It cracks me up when people talk about how lethal some substance is. Ok. I get it. You didn't ever study chemistry. Say it with me: the dose makes the poison. The concentration in a solution dictates the outcome of chemical reactions.
Look up statistics on ER visits and cause of death in the developed world. Sure. Illegal drugs may be A problem. Are they THE problem? Are they THE TOP problem? No. Not even close. Most banned substances are not the primary cause of death or ER visit. The top 100 causes are more linked to sugar, being sedentary, and common over-the-counter and extremely common prescribed drugs.
Certain antibiotics ruin human health permanently and probably cross-generationally (http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/fluoroquinolone_toxicity.). But we haven't qualm one about doling them out like tic tacs. And add to that list acetaminophen: https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/09/11/tylenol-far-most-dangerous-drug-ever-made-11711?fbclid=IwAR23nvOGpLTXjoYLnrUesk2SH7M_NVn8SIu9r4wk5ICcxQ--amwjOBY03yw. We'd sooner cram an infant full of this poison which could permanently destroy his organs than let him have a second bite of a protein bar. Our societal mores are upside down.
Look up statistics on ER visits and cause of death in the developed world. Sure. Illegal drugs may be A problem. Are they THE problem? Are they THE TOP problem? No. Not even close. Most banned substances are not the primary cause of death or ER visit. The top 100 causes are more linked to sugar, being sedentary, and common over-the-counter and extremely common prescribed drugs.
Certain antibiotics ruin human health permanently and probably cross-generationally (http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/fluoroquinolone_toxicity.). But we haven't qualm one about doling them out like tic tacs. And add to that list acetaminophen: https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/09/11/tylenol-far-most-dangerous-drug-ever-made-11711?fbclid=IwAR23nvOGpLTXjoYLnrUesk2SH7M_NVn8SIu9r4wk5ICcxQ--amwjOBY03yw. We'd sooner cram an infant full of this poison which could permanently destroy his organs than let him have a second bite of a protein bar. Our societal mores are upside down.