm NOT talking about the cuts people add in them. Most all heroin ODs/deaths are the result of one thing: Fatal interactions. Interactions with alcohol and methadone are the two most common, although Speedballs (h and cocaine usually, though it can be any downer/upper) are a huge strain on the ole' ticker. The only REAL side effect from heavy opiate use, in fact, is constipation and physical tolerance/dependancy. If one had the money and a steady supply of pure smack, along with staying hydrated and eating plenty of fiber (IE, wheaties) you could easily avoid serious constipation and never have to worry about dying due to the drug.
I don't even know how substances got into this picture, but yeah, all drug taboos are bullshit. Very few drugs have taboos that should be left standing, and datura is the only one I can think off of the top of my head.
Then again, Datura and the whole nightshade/belladonna family is still totally legal to cultivate, posess, and consume.
Heroin overdoses are nearly non-existant on it's own, and no, i'm NOT talking about the cuts people add in them. Most all heroin ODs/deaths are the result of one thing: Fatal interactions. Interactions with alcohol and methadone are the two most common, although Speedballs (h and cocaine usually, though it can be any downer/upper) are a huge strain on the ole' ticker. The only REAL side effect from heavy opiate use, in fact, is constipation and physical tolerance/dependancy. If one had the money and a steady supply of pure smack, along with staying hydrated and eating plenty of fiber (IE, wheaties) you could easily avoid serious constipation and never have to worry about dying due to the drug.
I don't even know how substances got into this picture, but yeah, all drug taboos are bullshit. Very few drugs have taboos that should be left standing, and datura is the only one I can think off of the top of my head.
Then again, Datura and the whole nightshade/belladonna family is still totally legal to cultivate, posess, and consume.