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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
Those drugs not only get you high, they make you do things that you normally wouldn't do, like kill, steal, hurt people, etc, just to get it.
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No, the average drug addict (who would be a law abiding citizen if not for the illegal nature of drugs) does not kill, steal, hurt people, or commit crimes to support the habbit. That scare tactic was used to shape public opinion on drugs.
The average motivated offender (who is a lawbreaker beyond the illegal nature of drugs) who is also a drug addict (most are) does kill, steal, hurt people, or commit crimes to support the habbit. Moreover, offenders often take drugs or consume alcohol to further free themselves from a law abiding mindset before commiting a crime. This is what it means that drugs are a facilitating factor for crime.
BTW, a high = whatever utility the substance had for you.
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