From: John B. on
On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
>
> <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very
> >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made
> >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the
> >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if
> >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better
> >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are.
>
> >Did he have kids?
>
> No, but he was married.  But there was nothing about him that would
> have made it impossible to be a good parent.

Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and
successful. Most are poor and pathetic.
From: John B. on
On May 17, 8:08 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:26:30 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
>
> <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >Is that right? Is giving birth to a heroin-addicted baby part of a
> >normal life?
>
> It's estimated that about 300k babies are born with exposure to drugs
> and.or alcohol. Most of them are children of alcoholic mothers.
>
> >Is neglecting your responsibilities because you're fucked
> >up part of a normal life?
>
> Sadly yes..
>
> >Is getting into a car wreck because you're
> >fucked up part of a normal life?
>
> It's fairly common.  Of course, alcohol is the main culprit here.
>
> >Legal heroin has exactly the same
> >effect on people as illegal heroin.
>
> Physiologically yes, but socially there's a big difference.

You're not doing a very job of defending your position.
From: dene on

"John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58bf77(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com...
On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
>
> <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very
> >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made
> >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the
> >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if
> >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better
> >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are.
>
> >Did he have kids?
>
> No, but he was married. But there was nothing about him that would
> have made it impossible to be a good parent.

Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and
successful. Most are poor and pathetic.

------------------------------------------------------

Exactly. Even if their drug of choice is legal, who is going to hire them?

-Greg


From: Alan Baker on
In article
<a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58bf77(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>,
"John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 17, 8:01�pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
> >
> > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very
> > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made
> > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the
> > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if
> > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better
> > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are.
> >
> > >Did he have kids?
> >
> > No, but he was married. �But there was nothing about him that would
> > have made it impossible to be a good parent.
>
> Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and
> successful. Most are poor and pathetic.

Being junkies for something that costs what black market drugs cost
helps to make them that way.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: John B. on
On May 18, 1:22 am, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> In article
> <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58b...(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>,
>  "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
>
> > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very
> > > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made
> > > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the
> > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if
> > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better
> > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are.
>
> > > >Did he have kids?
>
> > > No, but he was married.  But there was nothing about him that would
> > > have made it impossible to be a good parent.
>
> > Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and
> > successful. Most are poor and pathetic.
>
> Being junkies for something that costs what black market drugs cost
> helps to make them that way.
>
> --
> Alan Baker
> Vancouver, British Columbia
> <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>

I see. And lowering the price is going to turn them all into
responsible, productive citizens, right?