Ecstasy Laced With Meth is Bad, But it's Not My Fault
The Drug Czar is warning everyone about an epidemic of meth-laced ecstasy tablets coming into the country from Canada:
Alarmingly, more than 55 percent of the Ecstasy samples seized in the United States last year contained methamphetamine. Cutting their product with less-expensive methamphetamine boosts profits for Canadian Ecstasy producers, likely increases the addictive potential of their product, and effectively gives a dangerous “face lift” to a designer drug that had fallen out of fashion with young American drug users. [Pushing Back]
I'll tell you whose fault this isn't: mine. See, I don't think ecstasy should even be illegal. I don't want it to be manufactured by drug gangs in Canada, or anyone else who might lace it with methamphetamine or other noxious crap. I think it should be manufactured by licensed professionals and sold to adults through regulated outlets. Many people have been saying this for a long time to no avail and now look what's happened.
So if meth-laced ecstasy isn’t my fault, whose fault is it? Ironically, but rather obviously, it is the fault of the exact people who now complain about all the bad ecstasy rolling across our northern border.
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Comment posted by rita on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 1:00pmTypically, the warriors have confused CAUSE and EFFECT -- I wonder if dishonesty is a prerequisite for holding public office, or an unavoidable consequence? Or is this inability to reason an effect of the prolonged non-use of illegal drugs?
a little tidbit
Comment posted by hippiemommaida on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 1:46pmOk, I have never tried ectasy. A friend many years ago told me that I would like it. So, I figured I'll stay away.
Now, according to HBO, meth is made in every garage and trailer park. It seems to me that an image like that would turn people away. But that was people producing their own poison. You force people away from that and a worser poisen will take its place.
I know of a park where stoners hung out. People complained and the stoners were chased away. Now the complainers, who before could still come to the park, now were afraid to because it was now the hang out for speed users and alcoholics.
When you try to get rid of something, you have to think about what is going to fill the void. Either you are prepared with something, or the picture will darken.
I know what I wanted to say, but I did not want to hurt someone unintentionally, by a missplaced wyrd.
education please
Comment posted by mlang52 on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 5:18pmIs MDMA not just another form of meth (MA), on down the line in the chemical reaction? Could there be some left in the product because of incomplete chemical reaction. I don't know. But with a little knowledge in organic chemistry, I wonder about the "facts". Should there not be amphetamines of other types in the compound? OR is it two, more pure substances, that are being combined, after the "cooking" (manufacture) of both has been completed?
And addictive referring to
Comment posted by mlang52 on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 3:10pmAnd addictive referring to what, Physical addiction and withdrawal? The ignorance in the community that wishes to argue the case, sometimes amuses me. Stimulants are not physically addictive, as far as I understand. But, the psychogical problem with severe cravings is definitely a big problem. The term of "addiction", used alone, is becoming very confusing, in today's society. Should we just lock up all "addicts" ? Problem is, we would have to lock up most of the country! But, so far, sex addiction, big mac addiction and similar problems are not illegal.