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Re: Curious, if true
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Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:21:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> OTOH, there are many disadvantages to the use of hypodermic syringes (sp?):
> #1- There is a larger risk to contract diseases (AIDS, Hepatitis,...) from a
> needle than there is from a syringe;
You mean when I step on one at the beach?
Or do you mean I'm supposed to care if junkies contract AIDS? I mean,
hypothetically, I do care. But at the same time, that's a risk they are
balancing as they make their decisions. It's not exactly any of my business.
> #2- It is possible to vent a room easily, but is is risky to dispose of
> abandoned syringes;
It is no easy task to be rid of the residue from smoke.
> #3- IV drugs cause persistent wounds in the place of injection (in extreme
> cases, limbs may have to be amputated);
That too should go into the decision of whether to engage in that behavior.
But again, it doesn't have much to do with me.
> #4- Most IV drugs are synthetic. This isn't a problem "per se", but the
> amount of residual chemicals that are poisenous is not neglectable;
See above.
> #5- You will not become addicted to a drug by inhaling 2nd hand smoke, once
> in a while; it is too sparse.
Agreed. So? I won't become addicted to a drug by being near somone as they
inject it into their thigh, either. But if someone next to me is burning dried
weeds then I am affected by their polution. Not so with the injection unless
they discard their needle haphazardly.
Maybe the solution to that is a $5 deposit on each complete syringe. Big
brother should like that too for being able to track use.
> It can be irritating, though (my personal
> experience tells me it is no more irritating than tobacco).
Well, that's really what matters, isn't it? I figure that most folks are able
to take care of their own health issues, but they don't seem to be able to
contain their polution. No more irritating than tobacco indicates that you
have at most a slight objection to the presense of tobacco smoke. I avoid it
fairly vigorously.
> I'm sure there are other reasons, and I'm also sure there may be other good
> reasons to prefer IVD; IMHO, the IV ones are riskier to the non-users,
> because of the dangers posed by the leftovers.
I'm sure that the magnitude of consequences associated with IV drug use is
greater, but the risk itself is much less. So it's kind of a balance. I'm
bothered by drug-smoke almost every day. I encounter needles on the beach less
than once per year.
Chris
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| (...) Yes, for instance. But in addition, there's the danger from needle one user to the next, whereas two pot-heads sharing a bong or a lighter are far less likely to transmit AIDS or Hepatitis. (...) While I recognize that your statement is (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I meant both. And it is our business as well, to take care of those who can't take care of themselves. (...) Depends on your level of tolerance; I lived in a smoke free environment and was shocked the first time I entered my college's bar (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) OTOH, there are many disadvantages to the use of hypodermic syringes (sp?): #1- There is a larger risk to contract diseases (AIDS, Hepatitis,...) from a needle than there is from a syringe; #2- It is possible to vent a room easily, but is is (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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