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To: Neocon who wrote (296211)	9/12/2002 5:16:18 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<< I worry about the effects of highly potent processed derivatives (like heroin and crack) >> Meth is a bad one and the chemicals used to make it are so toxic that when they bust a lab the guys go in wearing HAS MAT suits. We have a lot of the labs in my area because it requires anhydrous ammonia and all it takes to get 2,000 gallons of it around here is a truck with a hitch.

To: Neocon who wrote (296211)	9/12/2002 5:47:15 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Correct. I agree. Re: "I worry about the effects of highly potent processed derivatives (like heroin and crack)..." >>> Yes. Most of the commonly used 'natural' substances are made into a more serious problem by man's manipulation. (For example: why do tobacco companies add ammonia to their products? Answer - to increase the uptake of nicotine into the blood. Another question: when did heroin start to be a social problem? When western doctors began prescribing this new drug derivative to 'cure' morphine addiction !!! When did morphine become a social problem? When western doctors began prescribing this new drug - along with use of the newly invented syringe - to 'cure' opium habituation....) Re: "in circumstances that are not guarded, as when people are on the job." >>> Agreed. Businesses have an absolute right to mandate certain performance standards of their workers. >>> Society also has a right to act against risks to the innocent - but I would argue, less right to restrict private behaviors.