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Except even when people know the possible side effects and decide to take the drug anyway, they often aren't prepared to deal with the consequences. Many think that it simply won't happen to them. After all, only weak willed people get addicted to drugs. They just want to get high. Not to mention if they want to quit in many cases it will require medical treatment.
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If they know what they're submitting themselves to,
they are fully qualified to take responsibility for their actions. That's what means facing the consequences: Taking the responsibility for the fact that they might have screwed their life forever. But that only happens with knowledge of the situation at hand, which is unfortunately something many people (especially the poor, the most affected by drug trade and abuse) don't grasp.
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Drug use can effect more than just yourself.
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The key concept being here "indirectly affect". In which case, other mechanisms of law come into action (laws against violence, etc).
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Red herring and strawman.
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First, you don't seem to know what a red herring is. Second, how about you prove it's a strawman instead of just shouting the word? (Oh, right, I forgot we're on the internet).
Extreme sports can kill you, the feeling of being near death releases adrenaline. Adrenaline rushes can and do become addictive--thus statistically leading extreme sportspeople towards their death. It's the same argument you're using against drugs.
Not to mention that legalizing drugs would take care of the violence caused by illegal drug trade. But heck, many governments have a stake on drug traffic, so... *shrug*
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The simple fact is most hard drugs have been scientificly proven to cause dependency, and that is what most people mean when they use the term addiction.
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Huh, is that so? How can you back it up?
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Do you have a point here beyond sementics?
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A huge one. Addiction does not mean dependency. Dependency means your body has reached a point where it can't live without the drug anymore, so if you stop consuming it, without medical treatment you will probably die.
Nicotine withdrawal doesn't kill you. Cannabinoid withdrawal doesn't kill you. Even cocaine withdrawal doesn't kill you.