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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:48 PM Original message |
Is meth a right wing drug? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Anyone can become addicted to drugs. There is no left wing or right |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I do think meth stimulates right-wing parts of the brain... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. While it may stimulate what you call the "right wing" parts of the brain, |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. That doesn't address the OP, though. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. My point is, I don't think there really is a "right-wing" or "left-wing" drug |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. That's your opinion, which you earlier on stated as fact. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. True but meth is more of a rural/suburb drug which tends to be red regions of the country... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. You explained where it is found, but why did they start where they did? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Couple of decades? Hitler gave meth to his soldiers and pilots |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. It's been speculated that airmen brought the bathtub recipe back |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Meth has been around since at least WWII |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. That's not true about meth. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. true |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. :headdesk: n/t |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yeah. I had similar thoughts also... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. oh what a cute bear, can i steal that photo from you??? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. No problem. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. +1 |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. Makes sense to me. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Drugs know no barriers. They just are. |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. The person to ask would be Charlie Sheen. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. Does meth make the user fucking insane? |
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trekbiker (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. I grew up in a largely right wing rural community.. |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Timothy McVeigh was a tweaker. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. It ain't like the old days when you could just bust up the still... |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Firefighters and police need biohazard suits to gather |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. It's seriously bad juju. That's for sure. |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I did research on meth when I was working on a novel. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Here's a link. |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Interesting that AZ has "no data" when they are |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. That kind of Data is gathered by government agencies. |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. dupe. Delete. |
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sixmile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. Meth is more Libertarian |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. To paraphrase a similar line... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. Meth is a drug for Village Idiots |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. Lower middle/working class whites are the primary users of Meth. (nt) |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. don't most working class whites |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Meth is a rural drug, crack is an urban drug. The reason that meth is rural... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Thanks for that explanation. That is the closest to anything that makes |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Very difficult to build a meth lab in an urban setting - the neighbors would smell it |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Honolulu used to have about one apartment lab bust a month |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Don't think so |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. why? |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. It's not. But you are talking to people with limited drug experience |
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zappaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Nope |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. Another awesome post... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. i never said their was causation |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
36. Well, it makes you stupid, |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I asked a question. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Show me some stats and I'll tell you what I think. Until then, I'll refrain from calling you names. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. just the maps i was looking at of my home state |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Unless I am confuzzled, it looks like the most meth seizures are in blue zones. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:47 AM Response to Reply #45 |
58. They are, blue is Republican on this map and red is Democrat |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Yep. Sure enough. I can't believe that many people in IL voted for bush in '04 |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. cook county votes on the left all the time, chicago is in cook county |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. They need to swap those colors. So confusing. Anyway, was there a decrease in meth seizures in 08? n |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. i dont have maps for 08 to see |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Well then there really isn't a broad enough range of samples for me to formulate a conclusion then . |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #58 |
73. You're from Illinois but you think rural meth use is about politics? |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. I think you'll find most methmouths are nonpolitical. |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
46. Unrec. Not everything is politicized. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
47. I've always thought of meth being more neoliberal, although it aligns with Chicago School economics. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. It does seem that the behaviors of meth heads are more "amygdala oriented" |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'm a far left guy |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
52. George Carlin succinctly explained all drug use |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
53. no, it just makes you imitate a winger...the empty eyes, reduced brain-function |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
54. Meth is a drug of POVERTY. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. That could be a correlation except I know educated people who use it also. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. Well, as you've mentioned, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
59. More like a rural drug |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
60. I live in Meth Mecca. Most of the meth heads I know are apolitical |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
61. K&R- It is a drug for stupids...If you are not stupid when you start, you rapidly become so....nt |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
66. Meth is an All-American drug. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
67. Greed, Reaganomics and bastardry are right wing drugs. |
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