tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post4529070700475837931..comments2023-12-21T02:26:26.867-08:00Comments on Advice From A Fake Consultant: On Drugs, Or, Through The Looking Glassfake consultanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-11518126883334566782008-02-24T15:46:00.000-08:002008-02-24T15:46:00.000-08:00if i understand the chemistry correctly, the purpo...if i understand the chemistry correctly, the purpose of making crack is to create an alkaloid which can be more readily absorbed in the lungs.<BR/><BR/>the oil in coffee beans is also acidic...which means your question really does have an interesting element of biochemical reality that bears consideration--assuming a processing method could be developed.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-26859100531158368692008-02-02T02:27:00.000-08:002008-02-02T02:27:00.000-08:00Interesting ideas. I wonder what coffee would be l...Interesting ideas. I wonder what coffee would be like if it was cooked like cocaine.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-85714796178336215822008-01-28T15:43:00.000-08:002008-01-28T15:43:00.000-08:00an excellent point--health care for drug workers w...an excellent point--health care for drug workers would save lives...and it's something that usually doesn't enter into our calculus.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-81234969780130621732008-01-26T15:46:00.000-08:002008-01-26T15:46:00.000-08:00Yet a different angle...How many people die, or at...Yet a different angle...How many people die, or at least die sooner because cocaine is illegal.<BR/><BR/>The current system doesn't foster unionized labor with it's attached health care benefit. It's more like the military system without oversight. Consumers die needlessly, as do suppliers. I don't discount what the first commenter said, but the original post gives good food for thought.Donvilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690633305929048255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-90040456394992479522008-01-26T15:28:00.000-08:002008-01-26T15:28:00.000-08:00to jmb--i have mixed feelings about legalization: ...to jmb--<BR/><BR/>i have mixed feelings about legalization: on the one hand, there are a relatively small number of people dying from drugs (in the usa, about 30,000 annually) as opposed to the large numbers dying from legal causes (alcohol: 250,000, tobacco: 450,000, heart disease: 750,000 annually)...but on the other hand, those dying from drugs tend to do so younger in life, making their personal loss more significant.<BR/><BR/>i'm not sure criminalizing these more dangerous drugs is the answer either...but given the choice, i think i'd rather see us spend the money we put into incarceration on treatment for those who feel they need it.<BR/><BR/>mr. vila--<BR/><BR/>i had not considered second-hand smoke, but you raise an excellent point....fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-36230733938195975172008-01-26T05:04:00.000-08:002008-01-26T05:04:00.000-08:00A different scenario would be that no one bothered...A different scenario would be that no one bothered to invent crack. With the lower price and ease of "manufacture" and use, powder cocaine may have remained the standard.<BR/><BR/>Just think, second hand smoke (from crack) issues in public places, wouldn't exist.Donvilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690633305929048255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-37988570357472075632008-01-25T18:35:00.000-08:002008-01-25T18:35:00.000-08:00Well it was entertaining, no doubt about it. But ...Well it was entertaining, no doubt about it. <BR/><BR/>But you don't get young 20 year olds dying of coffee overdoses and I don't think the offices would be quite so productive staffed by cokeheads instead of caffeine addicts. <BR/><BR/>I know the system is not working but legalization of these drugs is not the answer. I wish we knew what it was.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.com