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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's just a term really but most likely
differentiated by people who were prescribed medicine by their doctor and people
who used them for non medical effect. I think it is meant to infer
abuse of use.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> From Wiki: <BR>…'use' refers
to the proper place of stimulants in medical practice; 'misuse' applies to the
physician's role in initiating a potentially dangerous course of therapy; and
'abuse' refers to self-administration of these drugs without medical supervision
and particularly in large doses that may lead to psychological dependency,
tolerance and abnormal behavior.” The truth is, there is a wide scale on the bar
here, </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>drugs can save lives but can also end them
and everything in between. If you want to be technical, yes it is people who
control the usage, but it does not alleviate the power of the results.
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 19, 2009 10:41
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ExI] drugs again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>"spike" <<A
href="mailto:spike66@att.net">spike66@att.net</A>>
mentioned:<BR><BR> >the topic of drug abuse<BR><BR>Drug abuse?
There's no such thing. It's a blatant and obnoxious <BR>'social
engineering' term.<BR><BR>People don't abuse drugs.<BR>You /can't/ abuse
drugs. It's impossible. They don't have feelings. Can <BR>you abuse air? Do
people talk about 'abusing concrete' Why don't we talk <BR>about calorie
abuse?<BR>Chinese internet users don't abuse political commentary
blogs.<BR><BR>OK, I suppose you could abuse drugs in the sense of 'using
improperly', <BR>which would involve, for example, putting LSD in a cigarette,
or rubbing <BR>an e on your arm. People don't tend to do that.
They usually use the <BR>drugs properly, as they are meant to be used.
Maybe that will harm them <BR>(the people), but the abuse is not of the
drug.<BR><BR>People use drugs. In the process, they may well be abusing
themselves, <BR>and they may be doing something that their government or other
authority <BR>doesn't want them to do. But if you accede to the use of
the term 'drug <BR>abuse' for this, you are letting yourself be brainwashed by
people who <BR>thought it was a good idea to take the term 'user' and make it
more <BR>negative. It's the NWO again, isn't it.<BR><BR>Ben
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